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April 29th 2025
A 15-mg dose with a corticosteroid taper regimen was superior to placebo in sustained remission from week 12 to 52.
Ready-to-Infuse Therapy Available for Patients with Certain Cancers
April 8th 2019Sun Pharma's gemcitabine in sodium chloride injection is the first and only chemotherapy product in a premixed, ready-to-infuse formulation, which eliminates steps in the complex chemotherapy preparation process.
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FDA to Companies: Stop Making Liquid Nicotine Products that Resemble Cough Syrup
April 8th 2019If these products were confused, it coul result in someone ingesting "could result in ingesting toxic amounts of liquid nicotine. Likewise, nicotine exposures of these sorts are extremely problematic and could be fatal for children."
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FDA Expands Indication of Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatment to Include Male Patients
April 4th 2019The indication’s expansion for palbociclib to include male patients is based upon data from postmarketing reports and electronic health records showing that the safety profile for men treated with the drug is consistent with the safety profile in women treated with this medication.
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AMCP Foundation Awards Pharmacy & Therapeutics Competition Winners
April 4th 2019By participating in the P&T Competition, student pharmacists gain experience in gathering and critically analyzing scientific, clinical, and economic evidence in a systematic and rigorous fashion, according to the foundation.
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FDA Officials Reject NDA, in Current Form, for Gastroparesis Treatment
April 3rd 2019If approved, Gimoti would be the first non-oral drug treatment for symptoms associated with acute and recurrent diabetic gastroparesis in adult women and would represent the first significant advancement in the treatment of gastroparesis in 40 years.
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Reassuring Parents Who Are on the Fence About Vaccines
April 3rd 2019Mary Koslap‐Petraco DNP, PNPPC‐BC, CPNP, FAANP of Stony Brook University School of Nursing and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner House Calls advises nurses to listen to concerned parents and assure them they want the best for their children.
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