In the past few decades there has been an increasing awareness of pharmaceuticals in the environment and pharmaceuticals as environmental pollutants. Pharmaceuticals find their way to the aquatic environment mostly through sewage treatment plants. The potential toxicity of pharmaceuticals is of great interest as they have been discovered in air, water, soil, sediment and biota. The aim of the ...

Conotoxins are small disulfide rich peptides derived from the venom of Cone snails. They target different receptors in the nervous system with high selectivity and potency making them valuable as drug leads or drug themselves. One group of conotoxins, α-conotoxins have been shown to have potential as treatment for neuropathic pain.

Innledning: Apotekloven slår fast at legemidler skal utleveres nøyaktig etter resept og rekvisisjon. Studier viser imidlertid at feil og mangler forekommer ved 2,0 % av reseptene som blir levert inn ved vanlige apotek i Norge, og forskrivningsavvik forekommer ved 8,5 % av ordinasjonene på resepter utskrevet av leger ved Haukeland Universitetssykehus. Forskrivningsavvik kan medføre fare for klinisk ...

Autophagy is an essential cellular process that is important to maintain homeostasis by degrading proteins, lipids and organelles during critical times like cellular or environmental stress conditions. Autophagy plays a critical role in human pathologies, since defective autophagy can lead to diseases like cancer, neurodegenerative- and inflammatory diseases. Fez1 (Fasciculation and elongation protein ...

Introduction — The aim of Edinburgh Improved Anticipatory Care and Treatment (IMPACT) service is to reduce admissions and re-admissions to hospital for people with LTCs. The service consists of nurse case managers co-ordinating patients’ care, including reviewing medication. As a pilot project, an arrangement was made to refer such patients to a team of primary care pharmacists for clinical medication ...

Introduction There is little data on immuno-suppressant administration and prescribing to transplant patients. It was considered a high risk area because errors in prescribing and administration of immuno-suppressants can potentially have serious consequences like graft loss, side effects and even death. The reality was however that the lack of data meant that no one knew whether this was an area ...

BACKGROUND: Denosumab is a medication for postmenopausal osteoporosis delivered as a subcutaneous injection. Within the National Health Service (NHS) Lothian, Scotland, the treatment is currently administered in a hospital setting. Feedback from patients and staff indicate that the drug could most likely be delivered in a community setting, which is in accordance with Scottish Government policy ...

Nanoparticles are usually defined as particles in a size range of 1-100 nm, and these particles often have different properties than the non-nanoscale material of the same chemical composition. In recent years, as the interest and use of nanoparticles has increased and so has the interest in understanding their behaviour, impact and fate in the environment. In the last decades, there has been special ...

Background: The main cause to chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a translocation between chromosome 9 and 22, resulting in the Philadelphia chromosome, containing a BCR-ABL fusion-gene that encodes a constitutively active tyrosine kinase. Imatinib, a selective inhibitor of the tyrosine kinase, is the first-line treatment for CML-patients. However, drug-resistance is an increasing problem, and the ...

Vaginal infections are common in women of all ages and proper treatment is essential. The vaginal route of administration can be considered as favourable for the local therapy of vaginal infections. There are several vaginal dosage forms currently available; however, all suffer from limitations such as leakage and limited residence time at the site of action resulting in reduced therapeutic effect. ...