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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. Healthcare providers review medication lists, adjust dosages, and coordinate care among multiple specialists. References: Budnitz, D. Lovegrove, M. Shehab, N., & Richards, C.

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Turmeric for Your Thyroid and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Benefits and Uses of Curcumin Turmeric’s medicinal benefits can mostly be attributed to compounds called curcuminoids. Combining curcumin with piperine, an alkaloid found in black pepper, extends the life of curcumin in the body, making its compounds more therapeutically effective. Curcumin is the active component in turmeric.

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Recommended Medical Reference

RX Note

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Tracking the Drug Trail

Pharmaceutical Technology

For example, Turkey will require track and trace by 1 January 2009 and California is requiring the technology by 1 January 2011. In the US solid dosage forms are distributed as containers of tablets and these can only be coded on the container and not on a per-item basis.

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Hospital Pharmacy FAQ

RX Note

In terms of knowledge, I generally divide the preparations into 2 key parts: Familiar yourself with common oral medications that you probably encounter in a daily basic (including both indications and dosage).

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Got Acid Reflux? And Hashimoto’s?

The Thyroid Pharmacist

9] When the body is exposed to an allergen, histamine production increases and turns on inflammatory processes to protect the body from that compound. PPI Tapering Schedule Please note that some PPI dosage forms can be cut in half, and some capsules can be opened; others, such as tablets with delayed-release technology, may not be.

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Overview of pharmaceutical quality control steps and implementations

GMPSOP

FDA – Process Validation Guidelines (published in January 2011) are crucial for maintaining the quality management system. Number of batches, dosage units, sampling points, duration, storage conditions – Stability data and information (i.e., assay result) meeting its predetermined specifications and quality attributes (i.e.,