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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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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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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.

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Pharma á la carte – 4/25/23

The Honest Apothecary

Here I share some of the latest news, articles, editorials, or blog posts that fall generally under the theme of Pharma or healthcare. All article shared will be free to read and not locked behind an annoying paywall. “Right now, 48 out of 50 State Boards of Pharmacy do not regulate flavoring as compounding. READ MORE.

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IV Robotics and the Latest USP Revisions

Omnicell

Pharmacopeia (USP) published revisions to the general chapters on compounding Nonsterile <795> and Sterile <797> preparations, including robotic technology for the very first time. Sterile compounding is one of the most labor-intensive and risky areas of pharmacy.