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Meet Mickey O’Connor, Epicur Pharma’s Director of Business Development

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My first job here with Stokes was as a sales rep selling human compounded medication. There’s still a lack of understanding of the difference between a 503A traditional compounding pharmacy versus a 503B outsourcing facility. Going into compounding was challenging because compounding is different than traditional retail.

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Speaking of Medicine – Mid-Year OPDP Enforcement Review

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By 2002, the number had dropped to 28, reviving somewhat by the end of that decade when it reached 52 in 2010. The characterization of investigative data resulted in a violation related to promotion of an unapproved compound. But when it comes to enforcement things have changed greatly over the years.

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Three strategies for managing loss of exclusivity successfully

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Eli Lilly’s Humalog compound and formulation patents expired in 2013 and 2014, respectively. 6 The stakes were extremely high, with annual costs of insulin reaching $736 per patient in 2013, up threefold since 2002. RESULT: As of 2002, 40% of PRILOSEC patients had switched to NEXIUM, which notched up sales of $3.9

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From Healing to Harm: The Unintended Consequences of Polypharmacy in Seniors

PharmD Live

The side effects can compound, resulting in a greater negative impact on a patient’s health than the individual effects of one medication alone. New England Journal of Medicine , 365(21), 2002-2012. Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) Adverse drug reactions are a major concern in polypharmacy. Lovegrove, M. Campbell, N. Boustani, M.

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The Ultimate Guide To Using Enzymes with Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Herbal Bitters includes: Ginger : The spicy warmth of ginger comes from gingerol and shogaol, compounds called gingeroids. These compounds are responsible for most of ginger’s beneficial effects on digestion, such as ameliorating occasional indigestion, bloating, belching, and discomfort after meals.

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Hashimoto’s and Graves’ Remission after Helicobacter Pylori Eradication

The Thyroid Pharmacist

This big news was newly emerging research in 2002 when I started pharmacy school, 20 years after their initial discovery. Thymoquinone (TQ), one of the active compounds found in black seed oil, acts as a biofilm disruptor, meaning that it can break free from the protective coating that H. Eventually, the rest of the world caught up.

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Solutions for Constipation Relief

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Tegaserod : This medication was approved for IBS-C in 2002, but removed from the market in 2007 due to an increased risk of cardiovascular events. 63] Many of the benefits of ginger are due to gingerol and shogaol, compounds called gingeroids, which may also help with bloating, belching, and discomfort after meals. [64]