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ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: Mushroom Mishap

ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

What well-known adverse reaction results from ingestion of the pictured mushroom? Acute hepatitis Disulfiram-like reaction with ethanol consumption Pneumonitis from inhalation of spores Seizures from glutamate agonist activity [Image from Canstockphoto] Reveal the Answer 2. What is the mechanism of the adverse reaction? [2-5]

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Standards on the Frontlines: Responding to public health crises and strengthening supply chains

Quality Matters

The following examples demonstrate how our standards have been used to respond to public health crises, including addressing adverse effects from heparin, detecting and controlling for impurities such as nitrosamines and, responding to a hand sanitizer shortage, among many others.

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Timing of Medication

RX Note

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, and monoamine oxidase inhibitors can cause either activating or sedating adverse reactions. Some adverse reactions can be used as an advantage.

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World Standards Day: Recognizing How Standards Enable a Strong Medicines Supply Chain

Quality Matters

In 2007 and 2008, nearly 150 patients died and hundreds more suffered serious adverse reactions after they were treated with heparin, a commonly used blood-thinning drug. Heparin is made from pig intestines, which at that time in China were subject to sharp price increases due to widespread pig deaths from “blue ear disease.”

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Low Dose Naltrexone and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

The first article was published in 2007, and it showed LDN as an effective and safe therapy for Crohn’s disease. [4] IW: What are some of the more common adverse reactions that people have to LDN? 3] This means that it turns off the cells that cause autoimmunity! How Does LDN Benefit Hashimoto’s?

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Brain Fog and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Intestinal permeability in patients with adverse reactions to food. 2007 Oct 12;149(1):112-22. [17] 2007 Nov;98(5):960-8. Epub 2007 May 31. [46] Leaky gut and autoimmune diseases. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2012;42(1):71-78. doi:10.1007/s12016-011-8291-x [10] Ventura MT, Polimeno L, Amoruso AC, et al. Dig Liver Dis.

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How Supporting the Liver Is Key to Recovering from Thyroid Disease

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Or, you may invest in some supplements and medications, only to discover you have an adverse reaction to them. Or, you may even be scared to try a new intervention in case you have an adverse reaction to it. You may want to feel better and reclaim your life, but you may not know where to even start. Can you relate?