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This study found that certain medication clusters prescribed at hospital discharge are associated with different risks of adverse drug events in older adults, with respiratory cluster patients facing the highest risk.

This article describes a case of selenosis linked to excessive selenium in a nutritional supplement that led to a product recall due to toxicity concerns.

This article reviews the historical development of pharmacology up to the mid-20th century and outlines its transition from a support role in therapeutics to a distinct scientific discipline, but reports no new findings.

Oxygen levels can drop during liver transplant if bypass pressures are too high, but other reasons should be checked first.

This case study reports a 44-year-old man with criminal sublethal thallium poisoning who demonstrated diminished contrast sensitivity, a tritan color vision defect, and a relative cecocentral scotoma leading to optic atrophy.

A medicine company has recalled a drug because it contained an unlisted blood pressure medication.

This case report describes a 35-year-old man who developed an atypical DRESS syndrome after taking topiramate for migraine prevention, which resolved with drug withdrawal and symptomatic treatment.

This review provides an overview of skin manifestations associated with substance use disorder but reports no new clinical findings; the authors emphasize the importance of dermatological evaluation and multidisciplinary care in managing these cases.

This study concluded that excessive use of psychodynamic defense mechanisms can increase the risk of burnout and secondary traumatic stress in caregivers, while compassion satisfaction might mitigate emotional exhaustion.

In this study, a patient with cystic fibrosis developed iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome due to impaired clearance of budesonide from concurrent itraconazole use, highlighting the need for regular monitoring in such combination therapies.

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This case report highlights that a woman experienced arsenic toxicosis from kelp supplements, manifesting as alopecia and memory loss, which resolved after stopping the supplements.

This article discusses the potential role of oral DHEA, available as a 'dietary supplement' in the US, in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality, calling for clinical trials to assess its safety.

In this study conducted at a tertiary care hospital's dermatology department, researchers reported frequent prescription errors and incomplete information, such as missing drug routes and usage, with significant instances of polypharmacy and potential drug interactions, emphasizing the need for improved rational drug usage practices.

This article reviews adverse drug reactions, emphasizes methods of prevention, and encourages reporting to the FDA's medWatch program, but presents no new study findings.

This study suggests that using opioids along with 5αRI may reduce opioid use disorder risk in humans, supporting similar findings from animal studies.

This review discusses the off-label use of drugs like Minoxidil, Aripripazole, and others, providing insights for physicians and pharmacists but reports no new clinical findings.

In this study, researchers observed that obese women experienced heightened levels of endogenous intoxication shortly after undergoing a cesarean section, which may point to potential complications. Further research is needed to create effective strategies for preventing and treating post-operative complications in this population.

In this study, researchers explored how digital influencers may promote self-medication, finding that while 75.7% of undergraduate health students believed influencers suggest medications for self-medication, 73.2% did not use medication recommended by influencers, highlighting a need for regulatory oversight on influencer-generated health advice.

This study found that pediatric epilepsy patients on polytherapy experienced more adverse drug reactions compared to those on monotherapy, despite improved seizure control with polytherapy.

In this study, the authors explored the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for typical sports injuries and cosmetic surgical wounds, finding that a hormetic dose-response relationship could explain the observed successes, contrary to prevailing expert opinion that deemed this treatment ineffective for normal wounds.

Eating disorders are serious, often undiagnosed conditions requiring early treatment, with anorexia being the most deadly and binge-eating the most treatable.

A bald man grew hair on his head after taking a drug called diazoxide, but lost it again when he stopped the medication.

This study observed that the toxicity of Doxil in metastatic breast carcinoma patients is both dose and schedule dependent, with clear correlations to pharmacokinetic parameters.

This case report detailed a 38-year-old woman with thallium intoxication, who initially presented with polyneuropathy and alopecia. The diagnosis was confirmed by toxicology, and treatment with potassium hexacyanoferrate led to full recovery, underscoring the importance of early diagnosis and treatment in toxic polyneuropathies.

This case study potentially links the use of anabolic steroids to increased severity of COVID-19 in a healthy 28-year-old man, with marked symptom improvement following treatment with proxalutamide.

In this case report, an established Hashimoto's thyroiditis patient converted to Graves disease, highlighting the need for regular monitoring and thyroid function tests to distinguish from potential levothyroxine over-replacement.

This study examined 27 DRESS patients diagnosed in Thailand, identifying phenytoin, allopurinol, and nevirapine as common causes, with a 3.7% mortality rate and systemic corticosteroids being a common treatment.

In this study, researchers identified significant signals indicating previously unrecognized risks of lipid metabolism abnormalities for several drugs, urging the need for better monitoring and label updates.

In this case report, purpura was associated with lithium treatment at therapeutic levels, highlighting the importance of monitoring for symptoms of intoxication even when lithium concentrations appear normal.