Pharmacy
Endoxifen: new hope for breast cancer ...
Tamoxifen is a “selective estrogen receptor modulator” (SERM), largely used for the treatment of hormone-positive breast cancer. It reduces both the mortality rate in women with early ... more »
Antibiotic-resistance: a challenge still ...
Bacterial antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest current challenges to the effective treatment of infectious diseases. During the last decades there has been a dramatic increase in the ... more »
New therapeutic potential for ...
Acetaminophen (Tylenol, paracetamol) is an analgesic-antipyretic drug. Unlike NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), acetaminophen has no or very weak anti-inflammatory properties and is void ... more »
NSAIDs: efficacy and
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs (such as aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen and meloxicam) are among the most widely used medicines in the world, because of their anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. NSAIDs are characterized by the common basic property to inhibit the pro-inflammatory enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX), although they greatly differ in their efficacy and safety. COX enzyme exists as two isoforms, ... more »
ACE inhibitors
ACE inhibitors are medicines that slow or inhibit the activity of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE), which is responsible for the synthesis of angiotensin II and the inactivation of bradykinin. Angiotensin II is a blood oligopeptide whose ... more »
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Challenges facing social pharmacy
In this issue, Puspitasari et al present a review of research on counseling given to people purchasing prescription medicines in community pharmacies. Their results point to some challenges for social pharmacy research, such as the nature of ... more »
Job satisfaction and intention to leave the profession: Should we care?
Pharmacists' job satisfaction has been of interest to researchers since the early 1960s. Three main approaches have been used in its study. One approach involves examining satisfaction with specific facets of the job such as working conditions, ... more »
