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The 2023-2024 Flu Season: What Pharmacists Need to Know

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The 2022-2023 season was a big season for respiratory viruses after mild seasons the previous two years – possibly due in part to the preventative measures that were being taken for COVID-19 prevention in 2020 and 2021. Below are a few ways to help you efficiently communicate with your patients this flu season.

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NICE recommends Kite’s CAR-T therapy to treat lymphoma

Pharmaceutical Technology

It takes own immune cells of a patient and modifies them to attach and destroy cancer cells. Between December 2018 and October 2021 in England, 318 people received axicabtagene ciloleucel through the CDF. The new CAR-T therapy will be given as a one-off intravenous infusion. months and 45% of them were alive after three years.

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9 home remedies for sinus infections

The Checkup by Singlecare

These foods will not necessarily cure sinus infections but complement other therapies by providing benefits such as solid immunity and reduced inflammation. Research has shown that getting enough rest is essential for your immune system to mount a defense against infections and inflammations.

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COVID-19: Helping to support momentum on antimicrobial innovation

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To mark World Antimicrobial Awareness Week NovaBiotics’s Deborah O’Neil tells us why 2021 might be the year anti-infective drugs finally demonstrate their economic value. . 2021 could be the year that they demonstrate their economic case. Let’s use Antimicrobial Awareness Week to get that message out. About the author.

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The imperative of fridge-free vaccines

European Pharmaceutical Review

25 In 2021 an estimated 25 million children under the age of one year did not receive basic vaccines, and the number of completely unvaccinated children increased by five million since 2019. Available from: [link] Vaccines and Immunization. Immunization coverage. 5 million lives annually for decades. Internet] WHO.

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Healthier Together and philanthropic ventures in tropical disease

European Pharmaceutical Review

This is in line with the targets set by both the United Nation (UN)’s Sustainable Development Goal 3 on NTDs and the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Neglected Tropical Disease Roadmap (2021-2030). Europe’s Healthier Together initiative. A guidance document has been released to support these activities. Did you know, 1.7

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Lymphoma Action – championing the patient voice in cell therapy

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1 Every year, 19,500 people are diagnosed with lymphoma 2 – a cancer affecting a certain type of white blood cell within the immune system – and can be classed as either slow or fast growing. This has also put the lymphoma community in the UK firmly on the global stage. Last accessed March 2021. Last accessed March 2021.