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STAT+: Experts critique flawed system for monitoring drugs’ side effects in wake of asthma drug report

STAT

and globally, for monitoring adverse reactions after a drug is on the market — one that will require extensive changes to address. Experts say that the Singulair incident highlights a flawed system, both in the U.S. “The question is, how safe do you want to be?” “Are we at the right balance?

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Adverse Drug Reactions

RX Note

Adverse Drug Reactions The World Health Organization (WHO) defines an adverse drug reaction (ADR) as 'a drug-related event that is noxious and unintended and occurs at doses normally used in man for the prophylaxis, diagnosis or therapy of disease, or for modification of physiological function'.

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Episode 507: Why can’t you use the Naranjo algorithm in the setting of drug overdose?

Pharmacy Joe

The Naranjo Adverse Drug Reaction Probability Scale (commonly referred to as the Naranjo Scale) attempts to apply objective criteria to answer the subjective question of whether or not an adverse reaction is likely caused by a medication a patient was taking at the time the reaction occurred.

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Drugs and Pregnancy

RX Note

Category D - There is positive evidence of human foetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience or studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks. B1, B2 and B3 categories).

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Episode 513: Does hydroxychloroquine work for prophylaxis after high-risk Covid-19 exposure?

Pharmacy Joe

vs. 16.8%), but no group reported a serious adverse reaction. are more provocative than definitive, suggesting that the potential prevention benefits of hydroxychloroquine remain to be determined. The incidence of new illness compatible with Covid-19 did not differ significantly between groups with 11.8%

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XTANDI® plus Leuprolide Reduced the Risk of Metastasis by 58% in Non-Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer versus Placebo plus Leuprolide

LifeProNow

Of men who have undergone definitive prostate cancer treatment, including radical prostatectomy, radiotherapy, or both, an estimated 20-40% will experience a biochemical recurrence (BCR) within 10 years. About 9 out of 10 men with high-risk BCR will develop metastatic disease, and 1 in 3 will die as a result of the recurrence.

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Medication Therapy Management in geriatric

FADIC

■ Recognition of symptoms of adverse reactions and the appropriate procedures to follow. Simple random sampling: Definition, examples, and how to do it The post Medication Therapy Management in geriatric appeared first on FADIC. ■ How to handle missed doses.   J Geriatr Cardiol. 2014;11(4):329-337.