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Thimerosal Reenters Public Debate as ACIP Scrutinizes Use in Influenza Vaccines

Pharmacy Times

With the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommending that adults receive thimerosal-free influenza vaccines, the preservative that was phased out of most childhood vaccines in 2001 has reentered the public eye.

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Nitrosamine contamination in medicines: risk, regulation and reality

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

A referral procedure known as EMEA/H/A-31/1471 was launched under Article 31 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament to evaluate valsartan’s benefit–risk profile. Referral under Article 31 of Directive 2001/83/EC angiotensin-II-receptor antagonists (sartans) containing a tetrazole group. 6 EMA/351053/2019 rev 1.

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Best statin therapy for diabetes

The Checkup by Singlecare

Pravachol (pravastatin): Though there haven’t been many recent studies on pravastatin’s effect on blood sugar, one study published in 2001 found pravastatin therapy lowered the risk of developing diabetes by 30% in people with normal fasting blood glucose.

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Moving the Needle From Vaccine Hesitancy to Vaccine Acceptance

Pharmacy Times

Current Perceptions on Vaccination In an August 2024 Gallup poll, only 40% of Americans stated that childhood vaccination is “important,” representing a 24% decrease since 2001. She is currently a student in the Medical Writing Certificate program at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.

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Iftaar and Insulin: Managing Diabetes During Ramadan

Pharmacy Times

A population-based study of diabetes and its characteristics during the fasting month of Ramadan in 13 countries: results of the epidemiology of diabetes and Ramadan 1422/2001 (EPIDIAR) study. Salti I, Bénard E, Detournay B, et al. Diabetes Care. 2004;27(10):2306-2311. doi:10.2337/diacare.27.10.2306 27.10.2306 3.

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Personalized and Patient-Centric Administration of Oral Medicines

PharmTech

The Pediatric Exclusivity Provision: Status Report to Congress, January 2001. “Once the lingering technological and regulatory barriers have been addressed, these developments could create an interconnected, on-demand systems delivering personalized oral therapies at scale within the next decade.” References FDA. Ema.europa.eu.

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Graduate Student Funding

Blog: Ask a Student Pharmacist

History National Dean Search Job Opportunities Giving to the College of Pharmacy Contact Degrees & Programs Degrees and Programs Overview Doctor of Pharmacy Dual Degree Programs Graduate Programs Medical Laboratory Sciences Program Occupational Therapy Program Postgraduate Pharmacy Residency Program Postgraduate Pharmacy Residency Program Overview (..)