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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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Levothyroxine

RX Note

To ensure safe maintenance of thyroid hormone levels, authorities are adopting stricter potency specifications for L-T4, the most stringent of these being 95-105% of the labelled dose over the whole shelf-life. Individual T4 requirements correlate better with lean body weight than total body weight.

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Paediatric Drug Dosing

RX Note

Hence, maintenance dosage (on a mg/kg/day basis) are generally smaller than those of adults. Off-Label Use Whenever possible, medicines for children should be prescribed within the terms of marketing authorization (product license). However, in reality, many drugs are used off-label for the neonate and paediatric population.

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Hashimoto’s and Graves’ Remission after Helicobacter Pylori Eradication

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Marshall and Warren were awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Medicine (23 years later), and slowly, physicians began to test for H. Herbs and spices – A 2005 paper which reviewed 25 plants concluded that these eight spices had the strongest bactericidal effects against H. October 22, 2005. pylori in people with ulcers. (17-21).

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Histamine and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

9] I have been fascinated by how well this approach works, and also a little bit embarrassed that it took so long for me to make this connection, having learned this protocol back in 2005/2006 during pharmacy school rotations! I list my recommended brands and dosages in the Root Cause Approach section below.

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Solutions to Increase Low Libido in Those with Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Doses that are incorrect by even just a tiny amount can result in ongoing or even new symptoms, so it’s important to ensure your current dosage is correct. To date, vaginally-applied DHEA is still only available through prescription, either as Intrarosa® or an off-label customized prescription. 2005 Mar-Apr;17(2):148-53. [32]

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How Do Adaptogenic Herbs Benefit Hashimoto’s?

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Please consider the following and be sure to read the precautions on individual labels before you try a new herb, supplement, or blend. (In I recommend that you closely monitor your thyroid symptoms, thyroid hormones, and thyroid antibodies, and test hormone levels every six to 12 weeks, to ensure your thyroid medication dosage is optimized.