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Pharmacogenetics for the prescriber
Pharmacogenetics is the study of how genetic factors affect the response to drugs (efficacy, adverse effects). Variation in genes can…
Writing prescriptions: how to avoid common errors
Prescribing medicines is the primary tool used by most healthcare systems to cure illness, relieve symptoms and prevent future disease.…
Pharmacodynamics for the prescriber
Pharmacodynamics is the study of how drugs have effects on the body. The most common mechanism is by interaction of…
Monitoring drug therapy
It is important to monitor drug therapy because the effects of a drug can vary significantly between individuals. Wherever possible,…
Clinical pharmacology of biological medicines
Biological medicines encompass a wide group of therapeutic agents that are manufactured by living organisms and include monoclonal antibodies, peptides…
Adverse drug reactions
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are important but often difficult to diagnose. They should be considered in the differential diagnosis of…
Thrombectomy for Stroke in the Public Health Care System of Brazil
At least eight randomized clinical trials have shown the benefit of mechanical thrombectomy in the treatment of strokes due to…
Chemotherapy/immunotherapy combo shows promise for first-line treatment of mesothelioma
Inoperable malignant pleural mesothelioma, is a rare and aggressive cancer of the protective lining of the lungs, or pleura, often…
A protein that helps to fight viruses can also block lung damage repair
Researchers have found that a protein which is initially helpful in the body’s immune response to a virus, can later…