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Opinion: STAT+: One way to create resilient drug supply chains: incentivize predictive models

STAT

My first exposure to pharmaceutical shortages happened in 2017 as a new-to-practice nurse working on an inpatient oncology unit. Nearly 10 years ago, up to 83% of oncologists surveyed could not prescribe a preferred chemotherapy agent due to shortages. A hurricane in Puerto Rico had left the U.S.

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Hospital Pharmacy FAQ

RX Note

You should be at least familiar with insulin and inhalers counselling before entering ward, inpatient or outpatient. You may also refresh knowledge of clinical pharmacokinetics , total parenteral nutrition or chemotherapy before entering the relevant rotations.

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Improving Quality of Life through Chronic Care Management

PharmD Live

Ultimately, the person was diagnosed with digoxin toxicity due to renal complications of their newly diagnosed renal cancer and taking herbal preparation for cancer rather than chemotherapy. 2017) 3 , there were multiple good outcomes found from CCM. In a report by Schurrer et al. The study by Schurrer et al. Schurrer, J., O’Malley, A.,