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Opinion: The FDA’s risky action on compounding weight loss drugs

STAT

When Makena, a drug designed to prevent preterm births, hit the market in 2011 at $1,500 per dose, it drew rife backlash. The drug was based on an active ingredient that had been available for many years at a much lower cost.

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Pharmacy Schools Should Prepare Students for Workforce Challenges

Drug Topics

Research shows that close to 30% of all US drug stores closed from 2011 to 2021, according to US News & World Report. 1 “The results of these surveys are glimpses of the national pharmacist burnout that is being observed, showing that burnout is a crucial area of focus that needs to be addressed.”

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Q&A: How IQVIA Keeps Pharmacists Engaged with US Prescription Drug Use

Drug Topics

To have some context and our continuity with having done this now, since 2011, we've been publishing this report. Keeping that macro perspective, that overview, on a market this complex really helps you then dive into specific topics you're interested in.

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Gabapentin side effects in men

The Checkup by Singlecare

Erectile dysfunction isnt listed as a potential side effect on the Neurontin label, but one study from 2011 links gabapentin to sexual dysfunction, and a 2022 review of the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System found over 130 cases of gabapentin-induced erectile dysfunction over 10 years. But dont take a double dose if you forget.

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Carefully Monitor Direct Oral Anticoagulant Medications

Pharmacy Times

Boehringer Ingelheim; 2011. Accessed June 4, 2025. link] Savaysa. Prescribing information. Daiichi Sankyo, Inc; 2015. Accessed June 4, 2025. link] Pradaxa. Prescribing information. Accessed June 4, 2025.

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Pharmaceutical Compounding Calculations, Part Two–Bulk Drugs

PharmTech

Pharmacist weighing chemical | Image Credit: © Kzenon - stock.adobe.com Performing calculations for the formulation of pharmaceutical dosage forms and related preparations is a key activity in compounding. Calculating the active moiety amount for compounding follows. Pluta Nishant B. The medication order identifies the active moiety.

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9 Sneaky Thyroid Toxins Hiding in Your Home

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Reduce Your Exposure While there are BPA-free plastics available, glass storage containers and mason jars are a better choice for food storage (the BPA-free plastics may still contain other compounds that are just as harmful). Published May 2011. Phil Brown and Alissa Cordner. Health Affairs website. Accessed November 14, 2020.