ID Stewardship

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Read all about this in the product label here. It’s not a fast process and may even require going to another section of the hospital to complete the work. More information on ganciclovir in the label here. Special handling of IV ganciclovir New ganciclovir order at 9 PM is no big deal right? Well, maybe not.

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RX Note

JULY 13, 2023

During my hospital placement, I recalled a drug information pharmacist mentioning that although Therapeutic Guidelines is a national guideline, they do compare it against international guidelines such as UpToDate to develop hospital management guidelines.

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epicur

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Clearly label shelves and containers to minimize confusion. Experiencing shortened beyond-use dates on compounded medication? Label Everything: Clearly label each item with its name, vendor item code, and any reorder points or minimum and maximum levels. Use color coding to streamline identification.

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Proxsys Rx

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Predictably, those restrictions have been met with outrage and indignation among 340B hospitals who are struggling to make ends meet, and have seen their 340B program revenues plummet in the past three years. We’ve expressed our own strong opinions on the topic in several blog posts, including this one. Without Hiring More Staff.”

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The Happy PharmD

JUNE 26, 2023

But the courses weren’t geared toward retail pharmacy or even hospital pharmacy. In fact, neither of these pharmacy aspects was introduced until my last year in school when we visited both a retail pharmacy and a hospital pharmacy. Practicing Pharmacy In A Hospital For two years, I worked as a pharmacist in the hospital.

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Proxsys Rx

MARCH 1, 2024

Predictably, those restrictions have been met with outrage and indignation among 340B hospitals who are struggling to make ends meet, and have seen their 340B program revenues plummet in the past three years. We’ve expressed our own strong opinions on the topic in several blog posts, including this one. Without Hiring More Staff.”

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ID Stewardship

JUNE 6, 2023

Streamlined Prescription Filling : AI systems can automate prescription filling processes by extracting relevant information from electronic prescriptions, verifying insurance coverage, and generating labels. What are some ways that hospital-based pharmacists can use artificial intelligence to advance their daily practice?

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 11, 2008

” Laser marking solution company Datalase has developed a system where an inactive compound can be added to the tablet formulation. The system was designed to carry out 100% track and trace of drugs administered to haemophilia patients at St James’s Hospital in Dublin.

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STAT

MAY 22, 2024

A drug often used off-label to treat alcohol use disorder might provide better benefits than therapies approved for this indication, STAT tells us. Australia to ban compounded versions of blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro, Reuters reports. If you don’t believe me, just read these items.

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Pharmacy Times

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Off-label semaglutide has been linked to serious adverse effects, calling for increased regulation around compounding.

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epicur

JANUARY 4, 2023

In general, my responsibilities include meeting with specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals. But I also work closely with university vet schools and build relationships with the doctors and purchasers at those teaching hospitals too. How did your career in hospitality end up leading you to Epicur? Interesting!

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GMPSOP

MARCH 3, 2024

Cross contamination in the pharmaceutical industry can be described as an accidental inclusion of product of another batch or unknown foreign material into a finished batch, which was not intended or not mentioned on the label. About 350,000 of those patients need to be hospitalized. Store all labels and leaflets in a locked room.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JULY 29, 2022

I’ve seen a number of airborne toxins showing up as frequent triggers/exacerbating factors for my clients’ autoimmune conditions — mold, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and artificial/synthetic fragrances, in particular. For sunscreens and other over-the-counter drugs, fragrances must be identified on the label.

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The Happy PharmD

JANUARY 13, 2025

There are three main types of fake Ozempic making the rounds: complete counterfeits, relabeled insulin pens, and sketchy compounded versions. The relabeled insulin pens are particularly dangerous because if someone whos not diabetic injects insulin, it could land them in the hospital or worse. Pay attention to the details.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JANUARY 18, 2024

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. “Marijuana,” subject to the rescheduling recommendation, means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., 21 U.S.C. § 802(16)(A). 21 U.S.C. § 802(16)(B).

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Dose: While the label of the product recommends taking two capsules per day, I used higher doses, building up to four capsules, three times per day. The probiotic has been so successful in inducing remission, it has been labeled as a “medical food.” thingsIlearnedthehardway). There are some studies that suggest that S.

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RX Note

JUNE 3, 2023

Who are allowed to dispense or compound any poison for use in medical treatment? What are the legal requirements of labelling on a medication for a dispensed medicine by pharmacist? What are the medicine selection criteria in hospital formulary? What are the minimum requirements for Group B poisons prescription?

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JANUARY 6, 2023

It breaks my heart to think about the many thyroid patients who get labeled as clinically depressed instead of being tested for thyroid antibodies, and to think of the patients who start on thyroid hormones without consideration of dosage and form, resulting in ongoing symptoms, including depression.

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PharmaShots

APRIL 3, 2023

The results also showed a reduction in risk of hospitalization for any cause with 14% relative risk reduction (24.8 in pre-specified 2EPs while the reductions in other 2EPs of hospitalization for HF or CV death or all-cause death were not statistically significant The safety data were consistent with the prior safety profile of Jardiance.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JULY 7, 2023

Another interesting study connected fluctuations in TPO antibody levels to psychiatric symptoms in a hospitalized person diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Vitamin D supplementation reduces thyroid peroxidase antibody levels in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease: An open-labeled randomized controlled trial.

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RX Note

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Terazosin - Off-label use in ureteral stone(s) expulsion Topical Corticosteroids - Apply thinly on the skin using fingertip unit. insulins, inhalers, GTN, transdermal patches, etc.) Statins - Not all statins need to be taken at night.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JULY 20, 2023

There are various iron salts, or compounds, and each of them have different levels of elemental iron in them. [63] Anemia and its association with Helicobacter pylori infection among adult dyspeptic patients attending Wachemo University Nigist Eleni Mohammad Memorial Referral Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 1, 2022

Despite SAHPRA’s discouragement, individual clinicians and pharmacists are allowed to administer the drug for off-label use and for compounding of Ivermectin oral dosage forms respectively. Instead, it has stated that there is no clinical use of the drug in the prevention or treatment of Covid-19, the article detailed.

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