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ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Who Doesn’t Like a Nice Rosé?

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 Deferoxamine binds with ferric iron (Fe3+) to form ferrioxamine, a water-soluble compound excreted in the urine. As 1,2] Severe symptoms such as hypovolemia, shock, metabolic acidosis Persistent and severe GI symptoms Lethargy or toxic appearance Serum iron level greater than 500 mcg/dL What is the dosage of deferoxamine for iron toxicity?

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Kyowa Kirin gets approval in Japan for calcimimetics agent Orkedia Tablets 4mg

Pharmaceutical Business Review

A small molecular compound and a novel type of calcimimetics discovered by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Orkedia Tablets suppresses parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion as it acts on the calcium receptors on parathyroid gland cells.

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From Healing to Harm: The Unintended Consequences of Polypharmacy in Seniors

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The side effects can compound, resulting in a greater negative impact on a patient’s health than the individual effects of one medication alone. Healthcare providers review medication lists, adjust dosages, and coordinate care among multiple specialists. Watanabe et al., Clinical consequences of polypharmacy in elderly.

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Extemporaneous Formulation

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Introduction Despite the shifting of pharmacy focus to pharmaceutical care, the practice of compounding pharmaceutical formulations remains an essential skill for pharmacists. Ora-Blend Ora-Blend is a flavoured oral suspending vehicle used to simplify the process involved in the extemporaneous compounding of oral suspensions.

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Low Dose Naltrexone and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Many times, people have been able to eliminate their symptoms and reduce their dosages of medications. LDN can be taken in the form of a compounded tablet, capsule, liquid, or transdermal formulation. It’s also best to work with a compounding pharmacy that can help you titrate your dose correctly.

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How To Get Accurate Lab Tests When Taking Thyroid Medications

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Recommendations for Those on T4-Only Medications T4-only medication (such as Synthroid, Levoxyl, Tirosint, Eltroxin, and generic levothyroxine) has a five- to nine-day half-life, which means that once you have become stable on the current dosage, it can take up to nine days for 50 percent of the dose to clear the body.

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