If we are talking about the original drug, then the maximum permissible dose, which is dispensed by prescription, is 100mg. How to calculate the dose according to the time frame? The dose per dose is also calculated for 24 hours. Moreover, this dose is considered not a single but a daily one as well. If…
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British Columbia remains the only province in Canada that does not provide coverage for SGLT2 diabetes drugs. This relatively new drug type was approved by the FDA and EMA in 2012-13. Until now experts have expressed controversial opinions on the registered SGLT2 inhibitors. On the one hand, drugs of this class offer new opportunities in…
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Understanding habits and choices that promote sound physical and mental health is the key priority, since health, according to the WHO, is 50-55% determined by one’s way of life. The newest research gives even greater importance to lifestyle, raising it to 70%. However, not only the importance attributed to healthy lifestyle is reconsidered. What practices…
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Canadians get benefit from unlimited and instant medical help provided by licensed doctors. Learn more about it in this article. Due to the established partnership with HealthTap, VirtualMED obtained an opportunity to provide Canadians with timely and easy access to virtual AI-powered healthcare. Montreal-based company has developed a service, which is going to be available within the…
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Have you ever found drugs that have expired several days, months or even years ago while going through the medical kit? Many are wondering whether they should throw away the expired drugs immediately, or taking these won’t do any harm at all. Opinions expressed here and there may be opposing. Some claim that taking expired…
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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease, the prevalence of which has greatly increased in recent years. It is believed that many people are not aware of having asthma, and therefore do not receive proper treatment. At the same time, most asthmatic patients can gain complete control of the disease with the help of treatment, and…
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The statistics gathered by the American Food and Drug Administration shows an alarming tendency. The users of prescription medications tend to expose these to light, water, and oxygen; the three substances associated with life in most humans, yet being the enemies when it comes to prescription medications. It the following article, we will see what…
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As expected, strong competition in the field of online pharmacies drives the distributors to promote their products in a rather aggressive manner than cannot but detrimentally affect the image of entire e-commerce segment of online Canadian pharmacies. Aggressive promotions in online drugstore business: the consequences Aggressive commercial practices constitute an unfair practice because of repeated…
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The rapid growth of retail pharmacy chains in the U.S. and Canada in recent years has marked the transition of the pharmaceutical distribution market to a qualitatively new level of development. The economic situation in the pharmaceutical market allows networks to formulate strategic objectives for the short and medium term, and to predict the direction…
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People ask me medical questions. And I like questions. As a doctor, I realize people in my professional and personal life don’t just come to me for my winning personality and witty repartee. I’ve been to medical school, and sometimes it’s nice to know someone in the medical field as a go-to for questions about…
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