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STAT+: More hospital pharmacists are rationing drugs due to increasing shortages

STAT

And the problem has become so bad – especially for chemotherapies — that one-third of hospital pharmacists reported their institutions are rationing, delaying, or canceling treatments or procedures, according to a new survey.

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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. Benefits of daily oral chemotherapy over IV.

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Are Exact Strength Medications Exact? Why Standard Strength is Better for Veterinary Patients

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This results in requests for precise dosages such as 1.22 However, the more closely we look at what it takes to compound an exact strength, the clearer it becomes standard dosages are more beneficial to both patients and veterinary practices. For this reason, the potency range of 503A compounded drugs is all over the map.

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Meet the Team: Taylor Odrzywolski Brings An Interesting Animal Health Background to the Team

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I think some of the challenges I will face are learning all about the products: what each product does, how they are all different, dosages or percentages of each. That’s really going to be where learning more about compounding is for me—for example, differentiating the usage between 3% eyedrops vs. 2% or 1%.

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Joint Basis for FDA/HHS Marijuana Rescheduling Recommendation Unveiled

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

whether growing or not; its seeds; resin extracted from any part; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin. Thirty-eight states currently authorize marijuana in different dosage formulations for specific qualifying medical conditions. chemotherapy-induced), and pain.

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PROTAC development gains momentum, but clinical performance is poor

Pharmaceutical Technology

This makes early R&D less risky, as many lead compounds are discontinued due to inadequate pharmacokinetic profiles and require excessively high dosages to be pharmaceutically active. Faslodex will be administered in the control arm of the Phase III study, allowing for direct comparison between the two ER degraders.

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How Myo-inositol Can Improve Hashimoto’s Symptoms

The Thyroid Pharmacist

For example, having people take therapeutic dosages of two nutrients, selenium and myo-inositol , in addition to working to balance their blood sugar, can work wonders at reducing their anxiety and OCD symptoms, as well as reducing their thyroid antibodies and thyroid symptoms. Recommended dosage and precautions.