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Q&A: Why drafting new rules on ultra-processed foods is so hard

STAT

That umbrella term covers a wide variety of packaged foods, from snacks carrying added sugar, salt, and saturated fat combined with preservatives for shelf life, additives for flavor, colorants for eye appeal, and chemicals like bisphenols in the packages themselves. But ultra-processed foods are not all the same.

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5 Instances Of Challenging Antibiotic Workflows

IDStewardship

Read all about this in the product label here. It’s not a fast process and may even require going to another section of the hospital to complete the work. More information on ganciclovir in the label here. The process is detailed in the package insert here. Well, maybe not. Have another one?

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How long does Zofran take to work?

The Checkup by Singlecare

It’s also can be used off-label to treat morning sickness during pregnancy. Zofran ODT or ondansetron ODT has a rapid onset of action, with its peak antiemetic effect within 15-30 minutes,” explains Robert Glatter, MD , a board-certified emergency medicine physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.

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EMA launches medicines supply support measures as part of wider EC initiative

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

The post EMA launches medicines supply support measures as part of wider EC initiative appeared first on Hospital Pharmacy Europe.

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Penicillin allergy delabelling: A multidisciplinary approach for improved patient care

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

In developed countries, between five and 15% patients carry a penicillin allergy label , and patients receive a penicillin allergy label by their third birthday in approximately 75% of cases. However, a large body of evidence suggests upwards of 90% of patients with a penicillin allergy label are not truly allergic.

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Leading pharmaceutical wholesalers

Pharmaceutical Technology

Wholesalers can be either full-line wholesalers, who purchase the complete product line of a company, or specialised companies, which purchase speciality drugs to sell to clinics and hospitals. Some of the major factors considered in the selection of a wholesaler include: · Cost that includes product type, payment terms, and delivery cost.

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Patients hospitalised in the UK after using unsafe counterfeit weight-loss pens

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

With any medicines bought outside of the legal supply chain, the contents may not match the ingredients on the label.‘ Ozempic is not authorised for weight loss, but it is commonly used off-label for that purpose. ‘Buying prescription-only medicines online without a prescription poses a direct danger to health,‘ the MHRA said.