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Oral oncolytic and antiretroviral therapy administration: dose adjustments, drug interactions, and other considerations for clinical use

Melissa E Badowski PharmD, MPH, Bradley Burton PharmD, Kristy M Shaeer PharmD, MPH, John Dicristofano BS, PharmD Candidate

Article Type

Review

Published

This article evaluates existing literature through such means as drug databases and package inserts along with PubMed/Medline, Embase, and Google Scholar databases to develop a reference tool for providers to utilize when there is a decision to treat a patient with ART and oral oncolytic agents concurrently.

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Influence of the duration of hospital length of stay on frequency of prophylaxis and risk for venous thromboembolism among patients hospitalized for acute medical illnesses in the USA

Alpesh Amin MD, MBA, W Richey Neuman MD, MPH, Melissa Lingohr-Smith PhD, Brandy Menges PhD, Jay Lin PhD, MBA

Article Type

Original Research

Published

This article evaluates whether the duration of hospital stay influences venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis patterns and VTE risk during hospitalization and post-discharge among patients hospitalized for acute illnesses in the USA.

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Menopause hormone therapy: latest developments and clinical practice

Tomas Fait MD, PhD

Article Type

Review

Published

Menopause hormone therapy still remains a dominant
therapeutic modality in climacteric medicine. The core medical
skill is the ability to choose the optimal MHT preparation for
the given patient. Such choice is based on an understanding of
various clinical and metabolic effects of MHT depending on the
composition, dosage, and the method of application, this article discusses those choices.

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