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Chemotherapy and Compounding – What You NEED to Know

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Epicur Pharma’s Advisory Council member Ann Donoghue, DVM, MS shares her personal perspective on the important relationship between veterinary oncology and compounded medications used in chemotherapy treatments. Many of the presentations discussed the chemotherapies available to treat dogs.

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Targeting tumours with novel radiopharmaceuticals

European Pharmaceutical Review

With alpha particles, you must be very careful how the drug is made to ensure that the compound remains stable between manufacturing and use. How do you perceive radiopharmaceuticals complementing existing cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy? What do you envision the future of radiopharmaceuticals to be like?

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First patient enrolled in cisplatin-induced ototoxicity Phase II trial

European Pharmaceutical Review

Cisplatin and other platinum-based compounds are essential chemotherapeutic agents for many cancers, yet they can cause ototoxicity, permanent and irreversible hearing loss, which occurs in up to 50-60 percent of adult patients and 90 percent of paediatric patients who survive cancer. This control arm will provide natural history data.

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Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs

RX Note

Workplace activity involves how healthcare workers use and handle the drug in the workplace - such as opening shipments, compounding, administering or cleaning up after use or spills. Oral hazardous drugs No crushing or compounding may be done in an unprotected environment.

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Hospital Pharmacy FAQ

RX Note

You may also refresh knowledge of clinical pharmacokinetics , total parenteral nutrition or chemotherapy before entering the relevant rotations. You should be at least familiar with insulin and inhalers counselling before entering ward, inpatient or outpatient. What to do if I did not know the answer to questions from patients or doctors?

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There is a large pipeline of CAR-T cell therapies for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Pharmaceutical Technology

They were first licensed for use in 2017 for two forms of blood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and B-cell lymphoma (BCL). By 2028, the market is expected to reach $25 billion, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 46.6%. Overall, the global CAR-T cell market for all indications was worth $1.7

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How Myo-inositol Can Improve Hashimoto’s Symptoms

The Thyroid Pharmacist

While the human body (via the liver and kidneys) can produce up to 4 g/day of inositol, it has been found that the overly processed, high glucose (and low fiber) Western diets that many people follow, only provide about 1 g/day of the compound. (7). In a more recent follow-up study in 2017, these results were confirmed and then expanded upon.