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More stringent evaluation on the use of generic medications in thoracic transplantation
June 18th, 2009
A closer look at regulatory and clinical concerns with generic immunosuppression medications in thoracic transplantation is required, according to an educational advisory by the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) in the July 2009 issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (www.jhltonline.org/), published by Elsevier. Thoracic transplant patients require immunosuppressant medications that are classified by regulating agencies around the world as "critical dose drugs" due to an increase in risk of harm from comparatively small differences in dose or concentration. These "critical dose drugs", however, do not receive any additional...
Source: Blood Weekly (2009-06-18)
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