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Enhancing collaboration to optimise medication therapy in older adults with cancer: a position paper from SOFOG-SFPO

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

4,5 Polypharmacy – daily use of five or more drugs – is common in these patients and increases the risk of DRPs, which can result in adverse outcomes such as postoperative complications, chemotherapy toxicities and functional decline. 10,11 This can be due to side effects of chemotherapy or the addition of certain supportive care medications.

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Cymbalta generic availability, cost, and dosage

The Checkup by Singlecare

What Are the Off-Label Uses for Cymbalta? Cymbalta may have several off-label uses in addition to its FDA-approved uses. Migraine Headaches Another off-label use of Cymbalta is for the management of migraine headaches. The medication may help strengthen the muscles that control urine flow and improve overall bladder function.

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Fennec’s hearing loss drug for cancer patients wins breakthrough FDA nod

Pharmaceutical Technology

The current standard of care for many cancers is cisplatin chemotherapy or platinum therapy. Additionally , loss of hearing at a young age is associated with impaired communication, cognitive impairment, poorer mental health and quality of life. These open-label, randomized clinical trials were done in patients under 18 years of age.

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6 Surprising Medications That May Cause Hearing Loss

BuzzRx

Losing hearing permanently can have a profound impact on a person’s ability to communicate and, consequently, on their personal, professional, and social life. Chemotherapy Drugs Chemo drugs like cisplatin and carboplatin are used to kill cancer cells. Always read drug labels carefully and do not take more than the recommended dosage.

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Amoxicillin-potassium clavulanate interactions to avoid

The Checkup by Singlecare

How to minimize amoxicillin-potassium clavulanate interactions Your best bet to avoid drug-drug interactions involving amoxicillin-potassium clavulanate is to communicate well with your medical providers.

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SPuMoNI: Enhancing Pharma Data Quality through Smart Technologies

ISPE

Mexican Governor: Cancer Children Given Water Instead of Chemotherapy.” 3M explores New Label-As-A-Service Concept with Blockchain on Azure to Stop Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals.” You may unsubscribe from these ISPE communications at any time. 30 June 2016. link] 6 BBC News. Published 19 January 2017. link] 7 He, J., Cai, and X.

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MSD’s Keytruda use in adenocarcinoma could be limited based on biomarker

Pharmaceutical Technology

Merck ( MSD ) has announced updated results with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in the Phase III Keynote-811 trial, which opens up the possibility of changing the checkpoint inhibitor’s label in HER2-positive gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma so it’s based on the tumour’s PD-L1 biomarker status. Please check your email to download the Report.