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Recommended Medical Reference

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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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Poisons Act 1952 and Regulations

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Introduction All things are poison, and nothing is without poison, the dosage alone makes it so a thing is not a poison. -- Paracelsus On 21 July 2022, The Dewan Rakyat approved amendments to the Poisons Act 1952. Below are examples of Group C poisons that you may encounter in community pharmacy setting.

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Smoking Cessation

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Hundreds of compounds have been identified in tobacco smoke; however, only 3 compounds are of real clinical importance: Tar-based products, which have carcinogenic properties. Introduction Smoking represents the single greatest cause of preventable illness and premature death worldwide.

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Hospital Pharmacy FAQ

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Similar to concept in Intro to Community Pharmacy , I am now writing a post addressing few basic questions. In terms of knowledge, I generally divide the preparations into 2 key parts: Familiar yourself with common oral medications that you probably encounter in a daily basic (including both indications and dosage).

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Learning Module

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Who are allowed to dispense or compound any poison for use in medical treatment? Community Pharmacy Cough What is the paediatric dose of bromhexine for a child aged 1 years 3 month with wet cough ? When the sample concentration is subtherapeutic yet patient is responding well, is dosage adjustment necessary?

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How Balancing Iron Levels Can Help Your Thyroid

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Heavy periods may also be a sign that your thyroid hormone dosage may need to be adjusted, as being hypothyroid can also cause a heavy flow. There are various iron salts, or compounds, and each of them have different levels of elemental iron in them. [63] BTW, my constipation article is coming soon!)