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Ondansetron for cats: Dosage and safety

The Checkup by Singlecare

Ondansetron for cats is an extra-label use of the drug. Communication between the brain’s nausea center and the gastrointestinal tract is blocked, so the brain can’t activate the vomiting reflex. The degree of liver impairment requiring a dosage adjustment in cats has not been specified in veterinary medicine.

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12 Medications With Off-Label Uses

BuzzRx

The term “on-label use” of a drug may seem unfamiliar to most people. In short, this practice is referred to as “off-label” drug use. Surveys have shown that approximately 1 in 5 prescriptions in the US are for off-label use. In certain populations of patients, off-label drug use is even higher.

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Cymbalta generic availability, cost, and dosage

The Checkup by Singlecare

What Are the Off-Label Uses for Cymbalta? Cymbalta may have several off-label uses in addition to its FDA-approved uses. Migraine Headaches Another off-label use of Cymbalta is for the management of migraine headaches. The post Cymbalta generic availability, cost, and dosage appeared first on The Checkup.

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How to decode prescription labels for your patients

The Checkup by Singlecare

If you’ve worked in a community pharmacy, you’ve likely had the same frustrating conversations about prescription labels over and over. Due to variability in health literacy, studies show that Americans’ level of understanding of prescription label instructions ranges from 53% to 89%.

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Can holograms help in the frontline fight against pharmaceutical counterfeiting?

European Pharmaceutical Review

These include Meditag serialised hologram labels, first introduced in 2005 and found on all registered medicines in Malaysia to help pharmacists and inspectors detect unauthorised and counterfeit product. Elsewhere, holographic labels have been deployed effectively to arrest declining sales of pharmaceuticals.

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Paediatric oral compounding: expert insights from a global study

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Here, lead author and focus group chair Hala Fadda discusses the reasons for widespread off-label prescribing, the FIP studys rationale and main findings, compounding challenges and considerations for improving clinical practice. Some APIs are only available as coated or modified release dosage forms, adding to the complexity of compounding.

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How Pharmacists Can Use Artificial Intelligence To Advance Their Practice: Insights From ChatGPT

IDStewardship

Patient Education and Adherence : AI chatbots or virtual assistants can be developed to provide patients with on-demand information about their medications, dosages, potential side effects, and adherence strategies. AI can assist in language translation, improving communication with non-native speakers.