How many of us give a “full” dose of chemotherapy to an obese patient—even in the curative setting? Dose calculation in the obese is a confusing but important puzzle for the oncologist and is becoming ...

Bulk drug calculations for different types of active moieties and drugs require different calculations and labeling. Performing calculations for the formulation of pharmaceutical dosage forms and ...

Calculating the amount of drug needed for compounding requires different considerations for respective drug types and forms. Drug calculations for the formulation of dosage forms and associated ...

Implementing a strategy that focuses on dose rounding for chemotherapies can have a 3-fold impact of decreasing drug costs, minimizing drug waste, and improving treatment efficiency. This strategy and ...

Methods of calculating the correct dosage of the antibiotic Vancomycin for treating multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are inaccurate for children over 10, leading to inappropriate dosage ...

Tibsovo comes as an oral tablet. It belongs to a group of drugs called isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 blockers. At this time, Tibsovo is only available in the brand-name form. There are currently no ...

Second cancers after pediatric Hodgkin's disease. The relationship between pretreatment characteristics and the effects of epirubicin were investigated in 20 chemotherapy-naive patients. Measurements ...

Blincyto (blinatumomab) is a brand-name drug prescribed for certain types of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in adults and most children. The dosage can vary depending on whether ALL is in ...

But the FDA’s decision does not preclude CMS from determining that the higher dose is not reasonable and necessary — ...