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Pharmacology Vs pharmacy We will be discussing pharmacology Vs pharmacy in this article. We will discuss in detail their differences and similarities. What is pharmacology? Pharmacology is a course under biological sciences, medical sciences and pharmaceutical sciences. Please visit pharmacology definition,  branches and classes for a detailed information on what pharmacology is and what pharmacologists …

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Introduction In drugs formulation, there are other ingredients or substances that are added or used in the process other than the active pharmaceutical ingredients. These substances are called inactive Pharmaceutical ingredients or excipients. Excipients are inert substances used as diluents or vehicles for a drug. They are used for various reasons and their functionalities often …

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Microorganisms that are beneficial in Pharmaceutical industry are microbes that are used in this industry for the production of drugs, vaccines, and medical devices. Broadly, microorganisms that are used in industrial processes including Pharmaceutical industry are called industrial microorganisms. These can be bacterial, fungal, or viral microorganisms. Their use in the production of Pharmaceutical Products …

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Diarrhoea is the passage of loose or watery stool at least three times within a 24-hour period. Dehydration and malnutrition are the two main issues that arise from diarrhoea in children. Goals of diarrhoea treatment in children The main goals of therapy for treating diarrhoea in children are: Prevent dehydration if it has not occured. …

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Introduction to Breast Cancer (BC) Cancer is a cellular malignancy whose unique trait is loss of normal controls which results in unregulated growth, lack of differentiation and ability to invade local tissues and metastasize. The estimated number of new cases each year is expected to rise from 10 million in 2002 to 15 million by …

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Introduction This article discusses in details, step by step procedures for setting up a successful Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical business in Nigeria including the requirements for doing so. Pharmaceutical business is a vast one with high profitability potential especially if done the right way. Pharmacy business can be production or manufacturing, importation, exportation, distribution, wholesaling or …

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Introduction Antibacterial drugs just like the name sounds are drug classes used in treating infections of bacterial origin. It is necessary to point out here that antibiotics are different from antibacterials. Antibiotics comprises antibacterials, antifungals and antiviral drugs. Antibiotics therefore can be antibacterial antibiotics, antiviral antibiotics or antifungals antibiotics depending on the type of infections …

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Antiviral drugs are a group of drugs which have activities against infections of viral origin such as HIV/AIDS, Covid-19, hepatitis, herpes simplex virus disease etc. These substances or drugs have different ways they act, called mechanism of action, through which they inhibit viral growth, replication or entry into their hosts cells. Classification of Antiviral drugs …

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Pharmacy business is a health care business that is lucrative. It is relatively easy to open and run especially if you are a pharmacist or using the services of one. If you are not a pharmacist and wishes to open one anywhere in Nigeria, please contact us by clicking here so that we will help …

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What is Chadwick sign? Pregnancy comes with several changes in women. Some of these changes are hormonal, physiological and physical. Chadwick sign happens to be one of the physical changes that occurs in women during pregnancy. It is a dark bluish or purplish discolouration of the cervix, vagina, and vulva as a result of an …

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Drugs used for the treatment of osteoarthritis that are effective, safe, affordable and readily available are not many. Among these available drugs are pain killers medically called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). These pain killers do not provide cure nor improve osteoarthritis in any way. These are the limitations of NSAIDs in the treatment of osteoarthritis. …

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There could be different reasons you may want to make yourself throw up. Whatever reason this may be, just note that there could be risks in making yourself throw up. The risk include being choked by your vomitus. Others include having the vomitus flow into your lungs. Also, vomiting could irritate or corrode your gullet …

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Eating onions has got a lot of health benefits to both men, women and children. Interestingly, onions can be eaten in several ways. It can be eaten raw, cooked, or pressed and its juice drank.  Onions otherwise known as allium cepa belong to Amaryllidaceae family of plants and allium genus. It is common and widely …

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Introduction Herbal tea became popular recently because of its enormous health benefits for all. Yes, herbal teas are beneficial to both men and women. Herbal teas are made from herbs, hence the name herbal tea. Most if not all of the herbs used in making herbal teas are medicinal. Different herbs are used in producing …

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Jude lasts only few seconds in bed Jude didn’t know how to last longer in bed naturally. So, he started using a prescription drug called Viagra to help himself. Well, the Viagra did not help him that much. Do you know why? The reason is that Viagra is used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction …

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