Drug Alert: Amoxicillin Sodium 1g, 250mg and 500mg Powder for Solution for Injection – NOT FOR neonates and infants below one year old

Drug Alert: Amoxicillin Sodium 1g, 250mg and 500mg Powder for Solution for Injection – NOT FOR neonates and infants below one year old

by Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has just issued a Class 4 Drug Safety Alert for Wockhardt UK Ltd – Amoxicillin Sodium 1g, 250mg and 500mg Powder for Solution for Injection. Alert details Drug alert number EL (14)A/09 in connection with the

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Take note: PPIs and emerging issues

Take note: PPIs and emerging issues

by Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS In August 2009 we reported a potential interaction between Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) and Clopidogrel. Subsequent to that report, Lancet concluded that PPI does not interfere with the clinical benefits of clopidogrel. The case frustrated me because in one week I was asking

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