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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.

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5 Qualities to Look for in Your Veterinary Pharmacy Partners

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Traditional 503A compounding pharmacies and 503B outsourcing manufacturers both serve as important partners for veterinary practices, providing patient-specific prescriptions and manufacturing bulk drugs for in-practice use and dispensing when allowed by state regulations. In many cases, those variances have led to compounding tragedies.

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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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Low Dose Naltrexone and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Dr. Bernard Bihari is credited with making these discoveries about using naltrexone off-label, at lower doses. Many times, people have been able to eliminate their symptoms and reduce their dosages of medications. LDN can be taken in the form of a compounded tablet, capsule, liquid, or transdermal formulation.

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Navigating the unique CMC challenges of oral anaerobic live biotherapeutics

European Pharmaceutical Review

As previously highlighted batch-to-batch variability in potency is expected, however, the compounding effect of method related variability in quantification makes root cause analysis even more difficult when trying to identify those parameters/conditions for process establishment/scale up.

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Extemporaneous Formulation

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Introduction Despite the shifting of pharmacy focus to pharmaceutical care, the practice of compounding pharmaceutical formulations remains an essential skill for pharmacists. Product should be labelled clearly and stored as recommended within the formula. Being a drug expert, we are expected to know them all.

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How Long Until AI Starts to Replace Pharmacists

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Dosage Recommendations : AI tools such as Dosis can analyse patient-specific data (e.g. age, weight, kidney function) to recommend appropriate dosages, reducing the risk of over- or under-dosing. Complex Compounding Custom Medication Compounding : Preparing customised medications for patients with specific needs (e.g.