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  General

  Malaria Treatment infographic

  Infographic with 3 heads for treatment of Malaria : ACT : Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy.  (  Artemisinin Developed resistance  ) ITN : Insecticide Treated Bed Net. IRS : Indoor Residual Spraying.       More about Malaria, click here.

  Mar 16, 2015

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  News & Updates

  NovoNordisk announces positive results with oral semaglutide

  Novonordisk the leading Danish company for producing anti diabetic drugs announces  positive results for phase II testing of the oral hypoglycemic semaglutide. In the trails semaglutide appeared to be safe and well tolerated with nausea and vomiting diminished over time.   “We are very pleased with the results of this trial confirming the potential…

  Feb 21, 2015

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  General

  Anti-malarial drug resistance has been detected in Asia

  Malaria is a disease caused by a plasmodium, spread through the bite of carrier  mosquitoes , artemisinin is a drug used in combination with other drugs has demonstrated ability to reduce the number of plasmodium parasites in the blood of the infected person. In Asia , reports of artemisinin resistance have been discovered according…

  Feb 20, 2015

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  General

  Pharmacology basics and definitions – Easy [Part 2]

  To find part one please click here .. :biggrin: We mentioned in the previous part two steps of Pharmacokinetics ( Absorption and Distribution ) in this part we will continue the two steps of pharmacokinetics ( Metabolism & Excretion ). 3.  Biotransformation (Metabolism) : The step where the drug structure changed thus its properties also…

  Jan 30, 2015

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  Drug facts

  Selectivity of Beta blockers

  Beta blockers prevent catecholamines ( Epinephrine & Norepinephrine ) from binding to beta receptors. Mainly , 3 types of beta receptors have been  internationally  identified :  β1 , β2 , β3 ” Beta receptors will be illustrated in other coming posts  “   ~ First generation of β blockers ~   Non-selective =…

  Dec 15, 2010

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  Patho-physiology

  Malaria in brief

  Miss Anopheles Mosquito is very Human-Considerate , she always makes sure her needle is sterile before biting them !

  Jul 1, 2010