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  2. Essential medicines - Wikipedia

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    Essential medicines should be accessible to people at all times, in sufficient amounts, and be generally affordable. [2] Since 1977, the WHO has published a model list of essential medicines, with the 2019 list for adult patients containing over 400 medicines. [ 3 ]

  3. Keep batteries and medications in your carry-on: A packing ...

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    Unsure what can go on the plane with you and what needs to go in the hold? Here are the basics from the Transportation Security Administration.

  4. Sublingual administration - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, after absorption from the gastrointestinal tract, such drugs must pass to the liver, where they may be extensively altered; this is known as the first pass effect of drug metabolism. Due to the digestive activity of the stomach and intestines, the oral route is unsuitable for certain substances, such as salvinorin A.

  5. Vaccine storage - Wikipedia

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    Although the risk of storage cooler malfunction is low, it is better to check than the need to replace vaccines wasted due to the loss of potency. Temperature monitoring needs to take place in both storage units and transport units. The refrigerator should maintain a temperature between 2° and 8 °C (36° and 46 °F).

  6. Medicine cabinet - Wikipedia

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    A medicine cabinet is a cabinet used to store medications and other hygiene products. [1] They are often locked and placed high enough such that it can not be accessed by small children. Medicine cabinets can be placed in many different places depending on the intended use and available space, and can for instance be found in workshops ...

  7. Auxiliary label - Wikipedia

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    An auxiliary label (also called cautionary and advisory label or prescription drug warning label) is a label added on to a dispensed medication package by a pharmacist in addition to the usual prescription label. These labels are intended to provide supplementary information regarding the safe administration, use, and storage of the medication. [1]

  8. Saline flush - Wikipedia

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    Flushing with saline should be painless if the cannula is in its proper place, although if the saline is not warmed there may be a cold sensation running up the vein. A painful flush may indicate tissuing or phlebitis and is an indication that the cannula should be relocated. [1] Solutions other than normal saline may be used.

  9. Is the promise of more affordable weight loss drugs too good ...

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    But due to the soaring demand for these weight loss drugs, it’s now a mainstream phenomenon. Semaglutide has been on the market for 20 years, but it was approved by the FDA in 2021 for chronic ...