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Drugs causing alopecia
Some drugs may cause hair loss by interfering with the cycle of hair growth.
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Stability of Drugs in Compliance Aids
Welcome to the stability of drugs in compliance aids section for pharmacists. This section includes links to drug information resources on light sensitive drugs and what medicines can be repackaged in compliance aids / dose administration aids (DAA) / monitored dosage systems (MDS).
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High Risk Medicines
What are high risk (alert) medicines? Examples of high risk medicines, potential harm and interventions to reduce patient harm.
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Drugs Highly Bound to Plasma Proteins
Many drugs bind to plasma proteins to some degree. The plasma proteins mainly involved in drug binding are albumin, α1-acid…
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Routes of Drug Administration
In this guide, we summarise the most common routes used to administer drugs, the advantages and disadvantages of each drug route and examples of dosage forms that are used to deliver the active drug to the intended site of action in the body.
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Equivalent Dose & Drug Conversions / Transfers / Switching
This section features links to a wide range of clinical resources on equivalent doses and conversions for opioids, benzodiazepines, antidepressants, antipsychotics, corticosteroids and more.
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Secondary Causes of Hypertension
Secondary hypertension is hypertension due to an identifiable cause, which may be treatable with an intervention specific to the cause;…
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Parenteral Drug Therapy
Welcome to the parenteral drug therapy section for physicians and pharmacists. This clinical subject features links to resources on intravenous (iv) compatibility and administration, infusion / injectable drug monographs and more.
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Drug Allergy & Cross-Reactivity
This section features links to clinical practice resources on managing drug allergies and cross-reactivity reactions to drugs such as penicillins, cephalosporins, sulfonamides, NSAIDs and opioids.
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Drug Interactions
Welcome to the drug interactions section for physicians and pharmacists. This section features links to clinical practice resources on identifying, checking and managing drug-drug including CYP450 (cytochrome P450), drug-herb and drug-food interactions.
Clinical Pharmacology & Drug Therapy
This category on clinical pharmacology/drug therapy will cover various topics such as drugs and their mechanism of actions, prescribing medicines, drug interactions, pharmacokinetics, and adverse drug reactions. Explore resources like study notes, clinical tables, drug information guides and prescribing content for medical students, foundation doctors, pharmacy students, pharmacists, nursing students and nurses.