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Over the past decade, the rate of opioid-related deaths and hospitalisations has increased in Australia. Pharmaceuticals are a significant contributing factor, responsible for 65% of opioid-induced deaths in 2016. It is estimated that between…
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Earlier this year, a small Sydney-based pharmaceutical company (Biocelect) launched its first product onto the Australian market – Kodatef® (tafenoquine) – the first new antimalarial agent in 20 years. Originally synthesised in 1978, GSK…
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Any plant in the genus Cannabis is referred to as cannabis. This includes seeds, dried leaves and flowers, resins, and extracts. The endocannabinoid system found in the body and brain upon which cannabinoid chemicals…
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The benefits of low-dose aspirin in the prevention of cardiovascular events have been investigated since the 1970s following studies that finally elucidated the pharmacodynamics of aspirin, including inhibition of platelet aggregation. In 1974, a…
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Hand-foot syndrome is a side-effect which can occur with treatment with some cytotoxic drugs (e.g. capecitabine, fluorouracil, liposomal doxorubicin and cytarabine) as well as multikinase inhibitors (e.g. pazopanib, sorafenib and sunitinib). Hand-foot syndrome is…
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There is some uncertainty about the precautions that need to be taken while preparing and administering low dose methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients either in the ward or at home. Like most drugs,…
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