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Galactagogues

RX Note

Dosage in most published studies Domperidone 10 mg 3 times daily for 4 to 10 days. Metoclopramide 10 mg 2 or 3 times daily for 7 to 14 days.

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Could digital therapeutics provide a solution against opioid abuse?

pharmaphorum

The advance of digital therapeutics has been rapid, from the first approval for Pear Therapeutics’ reSET product in 2017 to the current situation where thousands of DTx are currently being tested in trials. In a situation where there is a general shift away from relying on strong painkillers, it offers promise of an alternative solution.

Dosage 135
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A Long Time Coming: DEA Regs Finally Authorize Schedule II Prescription Partial Fills

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

In addition, for each partial filling whether requested by the prescriber on the prescription or during consultation with the pharmacist, the pharmacy must maintain a dispensing record of each dispensing date, name or initials of the individual dispensing, controlled substance name and dosage form, date filled, and quantity dispensed.

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Dosing in Obese

RX Note

The question seemed simple enough: whether dosage adjustments were needed for metronidazole in obese patient. Introduction I can still recall a memorable incident during my provisional registered pharmacist year when I received a phone call from a doctor during an on-call shift.

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Could SIBO Be Preventing Your Remission from Hashimoto’s?

The Thyroid Pharmacist

In fact, a 2007 study found that about 50 percent of people with hypothyroidism have SIBO, while a 2017 study found that levothyroxine use can contribute to the development of SIBO! A 2017 study also tied the use of levothyroxine to SIBO — however, I’m not sure if this is a chicken or egg thing… (2). Published 2017 Jun 30.

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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Prescribing Red Flags The government alleged that from at least 2017 to April 2021 Defendants knowingly filled controlled substance prescriptions “that raised obvious ’red flags’ of potential abuse or diversion.” The CDC has advised clinicians to carefully assess increasing total opioid dosage to greater than 50 MMEs per day).

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Merck’s PREVYMIS gets Health Canada’s approval for CMV disease prevention

Pharmaceutical Business Review

Merck said that t he study medication was initiated between Day 0 and Day 7 following the kidney transplant and was continued through Week 28, which is approximately 200 days after the transplant. PREVYMIS was administered either orally or intravenously, with the dosage remaining consistent regardless of the administration route.

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