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For older people (over 50 years old) and people with known or suspected ischemic heart disease, levothyroxine therapy should not be initiated at the full replacement dose. [24] Since thyroid hormone increases the heart's oxygen demand by increasing heart rate and contractility, starting at higher doses may cause an acute coronary syndrome or an ...
Modified-release dosage is a mechanism that (in contrast to immediate-release dosage) delivers a drug with a delay after its administration (delayed-release dosage) or for a prolonged period of time (extended-release [ER, XR, XL] dosage) or to a specific target in the body (targeted-release dosage).
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The new guidelines, released in late October 2024, state that patients 65 or older, as well as individuals who are moderately or severely immunocompromised, should get a booster every six months ...
Meaning, if you’re under 65 and aren’t immunocompromised, the CDC recommends getting an updated COVID-19 vaccine once a year. Unlike the flu vaccine, the CDC doesn’t suggest getting an ...
Sarcopenic obesity is a combination of two disease states, sarcopenia and obesity.Sarcopenia is the muscle mass/strength/physical function loss associated with increased age, [1] and obesity is based off a weight to height ratio or body mass index (BMI) that is characterized by high body fat or being overweight.
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In single-dose scenarios, the patient's body weight and the drug's recommended dose per kilogram are used to determine a safe one-time dose. If multiple doses of treatment are needed in a day, the physician must take into account information regarding the total amount of the drug which is safe to use in one day, and how that should be broken up ...