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STAT+: Drug may make chemotherapies less effective in cancer patients with obesity — but many doctors are in the dark

STAT

This means chemotherapies may be less effective when interacting with the medicine, but some clinicians, and their patients, are unaware of that possibility. The information, however, is not in the label because the drug — originally manufactured by Merck — was never fully tested in this population.

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Fluoride And Your Thyroid

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Izuora 2011; Whyte 2006; USDA 2005). They include anesthetics, antacids, anti-anxiety medications, antibiotics, antidepressants, antifungals, cholesterol-lowering medications, anti-malarial medications, chemotherapy, appetite suppressants, arthritis medications, psychotropics, and steroids.

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Selenium: The Nutrient That Can Reduce Thyroid Antibodies by 40%

The Thyroid Pharmacist

It’s important to note that selenium may also interact with other supplements and medications, such as cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, antacids, chemotherapy drugs, corticosteroids, niacin, and even birth control pills. At high enough levels, selenium can cause death (reports of this level of toxicity exist, but are extremely rare). (58,

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Merck drug-label controversy, Astellas pulling an application, and more

STAT

This means chemotherapies may be less effective when interacting with the medicine, but some clinicians, and their patients, are unaware of that possibility , STAT explains. The information, however, is not in the label because the drug — originally manufactured by Merck — was never fully tested in this population.

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