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FDA Approves First Drug to Treat Agitation Symptoms Associated with Dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease

LifeProNow

These symptoms are leading causes of assisted living or nursing home placement and have been associated with accelerated disease progression.” The recommended starting dosage for the treatment of agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease is 0.5 mg taken once daily on days 1 to 7.

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Medicare Part D for LTC Pharmacy: A Refresher

Integra X Files

We were a lonely voice, raising our hands during public hearings and in conversation with members, asking how they planned to accommodate the needs of nursing home residents. Industry representatives spent many hours during 2004 discussing the needs of nursing home residents and the current standards of service.

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Geriatric Patients

RX Note

AGS Beers Criteria The Beers Criteria were first developed in 1991 to decrease inappropriate prescribing and ADEs and, in particular, to identify medications or medication classes that should be avoided in older adults in nursing homes. Geriatric Giants In 1965, Bernard Isaacs coined the term "Geriatric Giants".

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Economics and risks of FDA’s Quality management maturity rating programme

European Pharmaceutical Review

Some drug products are susceptible to active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) shortages for a variety of reasons and bifurcation in the market for finished dosage form product between brand and generic drugs, for example, likewise can affect the degree of competition and product diversification in a market. Case for Quality. 2016Dec;50:59–70.

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Five Things To Know About Beta-Lactam Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM)

ID Stewardship

PATIENT CASE An elderly, frail nursing home resident presents to the emergency department (ED) with a three-day history of shortness of breath, altered mental status, and night sweats. In this article we will highlight five things to know about beta-lactam therapeutic drug monitoring by discussing key questions on each point.

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Poisons Act 1952 and Regulations

RX Note

Introduction All things are poison, and nothing is without poison, the dosage alone makes it so a thing is not a poison. -- Paracelsus On 21 July 2022, The Dewan Rakyat approved amendments to the Poisons Act 1952. that raises penalties and enhances enforcement powers.