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Laurent Bonnac, PhD

Blog: Ask a Student Pharmacist

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. Antiviral chemistry & chemotherapy. 2004; 19(3):275-8. 2004; 60(10):2187-21900. Rawson JM, Daly MB, Xie J, Clouser CL, Landman SR, Reilly CS, Bonnac Laurent , Kim B, Patterson SE, Mansky LM. 2016; 60(4):2318-25. Retrovirology.

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Cymbalta generic availability, cost, and dosage

The Checkup by Singlecare

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2004 , Cymbalta has become a widely used antidepressant to treat various mental health and pain-related conditions. Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Studies have shown that duloxetine may help prevent or reduce nerve pain in people who have been treated with chemotherapy.

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Methotrexate interactions to avoid

The Checkup by Singlecare

It is known as an antineoplastic (chemotherapy) agent, a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug ( DMARD ), and an immunosuppressant agent. Methotrexate has distinct mechanisms of action for its use as chemotherapy versus immunosuppression in autoimmune diseases.

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How Myo-inositol Can Improve Hashimoto’s Symptoms

The Thyroid Pharmacist

A study in 2004 found that there is an association between the presence of an anxiety or mood disorder, and the presence of TPO antibodies. (33) Selenium may also interact with other supplements and medications, such as cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, antacids, chemotherapy drugs, corticosteroids, niacin, and even birth control pills.

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Chemotherapy prescribing habits for stage 3 colon cancer changed following IDEA study

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

A significant and increasing trend towards the use of a three-month rather than six-month adjuvant chemotherapy regime in stage 3 colon cancer has been observed following publications from the IDEA collaboration abstract. In addition, CAPOX prescribing also significantly increased from 14% to 48% (p <0.001).

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Jiashu Xie, PhD

Blog: Ask a Student Pharmacist

Particularly, we devote a large portion of our research to identifying novel compounds that impact cellular uptake or inhibit drug efflux - the most common mechanism underlying acquired drug resistance in cancer, pinpointing the transporters or targets involved in these processes, and evaluating regimens to produce desirable anti-cancer responses.

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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. Benefits of daily oral chemotherapy over IV.