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Star Fruit induced Acute Kidney Injury Starfruit, also known as  Averrhoa carambola L., is widely available in tropical countries.  

How to Dilute? Dilution is an important aspect in pharmacy. Everybody knows how to dilute a concentrated solution to a less concentrated one, but not everyone knows how to dilute it to the EXACT concentration. Today, we'll share a bit of insight on dilution method of a solution. Before that, let us have a bit of examples on when will the dilution method be applied. In pharmacy services, some of the solution, or cream that we have were purchased in bulk or in concentrated form for their cost-effectiveness as well as ease of transportation.  For example, benzyl benzoate emulsion (EBB) used in pediatrics. For children above 2 years of age up until 12, EBB 12.5% is recommended. In some facilities, you may also find EBB 6.25%, indicated for pediatric 6 months up to 2 years old. *Do note that 6.25% is not listed in BlueBook * In most of the facilities, we will be getting EBB 25%. So, further dilution is required to prepare an emulsion of 6.25%. Taking this as an example, th...

Do You Know? Paracetamol and Vitamin C @ Ascorbic Acid Paracetamol is commonly used medication in daily life.  Have a fever? Pop a paracetamol.  Have minor muscle ache?  Paracetamol helps. However, do you know that there is a possible drug interaction between paracetamol and high dose vitamin C @ ascorbic acid? In 1970s, a study conducted revealed that high dose vitamin C (>3g) led to an increase in paracetamol concentration with concomitant ingestion of both products. It was proposed that the increment in paracetamol concentration may be due to competition between paracetamol and vitamin C for sulphate pool in the body. Less parcetamol is being metabolized due to competitive inhibition of sulphate conjugation. So what problem may arise from this ? Patients who are taking daily dose of paracetamol, ie. Osteoarthritis patients, in conjunction with high dose vitamin C may have increased risk of paracetamol toxicity. So, always remember to remind patient regar...

Iotex Monster Go Move to earn It has been some times since our last update.  Came across  IoTex Monster Go , a game within IoTex (Internet of Trusted Things) ecosystem recently, and guess what? We've fell in love with it! ❤️ Not only we can have some fun in between our resting hour, we can also earn some money while playing the game.  Sounds like a scam, doesn't it? We felt the same at first, but once we immerse ourselves in the game, the gameplay definitely change our mind !  Why not give yourself a try?  INTRODUCTION Iotex monster go is a game that combines real world data to cultivate and fight monsters on real maps and get rewarded .  You might be wondering, rewarded ? As in what? In current version, v1, you can participate in monster battle in a team of one to three monsters. By winning a battle, you will be rewarded with the game token, MTGO . Currently on v1, the game have a total of 7 monsters. MONSTERS Crab Fish ...