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STAT+: Pharmalittle: More than 9 in 10 pharmacy techs report drug shortages; Yale and VA strike deal over ketamine patent royalties

STAT

Yale and the VA agreed in 2003 to share royalties on patents with inventors from both institutions. The techs who were queried identified chemotherapies; ADHD medicines; three drugs for weight loss and diabetes — Mounjaro, Ozempic, and Wegovy — and local anesthetics such as lidocaine as the top drugs experiencing shortages.

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Targeting tumours with novel radiopharmaceuticals

European Pharmaceutical Review

How do you perceive radiopharmaceuticals complementing existing cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy? There is great hope of this class of drug specifically to work in conjunction with immunotherapeutics, given the lack of toxicity of radiopharmaceuticals in general compared to most chemotherapies.

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Meet the Expert: Myocarditis

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Sanjay Prasad MD has been a consultant in cardiology and cardiovascular magnetic resonance at the Royal Brompton Hospital since 2003 and is also Professor of Cardiomyopathy at Imperial College, London. In contrast, in drug-related causes, especially chemotherapy, patients were generally aged 50–60 years.

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The evolution of durvalumab in NSCLC care

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Durvalumab is ‘promising step forward’ The latest approval from the MHRA is based on positive data from the AEGEAN Phase III trial in rNSCLC , which showed that durvalumab-based treatment before and after surgery reduced the risk of recurrence, progression events or death by 32% versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone.

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Amitriptyline for NERVE PAIN (REVIEWED)

Druggist

Diseases , on the other hand, are known causes of nerve pain, for example, obesity, diabetes, stroke (ibid) or chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain in cancer patients. 2003) and additionally may affect the immune system which plays a big part in neuropathic pain (Fornasari, 2017). 2003 May;103(1-2):49-55. Epub 2016 Dec 29.

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15 home remedies for mouth sores (and what to do if they don’t work)

The Checkup by Singlecare

According to one study , topical vitamin E helped treat oral mucositis —the swelling or irritation of tissues inside the mouth– in patients who were undergoing chemotherapy. Vitamin E Vitamin E is known for contributing to healthy skin.

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Beating the Big C

Pharmaceutical Technology

” “Between 2003 and 2005 global sales for cancer-treating drugs grew by 40%.” “And there’s a tremendous opportunity to meet their needs.” ” Global outlook IMS Health predicts that the global market for cancer drugs will grow twice as fast as that of other pharmaceuticals over the next five years.