Sterile Drugs Often Contaminated, Pharmacists Admit

Sterile drugs often contaminated, pharmacists admit

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The fungal meningitis outbreak, which has left hundreds of people facing months or years of treatment, is among the “worst public health disasters related to medication in my lifetime,” Cohen said. ISMP officials wanted to understand if the problems of …
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Czech parliament approves use of marijuana for medical treatment

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Patients will need a prescription from a doctor to get the drug at pharmacies, and treatment will not be covered by health insurance. Patients wouldn't be allowed to grow marijuana at home. Medical marijuana use is legal in a number of European …
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Ophthalmology Market: Healthy Growth, But Only A Few Companies Possess …

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More than 300,000 symptomatic VMA patients in Europe (the standard treatment is the surgical vitrectomy) can benefit from this new drug. In the last quarter of 2012, Alcon also acquired the ophthalmic division of SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI), a …
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Drug Linked To Deaths In US Military Kills London Marathoner Mid-Run

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Claire Squires, 30, suffered a cardiac arrest outside Buckingham Palace, where she was treated in a medical tent before being rushed to hospital. … The inquest heard that the drug is not illegal although may be banned in competitive sport. She had …
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