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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA guidance on AI, meds releasing ‘forever chemicals,’ and more

STAT

 The plants’ inability to remove compounds known as organofluorines from wastewater before they enter drinking water supplies becomes even more pronounced during droughts and could affect up to 23 million people.    Most of the compounds came from commonly prescribed medications including antidepressants and statins.

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5 Proven Strategies for Growing Your Compounding Pharmacy

DiversifyRx

The interest in compounding has definitely increased recently. Use these 5 proven strategies to grow your compounding prescriptions and profits. I love compounding. For me, every potential compounding patient is a problem that needs solving. This is where compounding pharmacies shine.

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The discovery of a new and compounding cybersecurity threat to pharmacies

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“It’s definitely an implication of coming from an old school business where the requirements for security haven’t been really high, then moving into an online world where the requirements are very, very high. The post The discovery of a new and compounding cybersecurity threat to pharmacies appeared first on.

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DEA Reaffirms Synthetic THC Compounds Are Schedule I Controlled Substances

The FDA Law Blog

THC acetate esters are different than delta-9-THC, the psychoactive compound found naturally in the cannabis plant. Dr. Boos explained that delta-9-THCO and delta-8-THCO have similar chemical structures and pharmacological activities as compounds in the cannabis plant so they fall within the definition of THC. Terrence L.

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How patient-on-a-chip tech could be the future of drug discovery

pharmaphorum

Testing drug compounds on a chip designed to mimic human organs sounds closer to science fiction than reality, yet the technology already exists and is already being put to use. If you are reading this then you are likely not a mouse, and as a result, will react to drug compounds differently.

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Discovering My Path: My Journey as a Pharmacy Student at the University of Findlay

Pharmacy Is Right For Me

This camp gave me a real taste of what being a pharmacist entails as I compounded medications and completed various patient care simulations. The Best Part: People My favorite part of pharmacy school is definitely the people. It was my first visit to a pharmacy school, and I immediately fell in love with the campus.

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The future of clinical pharmacy in Europe with ESCP president Monika Lutters

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

In 2022, the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy published a position paper on the definition of clinical pharmacy and its relationship to pharmaceutical care. The revised definition highlights that clinical pharmacy is both a professional practice and an area of research.