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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Merck deal, weight loss drugs, and lots more

STAT

The insurer analyzed pharmacy and medical claims of nearly 170,000 people between July 2014 and December 2023 and found 58% did not complete a 12-week course of the medicines. Nearly one-third halted treatment within four weeks, before recommended dosages reached the targeted strength.

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Episode 864: Why Did ISMP Remove the Do Not Crush List from Their Website?

Pharmacy Joe

Subscribe on iTunes , Android , or Stitcher If you navigate to the page on the website for the Institute for Safe Medication Practices that once hosted the document titled “Oral Dosage Forms That Should Not Be Crushed” you will instead find a notice that the list has been removed from the ISMP website.

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Labelling of Dispensed Medicine

RX Note

drug dosage) and the indications of medication (e.g. Complete the course" for antibiotics, "May cause drowsiness" for sedating drugs, etc.) This initiative would be implemented in 250 public health clinics nationwide that will benefit 55000 visually impaired persons. fever, cough or cold).

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IPA questions FAERS data interpretation in the Ohio State University study

Express Pharma

IPA also pointed out that US regulations require adverse events related to any dosage form of a drug to be reported under the same Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) number, even if the product is manufactured at a different facility or outside India. Thus, it cannot be conclusively linked with the manufacturing site or manufacturers.

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ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Who Doesn’t Like a Nice Rosé?

ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

[1,2] Severe symptoms such as hypovolemia, shock, metabolic acidosis Persistent and severe GI symptoms Lethargy or toxic appearance Serum iron level greater than 500 mcg/dL What is the dosage of deferoxamine for iron toxicity? [1] Intensive Care Med 2014; 40(1):104. PMID 1] Initial dosing starts at 5 mg/kg/hr intravenously.

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Securing every dose with an edible security technology for safe medicines

European Pharmaceutical Review

On- or in-dose authentication means that a security measure or anticounterfeit feature is integrated with the dosage form itself, offering product verification and traceability embedded into each medicine, rather than on the secondary package” WHO estimates that >50 percent of the drugs for sale on the internet are fake. References.

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

PharmD Live

Medication Non-Adherence Polypharmacy increases the likelihood of medication non-adherence due to the complexity and confusion of managing multiple medications.Patients often struggle with the regimen, missing doses, taking incorrect dosages, or discontinuing medications altogether, which can lead to suboptimal treatment results.