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GeneralTop 10 pharmaceutical products in 2023 with MoA – ranked!
This following list has the top 10 drugs that have the potential to be game-changers in the field of medicine and provide new hope for patients with serious diseases. They are ranked by the projected USD sales in billions. Drug Company Disease Projected sales (billion USD) Mechanism of action Keytruda Merck & Co. Cancer 24…
Aug 28, 2023
GeneralPharmaceutical Antidotes
In our pursuit of optimal patient care, antidotes stand as vital tools. These specialized interventions are designed to counteract the harmful effects of poisonings or excessive medication doses. Our comprehensive compilation is here to provide pharmacists like you with an in-depth overview of commonly used pharmaceutical antidotes, along with the specific substances or drugs they…
Aug 8, 2023
GeneralElectrolytes Relationships
Electrolytes are essential to various bodily functions and an any imbalance could be dangerous and even life threatening. They are balanced inside our body and have normal ranges, any excess or deficiency could cause disease and symptoms. ELECTROLYTE RELATIONSHIPS Sodium/Potassium-> INVERSE high Na= low K Calcium/Phosphorus -> INVERSE high Ca = low Phos Calcium/Vitamin D->SIMILAR…
Jan 21, 2022
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List of electrolytes and their normal range
What are the normal range of electrolytes in the human body ?These are the normal lab values of the body most common electrolytes:
Jul 18, 2020
GeneralAntibiogram Template chart (excel sheet)
Antibiogram template chart in Excel: what a hospital antibiogram is and how to summarise local antimicrobial susceptibility of pathogens to antibiotics.
Jun 6, 2020
GeneralTop 10 Pharmaceutical companies in 2019
Top 10 Pharma Companies in the world as of 2019 is still on the top in 2019 followed by: 2. Roche 3. J&J 4. Sanofi 5. Merck 6. Novartis 7. Abbvie 8. Amgen 9. GSK 10. BMS
Mar 28, 2019
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Top 10 Pharmaceutical companies in 2017
Pharmaceutical companies make a huge business, a lot of competition there along with multiple acquisitions and merge between many pharmaceutical companies, down there a video with the top 10 pharmaceutical companies in the beginning of 2017 as a result of their 2016 revenues. The recent rank of top 10 pharmaceutical companies by revenues has a…
May 3, 2017
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Classification of Bio Enzymes
What are enzymes ? They are biocatalysts that act on a substrate and then convert it into product. They usually have the suffix -ase. Most of enzymes are proteins. Enzymes follow the physical and chemical reactions of proteins. They are heat labile and water soluble. Enzymes are classified into: Oxidoreductases: Function : Transfer of hydrogen…
Apr 18, 2017
GeneralHow to remember Enzyme inducers and Enzyme inhibitors (mnemonics)
Enzyme inducers will increase the rate of metabolism of co-administered drugs and thus their effect will decrease or will be at lower therapeutic dose. As a result, the dose of such drugs (which are metabolized by microsomal enzymes) should be increased when administered along with enzyme inducers. Enzyme inhibitors will decrease the metabolism of drugs…
Apr 9, 2017
General20 Most Common Pharmaceutical Additives with Examples
A pharmaceutical additive or an excipient is a substance that mixed with an active pharmaceutical ingredient for a specific purpose. I will go through the most common types with examples: It is an agent that prevent the oxidation process to the pharmaceutical preparation. Thus, avoid its deterioration. Examples: Antioxidants as a pharmaceutical additives have two…
Apr 4, 2017
GeneralIs Tedizolid really an alternative to Linezolid ?
Short answer, yes! Tedizolid (SIVEXTRO™) is a novel oxazolidinone antibiotic approved recently for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) and I believe it is a matter of time until being approved for other indications like pneumonia (HAP/VAP). But is it really with additional benefits over Linezolid ? Short answer, No! So I am…
Mar 10, 2017
GeneralPharmacokinetics VS Pharmacodynamics – Differences
Pharmacokinetics VS Pharmacodynamics : From the very beginning when learning pharmacology or pharma sciences, you have to know the differences between the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. How to remember Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics? So, to remember it easily, pharmacodynamics is the effect of the drug on the body and therefore, the pharmacokinetics mean what the body does…
Mar 10, 2017