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SAEM Clinical Images Series: Fever with Rash

ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

Fever was documented to be 102°F and was not associated with any chills or rigors. 2007 Dec;21(4):997-1011, ix. A 40-year-old male, tailor by occupation, was brought to the Emergency Department with complaints of high-grade fever for the past 11 days. Early empiric treatment with Doxycycline is life-saving. Infect Dis Clin North Am.

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PDA revises report on glass container manufacturing

European Pharmaceutical Review

Having been originally published in 2007, then revised in 2013, this latest 2023 edition addresses evolving standards and container types. Specifically, the document covers the development process of glass containers for pharmaceutical products, glass container sampling as well as definition of lots.

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OTC Medication Use in Breastfeeding

RX Note

Naproxen should be used cautiously in breastfeeding women due to its long half-life and has been documented to cause prolonged bleeding, anaemia and thrombocytopenia in a breastfed infant. NSAIDs are safe to help relieve pain and inflammation, but selective NSAIDs (COX-2 inhibitors) have limited data.

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The Ripple Effect: How Pharmaceutical Advertisements Impact the Industry and Beyond

Pharma Marketing Network

Narrative review: the promotion of gabapentin: an analysis of internal industry documents. As such, it is important for the industry to carefully consider the effects of these advertisements and to take steps to ensure that they are promoting the right messages in the right ways. References: 1. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Goozner, M.

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High-Dose Insulin Euglycemic Therapy in Calcium Channel Blocker and Beta-Blocker Toxicity

Pharmacy Friday Pearls

2007 Prospective observational review (n=7) 50 mL of 50% IV dextrose was followed by a loading dose (1 unit/kg) of IV short-acting insulin and a insulin maintenance infusion (0.52.0 mmol/L) There was no documented blood glucose concentration <100 mg/dL recording during the first 12 hrs of HIET. Greene et al., Greene, S.

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Clinical Pharmacy

RX Note

In the UK, the unification of the prescription and the administration meant this document need to remain on the hospital ward and required the pharmacist to visit the ward to order medicines. External Links Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 2018 Clinical pharmacy services, pharmacy staffing, and hospital mortality rates, 2007

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Life in phase III: How effective data management can support NHS Trusts to hit their targets

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This document, which went out at the end of July, outlines exactly what providers need to be doing. million , the highest since the referral to treatment pathways began being measured in 2007. In summary, they must: Continue to accelerate the return to normal levels for non-COVID health services.