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Therapeutic drug monitoring for promotion of rational medication in the elderly: Overview, challenges and opportunities

Precision Medication
In the context of rapid development of clinical pharmacy in China, therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) has become a vital tool for rational medication and is widely concerned.
Bolin Zhu, Yuanchao Zhu, Di Chen, Pengfei Jin   +3 more
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Referral Patterns and Diagnostic Timeliness in Pediatric Cancer: A Hospital‐Based Study in Indonesia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Timely diagnosis and treatment are critical for improving survival among children with cancer. In low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), delays are common and may be influenced by fragmented referral pathways and diagnostic limitations.
Nur Melani Sari, Regina Hadi Putri, Fatimah Assyifa, Judith Spijkerman, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Susi Susanah   +5 more
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Association between Medication Non-Adherence and Increases in Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Medications

, 2021
Importance: Medication non-adherence is highly costly and leads to worse disease control and outcomes. However, knowledge about medication adherence is often disconnected from prescribing decisions, and this disconnect may lead to inappropriate increases
Michael Taitel, Valerie G. Press, Neda Laiteerapong, Angshuman Gooptu   +3 more
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Simultaneous determination of concentration of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim in human plasma by dual-quaternary HPLC and its clinical application

Precision Medication
Sulfamethoxazole compound, a combination of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, is commonly prescribed to organ transplant recipients for infections caused by Nocardia, Burkholderia cepacia, and Pneumocystis jirovecii.
Li Nong, Yunxia Tang, Xiaoning Qin, Zhou Zhou, Zongqiang Lai, WenXing Wei, Wenwen Tan   +6 more
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Venetoclax‐Based Therapy as a Bridge to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Relapsed or Refractory Pediatric Acute Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Relapsed and/or refractory (R/R) pediatric acute leukemia carries a dismal prognosis, largely driven by chemoresistance to conventional salvage therapy. The BH3‐mimetic venetoclax, combined with chemotherapy or hypomethylating agents, has demonstrated efficacy in small clinical trials.
Katherine S. Colman, Deborah Meyran, Vajiranee Malalasekera, Heather Weerdenburg, Janine Campbell, Rachel Conyers, Stacie Wang, Hannah Walker, Seong Lin Khaw, Diane Hanna   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anti-platelet aggregation effect of Compound Danshen dripping pill: An integrated study of meta-analysis, network pharmacology, and in vivo and vitro experiments

Precision Medication
Objective: Compound Danshen Dripping Pill (CDDP) is a marketed Chinese patent medicine, primarily efficacious in “promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, regulating Qi to relieve pain”.
Bo Pang, Haofan Xu, Zhouyi Xie, Yi Chen, Yu Wei, Mengying Zhang, Qian Zhao, Wenjia Wang, Jingbo Zhai, Yunhui Hu   +9 more
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Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the Economics of Rational Self-Medication [PDF]

It has been established in the medical literature that self-medicating with imperfect information about either the use of a genuine or counterfeit drug or based on wrong self-diagnosis of ailment, which is predominant especially in developing countries ...
Wisdom Akpalu
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Epithelial-mesenchymal transition in cancer metastasis: Molecular mechanisms, microenvironmental regulation, and therapeutic targeting

Precision Medication
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition is a crucial driver of cancer metastasis, enabling cancer cells to acquire invasive and migratory characteristics. This review synthesizes the molecular mechanisms underlying EMT, focusing on the transcription factors ...
Yinuo Liu, Zhouye Ma, Yue Chen, Yuwei Cui, Haifu Wan, Xuzhao Wang, Xianjiang Kang, Shuai Guo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The outcome of pharmacist counseling at the time of hospital discharge: an observational nonrandomized study

Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2012
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Adverse drug events (ADEs) may occur after discharge from acute care hospitalization because of limited instruction on medications at discharge. The right instructions given to patients may reduce the risk of ADEs.
Sami Ali Al-Ghamdi, Mansour Adam Mahmoud, Maha Abdalaziz Alammari, Abdulkareem Mohamed Al Bekairy, Muneera Alwhaibi, Ahmad Yacoub Mayet, Hisham Saad Aljadhey   +6 more
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