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However, with the proliferation of biosimilars and liposomal or pegylated forms, health care professionals are now encouraged to communicate using product name for certain circumstances (e.g. Few years back, doctors are urged to prescribe drugs by active ingredients.

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Pharmacy Times

These job duties each require different skill sets, from writing and verbal communication to process development, technical aptitude, and deep clinical expertise. Touchstone Books; 2013. 6 challenges facing community oncology practices. However, one person cannot do all these things well. Time Enough for Love.

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Steroid Use During ICI Treatment Lessens Effectiveness in Patients With NSCLC

Pharmacy Times

High doses of steroids, whether administered before or during treatment with an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI), caused the tumors of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to shrink less than those not on steroids, according to recent study results published by investigators in Cancer Research Communications. months) and 6.4

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PharmD Live

References: National Community Pharmacists Association. Let 2025 be the year your organization redefines care through medication adherence. Ready to activate change? Partner with PharmD Live today. Medication adherence in America: A national report card. link] Neiman, A. B., Ruppar, T.,  G., & Thorpe, P. G. 2017, November 17).

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Pharmaceutical Technology

Vizamyl was first approved in 2013 to estimate beta amyloid neuritic plaque density in adult patients with cognitive impairment. “Now quantification can also play a critical role in initiating and monitoring amyloid-targeted therapy for Alzheimer’s disease and determining when it can be discontinued.”

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Pharmaceutical Commerce

October 24, 2013. About the Author Sean O’Hearen is Founder and Principal Consultant at 1st Line Partners. References 1. Southwick, N. Counterfeit Drugs Kill 1 Mn People Annually: Interpol. Insight Crime. 2024 Symposium on Public Health Strategies to Combat Substandard and Falsified Drugs. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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207 community hospital presidents and CEOs to know | 2025

Beckers Hospital Review

She joined the organization over 30 years ago and worked alongside providers and staff to drive improvements in patient care, culture and communication. He has led the organization since 2013, bringing prior CEO experience from Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, Tenn. Ultimately, she was promoted to CEO in July 2011. Brett Altman.