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Deprescribing: Fashion Accessory or Fig Leaf?

Pharmacy, 2019
Deprescribing is the general practice fashion accessory that no prescriber can be seen without. However, it is in danger of becoming a “fig leaf” substitute for the entire medication review suite.
Arnold G. Zermansky
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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Knowledge among Drug Dispensers and Antimalarial Drug Prescribing Practices in Public Health Facilities in Dar es Salaam. [PDF]

, 2013
Irrational prescribing and dispensing of antimalarials has been identified as a contributing factor in the emergence of malaria parasites resistant to existing antimalarial drugs.
Kamuhabwa AA, Silumbe R, Kamuhabwa, Appolinary Ar, Silumbe, Richard   +3 more
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
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Drug misuse and dependence. UK guidelines on clinical management. [PDF]

, 2017
Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 9 Chapter 2: Essential elements of treatment provision 15 2.1 Key points 15 2.2 Assessment, planning care and treatment 15 2.3 Delivery of treatment 27 2.4 Drug testing 28 2.5 General health assessment at ...

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Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission [website]

, 2021
Website of the Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission (WHDPC), charged to "evaluate a range of US counternarcotics programs in the Americas and then make recommendations to improve them" -- including a recording and transcript of the group's hearing ...
United States. Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission.
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Drug management of oxidation-reduction state of the body in respiratory tract diseases (part 4)

Zdorovʹe Rebenka, 2018
The review of the literature presents mo­dern data on antioxidant vitamins — ascorbic acid and toco­pherol. Their antioxidant activity and immunomodulatory action in diseases of the respiratory system is shown.
A.E. Abaturov, A.P. Volosovets, T.P. Borysova   +2 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Off-label use catalogue of tumor anti-angiogenic drugs in China: a narrative review

Frontiers in Pharmacology
BackgroundThe management of off-label use (OLU) is an important aspect of standardizing and promoting the rational use of antitumor drugs. Tumor anti-angiogenic therapy (AAT) is essential in cancer treatment.
Difei Yao, Difei Yao, Yangmin Hu, Yangmin Hu, Shanshan Weng, Tiantian Wang, Tao Zhu, Tao Zhu, Lulu Liu, Huan Luo, Wei He, Wei He, Haibin Dai, Haibin Dai   +13 more
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Antioxidant properties of drugs used in Type 2 diabetes management: could they contribute to, confound or conceal effects of antioxidant therapy?

Redox Report, 2018
Objectives: This is a narrative review, investigating the antioxidant properties of drugs used in the management of diabetes, and discusses whether these antioxidant effects contribute to, confound, or conceal the effects of antioxidant therapy. Methods:
Siu Wai Choi, Cyrus K. Ho
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