We just finished celebrating “Antibiotic Awareness Week” last month. It made me ponder whether all the efforts we put into it are working or not. I live in the capital city of Nepal, where we have hundreds of hospitals and large tertiary-care and multi-specialty centers, and I still lost my …
Read More »
According to a forecast by analysts of GlobalData, a British data analytics and consulting firm, Merck’s Keytruda is expected to reach the top of the bestselling pharma list in 2025, with sales of $22.5 billion. Keytruda (pembrolizumab), a humanized antibody used in cancer immunotherapy, is used for the treatment of …
Read More »
The expiry date is the final day that the manufacturer guarantees the full potency and safety of a medication. In general, drugs expiration date is 2-5 years from production date. The expiration date does not indicate a point when a medication loses potency and is no longer effective or becomes …
Read More »
The patient had huge blisters all over his body. His skin was peeling off, and he was being treated as a case of severe burns. Despite the best efforts of the medical personnel, the patient did not survive. The patient was suffering from leprosy and was being treated with three …
Read More »
Medicosnext