IT IS a widely held opinion that bronchial asthma may be due to the liberation of free histamine from its usually bound state, 1–4 although many conflicting observations make this view far from ...

Methotrexate is prescribed to at least 500,000 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) worldwide; the best route of administration, however, is not clear. This multicenter, phase IV, randomized, ...

This discussion dives into aspects of parenteral formulations containing the biodegradable polymer, poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) “PLGA”. These aspects will provide an understanding of how to ...

Compared to other dosage forms, Parenteral Products present unique challenges in both their development and manufacture as their method of administration requires sterile and pyrogen free products.

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy was successfully delivered in our facility despite significant comorbidity and geographic limitations. To evaluate our outpatient parenteral antimicrobial ...

The primary objective of any pharmaceutical preparation is to provide the desired drug concentration to the proper site in the body to promptly achieve the therapeutic effect (Hilleman & Banakar, 1992 ...

Parenteral nutrition (PN) is a lifesaving means of nutritional support for thousands of hospitalized infants who cannot tolerate normal oral feeding due to the immaturity or surgical removal of the ...

Parents and carers have the right to be involved in planning and making decisions about their baby's health and care, and to be given information and support to enable them to do this, as set out in ...