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1. A patient taking carbamazepine develops reduced anticoagulant effects after starting another medication. Which pharmacokinetic mechanism best explains this interaction? A. Inhibition of CYP2C9-mediated metabolism B....

  Nigeria's pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity is set for a potential boost with the development of a Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industrial Park, known as Pharmacity, in...

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has urged sustained commitment to health sector reforms to consolidate gains recorded under...

  Pharm. Sir Bankole Aminu Ezebuilo is the national chairman of the Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria (NAIP). In this interview with Ranmilowo Ojalumo,...

  Former Vice-Chancellor of Chrisland University, Professor Chinedum Peace Babalola, has outlined a set of priorities for the President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria...

    In pharmaceutical manufacturing, product quality depends not only on the ingredients used but also on the environment in which medicines are produced. While temperature...

  Breast Cancer Awareness Month provides an opportunity to move beyond awareness of the disease and encourage women to take a more comprehensive approach to...

-Holds AGM, investiture of new Fellows November 16–17 in Lagos   The Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy (NAPharm) has raised concerns over Nigeria’s alarming dependence on imported...

1. A patient taking rifampicin notices that her urine, sweat and tears have turned reddish-orange. What is the most likely explanation? A. Drug excretion through...

A Forensic Psychiatrist, Dr Udoka Onyechere, has urged the Federal Government to adopt a public health approach to suicidal behaviour by decriminalising attempted suicide...