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The lingering menace of diethylene glycol / ethylene glycol adulteration

European Pharmaceutical Review

2 The issue arose because sulfanilamide is an extremely bitter tasting drug and to taste-mask the elixir formulation for use in children, the compounding pharmacist used EG as it was a good solvent, sweet-tasting and cheap. There is now global awareness of this issue and FDA issued a guidance note on the problem in 2007. 24 June 2008.

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Does coffee affect your cholesterol?

The Checkup by Singlecare

Coffee itself doesn’t contain any cholesterol, but its natural oils contain kahweol and cafestol , two chemical compounds that have the potential to raise cholesterol levels. In other words, yes, the chemical compounds in coffee can raise cholesterol, but the effect coffee has on your cholesterol depends on individual factors.

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Dr B raises $8m for telehealth service to deliver COVID antivirals

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Dr B is the brainchild of Cyrus Massoumi, one of the founders of Zocdoc, a healthcare marketplace that aims to make it easy for people to find and book in-person or virtual medical care and has grown a user base of millions in the US since its launch in 2007.

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Evaluating NMR relaxometry for antibody identification

European Pharmaceutical Review

NMR relaxation methods distinguish between components (phases or compounds) that have different molecular mobilities For monoclonal antibodies, identification methodologies can employ chromatography, spectroscopy, isoelectric focusing, capillary electrophoresis and peptide mapping techniques. 2007; 66(11-12): 963–8. Chromatographia.

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A history of Pfizer

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It was at this time they set their site at Sandwich in the UK, initially just to finish processing compounds imported from America, but due to tariffs on imported products the company rapidly expanded the plant to accommodate producing medicines from scratch. Likewise, tanezumab, an anti-osteoarthritic, failed in trials.

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How to approach die plate adhesion during tableting

European Pharmaceutical Review

In most cases, formulation compounds represent a fixed starting point from which any changes can be implemented, whereas tableting process parameters as well as machine condition, can be managed and optimised to their best, combining the knowledge of the machine manufacturer with the experience of the pharmaceutical industry. cited 2023Oct].

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Low Dose Naltrexone and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

The first article was published in 2007, and it showed LDN as an effective and safe therapy for Crohn’s disease. [4] LDN can be taken in the form of a compounded tablet, capsule, liquid, or transdermal formulation. It’s also best to work with a compounding pharmacy that can help you titrate your dose correctly.