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Old Doc, New Drug: Ticagrelor September 10, 2018
We all love to interfere with the clotting cascade in modern medicine, and this is a new way to do so! Yet another unpronounceable new drug. Ti-CAG-re-lor is the latest in the family of drugs [cyclopentyltriazolopyrimidines.. forget that word immediately ] that stop clots and start bleeding. I like to call it “tiger claw” and everyone around […] […]
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ConSEPT Trial: Phenytoin vs. Levetiracetam in Status Epilepsy September 1, 2018
Hi All, Just got home from the excellent, engaging and enjoyable experience that was Don’t Forget the Bubbles 2018. It was really a fun event and the vibe was very relaxed. There was a lot of “soft stuff” with patients, families and advocates talking to the clinicians. However, there was also a good measure of […]
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Old Doc, New Drug: Umeclidinium August 20, 2018
When I first saw the name of this medication… I honestly thought that some smart physicist had discovered a new element way down the bottom of the period table. Naturally, being a total chemistry nerd, I was excited… until I realised that it was in fact just another boring drug to treat the most mundane […]
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