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Antimicrobial Stewardship in the United kingdom: Perspective From A Pharmacist At A Bone & Joint Hospital

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I moved to the southeast and spent my early career working in district general hospitals. When I returned to England, I applied for a 12-month position providing maternity coverage for the specialist antimicrobials pharmacist at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH). Thank you for the invite, Tim.

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Belgium halts dosing of J&J COVID vaccine in under 41s after death

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Belgium’s Ministry of Health has paused dosing of people under the age of 41 with Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine, following the death of a woman from what appeared to be a blood clot-related condition. . Last month, the EU regulator concluded that the benefits of the vaccine still outweigh any risks.

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Trial finds molnupiravir treatment unable to reduce adverse COVID-19 outcomes among high-risk vaccinated patients

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Molnupiravir treatment failed to reduce both COVID-related hospitalisation and mortality among high-risk vaccinated adults in the community. The early treatment of COVID-19 infected patients with anti-viral agents, might prevent deterioration, speed up recovery and reduce the need for hospital admission.

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Molnupiravir treatment reduces recovery time in high-risk vaccinated patients

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Molnupiravir treatment for five days improved recovery time in high-risk vaccinated COVID-19 patients but not hospitalisation or death. But whether molnupiravir was of value among those who have been vaccinated was much less clear. The primary outcome was all-cause hospital admission and or death within 28 days of randomisation.

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Nuclear Pharmacist by Day, DJ by Night

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This saved the Nuclear Pharmacies money and time usually spent on training Hospital and Retail pharmacists who left those settings for Nuclear. During the week, I work at the hospital from morning to afternoon. What does a typical workday look like for you? I am uniquely positioned to have that audience and the knowledge base.

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Merck’s Lagevrio ‘no better than placebo’ in COVID hospitalisations

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Preliminary results show that, while Lagevrio hastened the time to recovery from COVID-19 by around six days, it was no better than placebo at keeping patients out of hospital. Although, unlike PANORAMIC, that excluded patients who had been vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. The European Commission has yet to approve it for use in the EU.

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Why pharmacy technicians are important in education

The Checkup by Singlecare

The primary responsibilities of a pharmacy technician typically include preparing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals, which are then carefully reviewed by the pharmacist for accuracy before being dispensed to the patient. Most respondents were female, and a higher proportion were trained in community pharmacies rather than hospitals.