New research published in BMJ Open shows that community pharmacy could play a ‘key clinical role’ in the future role of COVID-19 vaccination programmes, according to a study led by Aston University in Birmingham, UK, in collaboration with UK and…
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Corporations encourage employee vaccination but stop short of mandates
Many of the companies with the largest number of employees say they'll do almost anything to encourage their employees to get vaccinated. But a survey of some of them found that none would be inclined to mandate shots as a…
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For Kurdish Americans in Nashville, a beloved leader’s death prompts vaccine push
On a sloppy spring day in mid-March, hundreds of Kurdish Americans gathered in a field outside Nashville, Tennessee, under a sea of black umbrellas. Some of the men carried a stretcher to an open grave, where a yellow backhoe waited….
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AI-powered precision drug dosing can boost outcomes and cost efficiency
Shivrat Chhabra is CEO of Dosis, a company that offers an artificial intelligence-powered personalized dosing platform used by dialysis providers to manage chronic drug regimens. Dosis developed the Strategic Anemia Advisor, an AI-based dosing platform for patients with chronic anemia….
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Study: 94% of older adults prescribed fall-risk-increasing drugs
Nearly every older adult was prescribed a prescription drug that increased their risk of falling in 2017, according to new University at Buffalo research. The study found that the percentage of adults 65 and older who were prescribed a fall-…
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New inhibitor makes drug-resistant tumor cells respond again to chemotherapy
A new substance could improve the treatment of persistent cancers. Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the University of Greifswald have developed a new inhibitor that makes drug-resistant tumor cells respond again to chemotherapy. The new substance blocks…
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Firmagon
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. Firmagon® Degarelix (as acetate) Powder and Solvent for Injection, depot Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Firmagon. It…
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Tambocor
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. TAMBOCOR® (tam-bo-core) Flecainide acetate (fleck-ain-ide-ass-e-tate) Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Tambocor tablets. It does not contain all…
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Rixadone Oral
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. RIXADONE Risperidone Oral solution 1mg/mL Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet Please read this leaflet carefully before you start taking Rixadone. This leaflet answers some…
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Protamine Sulphate
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. PROTAMINE SULFATE® Injection 1% CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about PROTAMINE SULFATE. It does not contain all the…
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