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How To ?How antibiotic resistance develops – infographs
A lot of people including few or more of healthcare professional don’t know how antibiotic resistance is developed or they don’t recognize the real risk of their contribution in antibiotic resistance either by overusing certain classes of antimicrobial all the time which is known as “Selective pressure” or abusing antibiotics when there is no real…
May 6, 2017
Drug facts170 facts that should be known about Antibiotics
Whether you are a pharmacist, ID specialist, microbiologist, pharmacy student or anyone who is interested or reviewing antibiotics I will put here the MUST know tips, facts and notes about Antibiotics. You can use these facts for fast reviewing antibiotics, they cover almost every single antibiotic class with very important notes and tips that should…
Apr 15, 2017
Drug factsDrug suffixes have a clue about the drug class
Drugs are classified into groups, but as a pharmacist you could know what is the class of certain drug as long as the drug has a very common suffix. The most popular example is -statin , as long as the drug name has the suffix statin, it is immediately known as cholesterol lowering agent. So,…
Apr 9, 2017
Drug factsDrug Approval Process – explained by images
A drug is any product that is intended for use in the diagnosis, cure mitigation, treatment , or prevention of disease; and that is intended to affect the structure or any function of the body. Before a drug can be used, it must pass the FDA’s approval process. This process involves first testing the drug…
Mar 28, 2017
News & UpdatesBavencio approved by FDA for metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC)
“While skin cancer is one of the most common cancers, patients with a rare form called Merkel cell cancer have not had an approved treatment option until now,” said Richard Pazdur, M.D., acting director of the Office of Hematology and Oncology Products in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and director of the…
Mar 23, 2017
DiseasesSiliq (brodalumab) approved as a new psoriasis drug by FDA
Psoriasis is a skin condition that causes patches of skin redness and flaking. Psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder that occurs more commonly in patients with a family history of the disease, and most often begins in people between the ages of 15 and 35. The most common form of psoriasis is plaque psoriasis, in…
Feb 15, 2017
Dose measurementsCommonly used pharmaceutical Antidotes
This reminds me about that episode of Sherlock show when he was confused about two tablets, one is poison and the other is not! Actually, every single drug or tablet has both effects, the poisonous effect at the wrong dose and the remedy effect at the correct dose! So, I am going to list…
Aug 13, 2016
Drug factswhat does insulin do to the body ? [Video]
When you hear the word insulin you may think of a drug taken by people who have diabetes either type 1 or type 2. Yes this is true, but what you may not know that insulin is already one of hormones secreted by your body. Insulin is important to the body, insulin allows the…
Dec 25, 2015
GeneralHIV (AIDS) illustrated by video
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. AIDS stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. HIV is very similar to a virus called SIV (simian immunodeficiency virus), which is found in monkeys. The main ways HIV can be passed on to another human are: during unprotected sex, by using used injecting equipment, and from a mother to the fetus during pregnancy, birth or through…
Oct 17, 2015
GeneralUnderstanding The Ebola virus [Video]
How does Ebola virus attack the body? Good video for better understanding how the Ebola virus attacks human body! How does it take over the body cells as well as other interesting info and statics. You can read more about Ebola virus here or here. Ebola virus latest info on CDC website: https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/index.html
Oct 10, 2015
Drug factsThe “ABCDE” uses of Heparin – Mnemonic
What is Heparin? Heparin is a drug used to prevent clots in the blood vessels. Simply a blood thinner. Uses of Heparin : A: Acute coronary syndrome. B: Bypass Surgery. C: Cardiac Thrombi D: Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) E: Embolism ABCDE uses of Heparin.
Sep 28, 2015
Drug factsFDA warns severe joint pain may be caused by Gliptins – DPP-4 inhibitors
DPP-4 inhibitors used to treat type 2 diabetes, this class includes different brands in single molecule or combined with other molecules like metformin. DPP-4 inhibitors brands: Brand name Active ingredient(s) Januvia sitagliptin Janumet sitagliptin and metformin Janumet XR sitagliptin and metformin extended release Onglyza saxagliptin Kombiglyze XR saxagliptin and metformin extended release Tradjenta linagliptin Glyxambi…
Aug 28, 2015