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Therapeutic Guidelines, Australian Medicines Handbook and APF

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AMH Aged Care Companion - Contains information on managing more than 70 common conditions in the elderly, with a focus on issues relevant to older people using medicines. Instead, the Academy of Medicine Malaysia maintains an official website that hosts various Malaysian Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs).

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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM)

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Will obtaining a drug concentration change the clinical management of the patient? If the drug level is found to be below or above the range, it will serve as a guide for dosage adjustment. However, the result should be interpreted in a clinical context.

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Learning in Outpatient Pharmacy

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In outpatient pharmacy , we receive prescriptions from various clinics within the hospital, including general medical, surgical, ophthalmology, dermatology, rheumatology, paediatrics, neurology, nephrology and more. Clinical Management At my hospital, more elderly patients are prescribed with donepezil compared to memantine.

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Five Things For Pharmacists To Know About The Treatment Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

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tuberculosis 4 , more recent research implies that this dosage falls at the lower end of the dose-response curve 5. Crucially, the effects depend on dosage, with EON incidence at a standard dose of 15 mg/kg/day ranging from 1% to 2.5%, increasing to 18% at 35 mg/kg/day 14. Thus, higher doses should be avoided.

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Learning Module

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How to manage red man syndrome post rapid infusion of vancomycin? When the sample concentration is subtherapeutic yet patient is responding well, is dosage adjustment necessary? Post dosage adjustment of sodium valproate, how long should we wait at least prior to TDM reassessment? Explain on auto-induction of carbamazepine.