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The Febrile Infant: Incorporating the 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines

ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

The goal remains to identify infants with bacterial infections in this at-risk cohort of patients while also considering the balance of cost-effectiveness on a population scale and the potential for iatrogenic harm with evaluation such as unnecessary lumbar punctures, unnecessary antibiotics, and unnecessary hospitalization. No LP needed.

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Episode 862: Why hypokalemia can result from digoxin immune fab fragment administration

Pharmacy Joe

In this episode, I’ll discuss why hypokalemia can result from digoxin immune fab fragment administration. With the administration of antidote therapy with digoxin immune fab fragments, the function of the sodium-potassium ATPase pump is restored.

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Episode 862: Why hypokalemia can result from digoxin immune fab fragment administration

Pharmacy Joe

In this episode, I’ll discuss why hypokalemia can result from digoxin immune fab fragment administration. With the administration of antidote therapy with digoxin immune fab fragments, the function of the sodium-potassium ATPase pump is restored.

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Hospital Pharmacy FAQ

RX Note

What can I expect once I entered hospital provisional registered pharmacist training? In most hospitals, you first introduction to your workplace is through an induction period during which you are shown many different areas and meet many new people. What to do if I did not know the answer to questions from patients or doctors?

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Episode 984: N-acetylcysteine in Acute Liver Failure Not Caused by Acetaminophen

Pharmacy Joe

The most common causes of acute liver failure were: viral hepatitis, drug-induced (but not from acetaminophen), auto-immune hepatitis and cause indeterminate. Treatment also was responsible for a lower length of hospital stay when compared to control. The relative risk in favor of treatment was 0.56.

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Episode 582: Why hypokalemia can result from digoxin immune fab fragment administration

Pharmacy Joe

In this episode, I’ll discuss why hypokalemia can result from digoxin immune fab fragment administration. With the administration of antidote therapy with digoxin immune fab fragments, the function of the sodium-potassium ATPase pump is restored.

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BioLink receives funds to develop Covid-19 pneumonia treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

BioLink Life Sciences has received a contract worth $750,000 from the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop Ramatroban for treating Covid-19 pneumonia patients in the hospital setting. Ramatroban will be analysed in a placebo-controlled, randomised Phase II/III RAMBAN-1 clinical trial.