Promoting Sustainable Prescribing—A Case Study Presenting Experiences From Two Swedish Drug and Therapeutics Committees [PDF]
During the past two decades, it has become evident that pharmaceuticals is an emerging environmental problem. In this study, we present the experiences from two Swedish Drug & Therapeutics Committees (DTCs) on how they integrate environmental ...
Björn Ericsson +5 more
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We describe a new method for the evaluation of the bitterness of medicines by semi-continuous measurement of adsorption using a multichannel taste sensor or 'electric tongue'. The bitterness of 10 basic medicines was evaluated by both the taste sensor and in human gustatory sensation tests with 11 volunteers.
Hidekazu Ikezaki +2 more
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Antipsychotic treatment patterns and cardiometabolic medicine use: current real-world evidence [PDF]
Aims Off-label use of antipsychotics, often at low doses, is increasing. Exploring the link between individual antipsychotic treatment patterns, including low-dose continuous use, and cardiometabolic health is crucial to prevent long-term morbidity and ...
Ramya Padmavathy Radha Krishnan +3 more
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Colloidal delivery of drugs: present strategies and conditions [PDF]
In this article, we offer a summary of a broad variety of colloidal drug delivery systems with a special emphasis on vesicular used in testing or theoretically useful as carrier systems for medicines or active biomolecules or as cell carriers with ...
Nahed Sallam +5 more
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Uptake of new antidiabetic medicines in 11 European countries
Background Several new antidiabetic medicines (GLP-1 receptor agonists, DPP-4 inhibitors, and SGLT-2 inhibitors) have been approved by the European Medicines Agency since 2006.
Nika Mardetko +4 more
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The continuing use of complementary and alternative medicine in South Australia: costs and beliefs in 2004 [PDF]
To survey the use, cost, beliefs and quality of life of users of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).A representative population survey conducted in 2004 with longitudinal comparison to similar 1993 and 2000 surveys.3015 South Australian respondents over the age of 15 years (71.7% participation).In 2004, CAMs were used by 52.2% of the ...
MacLennan, A. H. +2 more
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Factor VIII products: key aspects of development, clinical research and use (part 1)
According to the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH), there are currently about 400 thousand patients with hemophilia in the world. Severe clinical manifestations of the disease associated with a genetically determined deficiency of blood clotting ...
Zh. I. Avdeeva +4 more
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Context Drug utilization studies help medical practitioners and health policy makers to decide an individualized specific drug pattern for a particular disease or disease group.
Lakde P Suresh +2 more
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3D Printing Technologies in Personalized Medicine, Nanomedicines, and Biopharmaceuticals
3D printing technologies enable medicine customization adapted to patients’ needs. There are several 3D printing techniques available, but majority of dosage forms and medical devices are printed using nozzle-based extrusion, laser-writing systems, and ...
Dolores R. Serrano +14 more
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The use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAMs) in the treatment of diabetes mellitus: is continued use safe and effective? [PDF]
Diabetes mellitus is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with a prevalence of 347 million in 2013. Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) are a group of remedies that is fast gaining acceptance among individuals. Cinnamon, Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) and Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) are 3 widely used CAMs used ...
Medagama, Arjuna B, Bandara, Ruwanthi
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