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Healthy Diet Provides Health Benefits, Even Without Weight Loss

Drug Topics

Image Credit: sonyakamoz - stock.adobe.com "We have been conditioned to equate weight loss with health, and weight loss-resistant individuals are often labeled as failures,” Anat Yaskolka Meir, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow in the department of epidemiology at Harvard Chan School, said in a news release. Updated March 20, 2018.

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Adopting Automation Supports Safer, More Efficient Sterile Compounding

Omnicell

Dennis Wright Senior Director, Central Pharmacy Dispensing Services, Omnicell As disruption and uncertainty in the supply of IV medications from outsourced compounding facilities continues, health system pharmacies should reevaluate how they are managing sterile compounding needs. 23 at 1 pm ET.

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3D printing and personalised medicines: embracing innovative technologies

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Supporting the successful compounding of drugs with 3D printing processes has the potential to not only fulfil unmet patient needs but also drive efficiencies in hospital pharmacies. Int J Pharm 2018 ; 548:586–96 Vaz VM, Kumar L. From translational to clinical research Between 2015 and 2023, very few human trials were described.

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Targeting tumours with novel radiopharmaceuticals

European Pharmaceutical Review

The development of novel radiotherapeutics ushered in a new era in targeted treatment 1 for cancer, with two separate radiotherapeutic approvals in Europe and the US, in 2018 and 2022. With alpha particles, you must be very careful how the drug is made to ensure that the compound remains stable between manufacturing and use.

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Low Dose Naltrexone and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Dr. Bernard Bihari is credited with making these discoveries about using naltrexone off-label, at lower doses. LDN can be taken in the form of a compounded tablet, capsule, liquid, or transdermal formulation. It’s also best to work with a compounding pharmacy that can help you titrate your dose correctly.

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Pharmaceutical Compounding Calculations, Part Two–Bulk Drugs

PharmTech

Thakar Varanya Chaiyaperm View All News Article Bulk drug calculations for different types of active moieties and drugs require different calculations and labeling. Calculations provide the amount of drug specified in the medication order needed for compounding; it is the objective of the medication order. Pluta Nishant B.

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Is gabapentin an anti-inflammatory?

The Checkup by Singlecare

However, it’s shown some effectiveness in treating a variety of off-label conditions, like mood disorders, sleep disorders, alcohol addiction, allodynia , diabetic neuropathy , and other types of nerve pain. Sometimes, nervous system inflammation can cause or compound this nerve pain. But what about inflammatory conditions?