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ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Making Rash Decisions

ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

The RegiSCAR (Registry of Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions) group suggested the following criteria for diagnosing DRESS syndrome and a point scoring system determining negative, possible, probable, or definitive DRESS syndrome [ MDCalc ]: Fever >38.5⸰C How do you diagnose DRESS syndrome?

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Nextstellis®: A new drug update 

Birth Control Pharmacist

1 Females with prediabetes and diabetes should monitor their blood glucose levels, and females with hypertriglyceridemia should consider a different birth control as this may increase the risk of pancreatitis. Adverse Reactions. As the BMI increased in the women participating in the study, the Pearl Index also increased.

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PharmDs – Crucial to Chronic Care Management Services: A Doctor’s Perspective

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Adverse drug events are avoided. Diabetes 2, low quality of life, cardiac-related illnesses, osteoarthritis, and more are caused or exacerbated by obesity. Patient health improves, as do satisfaction scores and CMS reimbursements. 88% report that their EHR produces clinical benefits for the practice.

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How can evidence-based medicine (EBM) methodology support drug withdrawals?

European Pharmaceutical Review

1 But while data on adverse reactions is rightly used to help with these decisions, there is currently no additional modelling on the positive impact regulatory action could have on public health. The types of adverse drug reactions examined included low blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, bleeding, involuntary movements and weight loss.

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XTANDI® plus Leuprolide Reduced the Risk of Metastasis by 58% in Non-Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer versus Placebo plus Leuprolide

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The most common adverse events in those treated with XTANDI plus leuprolide were fatigue, hot flush, and arthralgia and in those treated with XTANDI monotherapy were fatigue, gynecomastia, and arthralgia. Grade 3-4 ischemic events occurred in 1.4% events led to death in 0.4% of patients on XTANDI versus 0.7% on placebo.

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What to Keep in Your Integrative Medicine Cabinet

The Thyroid Pharmacist

In one study, one gram of berberine per day lowered fasting blood sugar by 20 percent in people with diabetes, which is comparable to a commonly prescribed diabetes medication. [8] Discontinue use should adverse reactions occur. Discontinue use should adverse reactions occur. Exp Parasitol. 2021;220:108043.

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How Balancing Iron Levels Can Help Your Thyroid

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Some people may have adverse reactions to iron. 58] While shown to be effective for raising hemoglobin levels, it also comes with potential side effects like high blood pressure, thrombotic vascular events, abdominal pain, dizziness, and allergic reactions. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. Pediatr Nephrol.