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Madhumathi Palaniappan's Profile
B.Pharm
Madhu, an alumni of Madras Medical College writes on drugs and handles the drug section on Medindia. Her long term dream and desire is to become an entrepreneur in the Pharma field.
Written / Edited / Medically Reviewed
E-Pharmacies Becoming Popular But Warrants Regulation For Unsafe Sale of Medicines
Consumer Online Foundation highlighted the recent trends in buying medicines and urged the Health Ministry to regulate the sale of medicine through all mediums.
FDA Approved Monoclonal Antibody Shows Potential as First Line Bladder Cancer Treatment
Tecentriq (Atezolizumab) from Roche shows significant potential as first-line therapy for the treatment of bladder cancer by improving survival.
Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia / High Potassium Levels
Intake of drugs like ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor antagonists, NSAIDs, certain antibiotics and immunosuppressants increase potassium levels in blood leading to hyperkalemia.
Grapefruit Can Work Against Your Drug
Grapefruit interacts with metabolism of certain drugs like statins, calcium channel blockers, antiallergics, cardiovascular agents and can produce harmful effects.
Accidental Overdose of the Drug Methotrexate Linked to Deaths
Accidental overdose of methotrexate leads to bone marrow suppression, hepatotoxicity and death according to data collected from regulatory bodies in Australia.
