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

PharmD Live

JAMA 2016; 316(20): 2115-25.) 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. JAMA 2016; 316(20): 2115-25.

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Novel oral chemotherapeutic holds potential for stomach cancer patients

European Pharmaceutical Review

The availability of oral chemotherapy treatments would provide stomach cancer patients with the option of more efficacious drugs with improved tolerability in a more convenient dosage format” The poor clinical outcomes of stomach cancer make it a key target for drug development.

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Joint Basis for FDA/HHS Marijuana Rescheduling Recommendation Unveiled

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

FDA conducted the eight-factor scheduling analysis required by the CSA in 2016 and found that marijuana continued to meet the scheduling criteria for remaining in schedule I. 12, 2016); Denial of Petition to Initiate Proceedings to Reschedule Marijuana, 81 Fed. Denial of Petition to Initiate Proceedings to Reschedule Marijuana, 81 Fed.

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Recommended Medical Reference

RX Note

Adverse Drug Reaction Drug Induced Diseases, 2018 Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs, 2015 Antibiotics The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy, 2022 Breastfeeding Briggs' Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation, 2021 Hale's Medications and Mothers' Milk, 2021 Clinical Practice Applied Therapeutics, 2018 Conn’s Current Therapy, 2022 Current Medical Diagnosis (..)

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Low Dose Naltrexone and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Many times, people have been able to eliminate their symptoms and reduce their dosages of medications. LDN can be taken in the form of a compounded tablet, capsule, liquid, or transdermal formulation. It’s also best to work with a compounding pharmacy that can help you titrate your dose correctly.

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Black Seed Oil and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Uses and Benefits of Black Seed Oil Many of the medicinal properties of black seed oil are attributed to the compounds it contains, including thymoquinone (TQ), thymohydroquinone (THQ) and dihydrothymoquinone (DHTQ). Black seed oil also contains the antifungal compounds thymol and THQ. percent of Entamoeba histolytica and 96.62

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Extemporaneous Formulation

RX Note

Introduction Despite the shifting of pharmacy focus to pharmaceutical care, the practice of compounding pharmaceutical formulations remains an essential skill for pharmacists. Ora-Blend Ora-Blend is a flavoured oral suspending vehicle used to simplify the process involved in the extemporaneous compounding of oral suspensions.