Pharmacology Watch – December 1, 2015
December 1, 2015
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Rethinking Calcium Supplementation
Increasing calcium intake from dietary sources or supplements produces small, non-progressive increases in bone mineral density, which are unlikely to make a clinically significant reduction in fracture.
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FDA Actions
FDA approves reversal agents, signs off on schizophrenia drug, warns of liver damage associated with hepatitis C treatment, green lights hyperkalemia treatment, and approves the first oncolytic virus for the treatment of melanoma.