Explainer: why are off-label medicines prescribed?

The off-label use of medicines is not illegal and it doesn’t mean regulators have specifically “disapproved” its use. But there are a number of issues to consider before using a medicine off-label. Before prescription medicines can be…

In the wake of the MERS-CoV outbreak in Korea, are health professionals ready to respond?

In the wake of the MERS-CoV outbreak in Korea, are health professionals ready to respond? Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a coronavirus (MERS-CoV) that was first described in Saudi Arabia in September 2012. More recently, an…

Advertising Niches

Advertising Niches Promoting niche categories are normally existent, and also it relies on what an institution is wanting to advertize. Additionally it will depend on the field that any supervisor wants the promoting niche categories. On the…

GPS OUTLINE NON-DISPENSING PHARMACISTS RECOMMENDATIONS

Pharmacists in general practice are one of several changes the Australian Medical Association wants to encourage, outlined in its submission to the Primary Health Care Review. The AMA Submission to the Government’s Primary Health Care…

Patients fooled by fake drugs made with poison and brick dust

"My daughter got ill with pneumonia, so I was told to give her some powder medication from the local market," Shazill Maqsood says.But his daughter didn't get better. Desperate to help her, Maqsood visited another doctor for help."He told me…

2015 WPPF Annual General Meeting and the Forum in FIP Congress

  2015 WPPF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND THE FORUM IN FIP CONGRES   ''WPPF AGM will be hold on Saturday Oct. 3rd 12:30pm in Room 7B, Düsseldorf Congress Center, followed by the Forum. This event will end by 2pm and is open to all…

the Annual General Meeting of the Western Pacific Pharmaceutical Forum

Dear Colleagues   I would like to advise you that the Annual General Meeting of the Western Pacific Pharmaceutical Forum will be held during the FIP Congress in Dusseldorf. If you are attending the Congress please join us for this WPPF meeting.…

BioBusiness Asia conference opens with a focus on precision medicine

TAIPEI -- The BioBusiness Asia (BBA) conference, one of the Bio Taiwan 2015 highlights, opened in Taipei Wednesday, attended by business, government and academic representatives in the bio technology sector from countries in the Asia-Pacific…

Flushed cheeks a warning sign

Research suggests that blushing after a few drinks is a symptom of a genetic mutation and deficiency endemic to Taiwan, not an indication of a strong, healthy liver, as popular legend purports. Stanford University School of Medicine researchers…

New drug targeting prions in mice shows promise over mad cow disease

WASHINGTON – A new drug compound could lead to a breakthrough in the fight against bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the incurable brain-wasting disease also known as mad cow disease, researchers said Wednesday. Scientists said the new…