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Q&A: Current Advancements in Insulin Delivery for Patients with Diabetes

Drug Topics

For starters, when you think about where we originally came from, we had animal-derived insulins, we had NPH (Neutral Protamine Hagedorn), an intermediate insulin, which has a peak and needs to definitely be given twice a day, but if it peaks at the wrong time, someone experiences hypoglycemia. It wouldn't be peaking at the wrong times.

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Independent Pharmacists’ Unique Role During Disaster Management Efforts

Drug Topics

There definitely can be a lot of communication barriers throughout disaster preparedness, but again, in this day and age, there are a lot more routes of communication that occur during those times. Aside from properly preparing medications during a disaster, Phillips mentioned the importance of establishing communication with patients.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA guidance on AI, meds releasing ‘forever chemicals,’ and more

STAT

 The plants’ inability to remove compounds known as organofluorines from wastewater before they enter drinking water supplies becomes even more pronounced during droughts and could affect up to 23 million people.    Most of the compounds came from commonly prescribed medications including antidepressants and statins.

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5 Proven Strategies for Growing Your Compounding Pharmacy

DiversifyRx

The interest in compounding has definitely increased recently. Use these 5 proven strategies to grow your compounding prescriptions and profits. I love compounding. For me, every potential compounding patient is a problem that needs solving. This is where compounding pharmacies shine.

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The discovery of a new and compounding cybersecurity threat to pharmacies

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“It’s definitely an implication of coming from an old school business where the requirements for security haven’t been really high, then moving into an online world where the requirements are very, very high. The post The discovery of a new and compounding cybersecurity threat to pharmacies appeared first on.

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DEA Reaffirms Synthetic THC Compounds Are Schedule I Controlled Substances

The FDA Law Blog

THC acetate esters are different than delta-9-THC, the psychoactive compound found naturally in the cannabis plant. Dr. Boos explained that delta-9-THCO and delta-8-THCO have similar chemical structures and pharmacological activities as compounds in the cannabis plant so they fall within the definition of THC. Terrence L.

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Discovering My Path: My Journey as a Pharmacy Student at the University of Findlay

Pharmacy Is Right For Me

This camp gave me a real taste of what being a pharmacist entails as I compounded medications and completed various patient care simulations. The Best Part: People My favorite part of pharmacy school is definitely the people. It was my first visit to a pharmacy school, and I immediately fell in love with the campus.