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Warning of counterfeit ivermectin tablets sold via social media

Sciensano

Investigations show that these counterfeit ivermectin tablets are systematically underdosed or seriously contaminated with bacteria. Although several health authorities warned the public against using this medicine outside clinical trials, the medicine was widely used on a major scale in late 2020 and in 2021.

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Medical Science Liaison Jobs: Everything You Need to Know

XTalks

Their engagements may include organizing meetings with doctors and healthcare staff, contributing to panel discussions or presenting information to audiences. Calibrating drug strength, methodologies and dosages to facilitate large-scale manufacturing and distribution of pharmaceuticals and medicinal compounds.

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IWD: Spotlight on women in life sciences

pharmaphorum

Four years ago, I pivoted in my career, becoming a mechanical design engineer for a Manchester-based Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) company – designing air handling units for hospitals, pharmacies, schools and supermarkets. In October 2021, I joined the engineering department at Envair Technology, designing isolators.

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Black History Month: Recognizing the Revolutionary Contributions of Black Individuals in Science

XTalks

Ball went on to study chemistry at the University of Washington, earning a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry, followed by a second degree in pharmacy two years later. The tree originates from the Indian subcontinent and had been used medicinally since as early as the 1300s. Dr. Harry T.

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14 BEST IBS Medication Over The Counter

Druggist

Review of diet and lifestyle is one of the first recommendations gives by a doctor once a patient is diagnosed with IBS. Most of the drugs which are recommended in the symptomatic management of IBS can be purchased over the counter from pharmacies, supermarkets and online. Antidepressants ( prescription-only medicines).

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Hitting Pause on Criticism of the FDA, Just for Today

Pharmacy Checkers

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is just one agency out of the many that make up the United States Department of Health and Human Services and, from PharmacyChecker’s relatively small (non-regulatory) role of helping verify online pharmacies to protect public health, I’ve learned just how insanely massive its mandate is.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Coverage

XTalks

President Jair Bolsonara recently admitted that he, too has tested positive for COVID-19 and he, like Trump, believes in the medicinal power of hydroxychloroquine, despite good evidence to the contrary. In the meantime, a British survey showed that almost half of Britain’s doctors are buying their own PPE or relying on donations to secure it.