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Recreational drug use detected in one in 10 intensive cardiac care unit admissions

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Recreational drug (RD) use was detected via the urine samples of approximately one in 10 patients (11%) admitted to an intensive cardiac care unit, according to the findings of a multi-centre French study. The use of RDs is already known to be associated with a higher risk of cardiac arrhythmias. p < 0.001).

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Recreational drug use detected in 1 in 10 intensive cardiac care unit admissions

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Recreational drug (RD) use was detected in approximately 1 in 10 of the patients admitted to an intensive care cardiac unit according to the findings of a multi-centre French study published online in the journal Heart. Among those admitted, systematic screening for RDs was performed by prospective urinary testing. p < 0.001).

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Avrobio receives FDA rare pediatric disease status for cystinosis therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

Avrobio has received rare pediatric disease designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its investigational gene therapy, AVR-RD-04, designed to treat cystinosis. AVR-RD-04 works by genetically modify a patient's hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) to express the gene that encodes the cystinosin protein.

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Avrobio receives orphan drug designation for Hunter syndrome gene therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

Avrobio has received orphan drug designation for its gene therapy, AVR-RD-05, from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPSII) or Hunter syndrome. AVR-RD-05 had previously obtained rare pediatric disease designation from the FDA.

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Celebrating Thank a Resident Day 

Board Vitals - Pharmacist

This year, Thank a Resident Day will be held on February 23 rd , 2024. Thank a Resident Day takes place on the last Friday of February to show gratitude to medical residents and all they bring to healthcare. Thanking the Resident in Your Life There are many ways to celebrate and express gratitude to medical residents.

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Medical Informatics: a bridge between two worlds

pharmaphorum

With more than 6,000 different diseases comprising the rare disease (RD) landscape, connecting patients and practitioners with the expertise needed to achieve the correct diagnosis can be a significant barrier to treatment. . This is where modern technologies and data-driven medical informatics can bridge gaps in RD research. .

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Avrobio to sell cystinosis gene therapy to Novartis for $87.5m

Pharmaceutical Technology

In 2022, Avrobio’s investigational gene therapy, AVR-RD-04, received a rare paediatric disease designation from the US Food and Drug Administration. The company will also provide knowledge transfer and other related services to support the programme’s transition.

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