Pharmacology Tutorials

01/09/2020

RIP Roger.
Wonderful friend, colleague and mentor!

29/08/2020

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/rules-on-definition-and-wearing-of-masks-tightened-under-covid-19-control-order?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=STFB&utm_source=Facebook =1598707988

It comes as the Ministry of Health reiterated on Saturday that makeshift face coverings such as bandanas, scarves and neck gaiters should not be used as masks.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

27/08/2019

"An Oklahoma judge on Monday ordered U.S. health care giant Johnson & Johnson to pay 572 million U.S. dollars in damages for its role in fostering the state's opioid addiction crisis.

In the first civil trial of a drugmaker over an epidemic that has caused hundreds of thousands of overdose deaths, Judge Thad Balkman said prosecutors had demonstrated that J&J contributed to a "public nuisance" in its deceptive promotion of highly addictive prescription painkillers."

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2019-08-27/J-J-ordered-to-pay-572-mln-for-opioid-addiction-crisis-JuwccChc76/index.html

15/06/2019

One of the major and largely unresolved difficulties in therapeutics is the patient's non-compliance or non-adherence to the dosing instructions.

We have developed an uber-cool application for you to easily visualize how variable degrees of non-compliance compromises therapeutic adequacy.
www.pharmacologytutorials.com

https://www.pharmacologytutorials.com/compliance-graph

03/02/2019

Have a blessed Lunar New Year everyone!

A website with pharmacology (mostly pharmacokinetics, pharmacogenetics and drug response) e-learning teaching materials.

27/01/2019

Your Sunday dose of humour! Enjoy!

A website with pharmacology (mostly pharmacokinetics, pharmacogenetics and drug response) e-learning teaching materials.

20/01/2019

Smile and have a great weekend!

A website with pharmacology (mostly pharmacokinetics, pharmacogenetics and drug response) e-learning teaching materials.

13/01/2019

Smile! And have a great weekend!

A website with pharmacology (mostly pharmacokinetics, pharmacogenetics and drug response) e-learning teaching materials.

12/01/2019

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-very-lucky-that-authorities-are-helping-abusers-break-drug-habit-instead-of?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=STFB&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0iiFBdHwwm9mhWn2XaJZkzZgdBjbhu8LD2j6CNckj5xqawShwsfDxvBp0 =1547202232

Speaking at the opening of the Selarang Halfway House on Friday, Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam said Singapore is "very lucky" to be in an environment where the Home Team and other agencies are looking at "what really matters for people", which is to help abusers break the drug habit.. R...

15/12/2018

Haha..... What passes off as innovation these days!
Have a great weekend!
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https://www.pharmacologytutorials.com/humour-4?lightbox=dataItem-jpq3tgbe

What passes off as innovation

05/12/2018

Do you understand what the Therapeutic Window or Therapeutic Range means?

https://www.pharmacologytutorials.com/emaxefficacyandtoxicity

Here we have modified the Generic Emax interactive graph to display Efficacy and Toxicity plots. You can vary the toxicity Emax parameters and set the acceptable thresholds for efficacy and toxicity. Observe how the zone for therapeutic opportunities is affected. Should we call this a Therapeutic Window? Or Therapeutic Range?

What do you think?