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SAEM Clinical Images Series: An Ultrasonographic Rabbit Hole

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This patient was admitted to the hospital’s general surgical service and treated with IV broad-spectrum antibiotics and a percutaneous cholecystostomy tube placed by interventional radiology. 2002), Role of sonography in the diagnosis of gallbladder perforation. 1983 Jul;148(1):219-21. doi: 10.1148/radiology.148.1.6856839.

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

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Every day, 750 seniors (age 65 and older) in the United States are hospitalized due to serious side effects from one or more medications.(Shehab People over 65 make up only 14% of the population but account for 56% of hospitalizations for adverse drug events (ADEs) (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AHRQ, 2021). Shehab et al.

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

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I’ve done everything from being a sales rep and a pharmacist to working in business development with individual veterinarians, practice managers, and purchasers for veterinary hospitals. In years past, individual purchasers for the hospitals did a lot of the work as far as ordering medication.

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Omnichannel Benchmarking: a new era of HCP engagement

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Whereas face-to-face interactions gave reps an opportunity to meet with clients in between meetings, for example, in a hospital corridor, with the addition of digital channels, reps had to develop new opportunities for introductory engagement. “A lot of focus nowadays is on secondary care and seeing hospital specialists.

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Three strategies for managing loss of exclusivity successfully

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6 The stakes were extremely high, with annual costs of insulin reaching $736 per patient in 2013, up threefold since 2002. They employed hundreds of new salespeople to detail doctors and hospitals, spent millions on TV and magazine ads and handed out masses of free samples. billion in 2004.14 billion in 2004.14

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A history of blood cancer treatment

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During his time working in the pathology museum at Guy’s Hospital in London, Hodgkin studied several preserved specimens of human organs affected by disease. 2002 – Emergence of CAR-T therapy. However, the first generation of CAR T-cells proved to be clinically ineffective.

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Understanding the evidence used in drug product withdrawals

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Between 1999 and 2001, it supported 17 percent of withdrawals, between 2002 and 2011, it supported 26 percent of withdrawals and by 2012 to 2016, 80 percent of withdrawals were supported by observational studies (cohort, case-control, or other epidemiologic design). Meta-analyses contributed least frequently (31.4