Pharmacovigilance
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Roche Avastin: Investigation Launched As 12 Patients Go Blind After Receiving The Cancer Drug
Health authorities in Pakistan have initiated an investigation into two local distributors responsible for handling Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche’s Avastin…
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10 Free Online Courses for Drug Safety Specialists
The field of drug safety is of paramount importance in the pharmaceutical industry, ensuring that medicines are safe and effective…
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Best Online Drug Interaction Checkers
Drug interactions occur when two or more medications are taken together, and their effects on the body are altered as…
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ASHP Med Safety Certificate Program
The American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) medication safety certificate program was developed in partnership with the Institute for…
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Med Safety Pharmacist
Medicines are one of the most common interventions used in health care to cure and prevent diseases and mitigate symptoms.…
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How Wegovy and Ozempic Became Popular Weightloss Drugs
When Denmark-based Novo Nordisk launched Wegovy and Ozempic they were not prepared for what was to follow. The drug Ozempic…
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10 Top Medication Safety Concerns You Must Know
Drug safety or medication safety is the practice of providing essential information on drug safety and regulations including recognizing, monitoring,…
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Opioid Overdose Deaths Surge Among Older Adults- Study Finds
Last year, provisional data from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics indicated that there were an estimated 100,306 drug overdose…
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Measurement Conversion Charts & Calculator
Accurate measurement is very vital in medication safety because the use of medication remains the most common intervention in health…
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Avoid This Antidepressant When Treating Dementia-Study
A drug used to treat agitation in people with dementia is no more effective than a placebo, and might even…
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