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Opinion: First Opinion readers on clinical trials in Africa, compounded semaglutide, depressed mice, and more

STAT

First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others.

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How much does semaglutide cost per month?

The Checkup by Singlecare

The medication is available in both brand-name and compounded forms, although the compounded forms are not FDA approved. Compounded semaglutide is made by special compounding pharmacies rather than pharmaceutical companies. Learn more from our article on how to get Wegovy covered by insurance.

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A half century after Prozac, a new generation of depression drugs is bringing hope to a long-stagnant field

STAT

This article is excerpted from the latest STAT Report: Treating Depression: a new era of promising Drugs. O n May 8, 1972, a researcher at Eli Lilly in Indianapolis named Jong-Sin Horng tested a compound his team had developed and found it had a curious property. Read the rest…

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7 health benefits of raspberry leaf tea

The Checkup by Singlecare

Red raspberry leaves are rich in tannins (a chemical compound) and flavonoids (a plant pigment), which both have antioxidant properties, according to research in Antioxidants journal. Its anti-inflammatory benefits to oral mucosal conditions may be due to the presence of tannins and flavonoids, a review article suggests.

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Manual IV Compounding – a Potential Recipe for Disaster?

Omnicell

When we talked about IV room compounding, I’ll never forget them telling me, “Making IVs is not like making pizzas at the local sub shop.” ” It’s not a big deal if you mix up sausage and pepperoni on a pizza, but one misstep in manual IV compounding could be absolutely devastating to a patient.

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5 Instances Of Challenging Antibiotic Workflows

IDStewardship

In this article an infectious diseases pharmacist discusses 5 examples where challenging antibiotic workflows can be an issue. BCPS, BCIDP Article Posted October 2024, First Released in the October 2024 IDstewardship Newsletter 1. Authored By: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., Have another one? Put it on X and tag @IDstewardship!

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5 Reasons People Fail The NAPLEX, Revisited

IDStewardship

BCPS, FIDSA Article Posted 17 April 2023 The NAPLEX is an examination pharmacists take to become licensed. Curious to read the article about why people fail the NAPLEX from 2016? In 2016 a pharmacy professor developed a blog post about five reasons why people fail the NAPLEX. Now years later, he revisits the topic here.