but nurses and pharmacists also had the authority to order vancomycin based on oral or written orders. Exclusion criteria included patients receiving vancomycin for surgical prophylaxis ...

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After nearly three decades at University of Toledo Medical Center, from inpatient pharmacist to hospital executive, Russell Smith, PharmD, is now applying his extensive clinical background to lead ...

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AstraZeneca has reported the first clinical data with its oral PCSK9 inhibitor AZD0780, which it hopes could offer an alternative to current injectable drugs used to lower cholesterol. The new ...

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