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Antibiotics Cheat Sheet

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Quinolones Quinolones should generally be reserved for treatment of infections resistant to other drugs or when alternative antibiotics are contraindicated, since fluoroquinolones have been associated with disabling and potentially irreversible serious adverse reactions (e.g. HNPEK: Haemophilus, Neisseria, Proteus, E. Legionella spp.,

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Moderna flu vaccine shows superior results in phase 3 study

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Most adverse reactions were mild, with injection site pain the most common local effect. Fatigue, headache and myalgia were the most reported systemic reactions. There were no notable differences between groups in terms of unsolicited or serious adverse events. Safety results were consistent with earlier phase 3 data.

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Avatrombopag Receives FDA Approval for Treamtent of Pediatric Patients With Chronic Immune Thrompcytopenia

Pharmacy Times

Common adverse reactions in pediatric patients included viral infections, nasopharyngitis, and cough, but the drug was generally well-tolerated. In pediatric patients with persistent or chronic ITP, the most common adverse reactions (10% or more) included viral infection, nasopharyngitis, cough, pyrexia, and oropharyngeal pain.

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How AI Brings Pharmacogenetics to the Frontline of Precision Medicine

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Early identification of genetic markers associated with treatment efficacy or adverse reactions helps reduce late-stage clinical trial failures and improves the overall efficiency of the development pipeline.

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FDA Issues Complete Response Letter to Manufacturer of OLC, Treatment for CKD-Related Hyperphosphatemia

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Mitomycin Intravesical Solution Receives FDA Approval for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

Pharmacy Times

3 The safety profile was favorable with the most common adverse effect (AE) being increased creatinine, increased potassium, dysuria, decreased hemoglobin, increased aspartate aminotransferase, increased alanine aminotransferase, increased eosinophils, decreased lymphocytes, urinary tract infection, decreased neutrophils, and hematuria.

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Donanemab-Azbt Receives FDA Label Update With New Dosing for Alzheimer Disease

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While no new adverse reactions were observed in this study, higher rates of hypersensitivity and infusion-related reactions were observed.