by admin | Nov 18, 2013 | UPDATES
Zohydro ER becomes the first extended release hydrocodone product to be approved by the FDA. Zohydro ER is a product of Zogenix Pharmaceuticals..Read More Fetzima ER approved by the FDA for the treatment of major depressive disorder in adults…Read More Breo...
by Jaqueline Lee | Nov 5, 2013 | HEALTH & LIFE, Uncategorized
Homo sapiens evolved in Africa, emerging from that continent between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago. The earliest humans migrated through the Middle East before splitting up and venturing into Asia and Europe. According to findings recently published in PLOS ONE by...
by F. Zaria Chinelo, Pharm.D. | Nov 1, 2013 | CLINICAL CHARTS, NEWS, RESOURCES, STUDY GUIDES
Hormonal action is accomplished by the specific binding of hormones to one of two types of receptors: Membrane Are Transport proteins ( the main membrane receptors that are regulated by hormones ) Are Coupled to GTP binding proteins that usually have 7 transmembrane...
by F. Zaria Chinelo, Pharm.D. | Oct 31, 2013 | CLINICAL CHARTS, RESOURCES, STUDY GUIDES
Growth hormone’s release is pulsatile. There are spikes of GH release with an overall low concentration in the body. Therefore, its measurement is meaningless. GH targets fat and liver cells to produce IGF-1. Insulin induced hypoglycemia stimulates GH release and...
by F. Zaria Chinelo, Pharm.D. | Oct 30, 2013 | CLINICAL CHARTS, RESOURCES, STUDY GUIDES
Factrel Half life is 2 to 4 minutes; used for diagnostic purposes to differentiate between pituitary and hypothalamic defects in patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Lutrepulse Half life is 2 to 4 minutes; used to treat patients with reproductive disorders...
by F. Zaria Chinelo, Pharm.D. | Oct 29, 2013 | DISEASES & CONDITIONS, RESOURCES, STUDY GUIDES
Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue that normally lines the uterus (endometrium) grows in other areas of the body, causing pain, irregular bleeding, and possible infertility. The tissue growth (implant) typically occurs in the pelvic area, outside of the...
by F. Zaria Chinelo, Pharm.D. | Oct 29, 2013 | RESOURCES, STUDY GUIDES
When diagnosed and treated early, prognosis is good. Medical and surgical treatments can relieve 90% of the pain of endometriosis in women. However the recurring rate for all types of conservative surgery is 20% within 5 years. Even without treatment, 3 out of 4 women...
by F. Zaria Chinelo, Pharm.D. | Oct 28, 2013 | RESOURCES, STUDY GUIDES
Virtually all vertebrates have an Oxytocin like nonapeptide hormone that supports reproductive functions in a vasopressin-like nonapeptide hormone involved in water regulation. The two genes are always located close to each other (less than fifteen thousand DNA bases...
by F. Zaria Chinelo, Pharm.D. | Oct 28, 2013 | RESOURCES, STUDY GUIDES
The hormone Oxytocin is used to: *Stimulate contractions of the uterus and smooth muscle tissue *Help strengthen labor *Reduce bleeding after the delivery of a baby Current evidence suggests that Oxytocin is involved in facilitating sperm transport within the male...
by F. Zaria Chinelo, Pharm.D. | Oct 28, 2013 | MEDICATIONS, RESOURCES, STUDY GUIDES
DESCRIPTION A peptide is defined as low molecular weight polymers of less than 40 amino acids joined together by amide linkages. Oxytocin, often abbreviated OXT, is included in this group and is a nonapeptide, meaning that it contains a sequence of nine peptides. The...
