What is the RSV vaccination? The RSV vaccination protects against respiratory diseases caused by the RS virus (respiratory syncytial virus, RSV). RS viruses cause upper and lower respiratory tract infections that can cause severe illness, especially in infants and young children, but also in older adults or chronically ill people. Read more about what symptoms … RSV Vaccination: Who, When, and How Often?
Pneumococcal vaccination: Who should be vaccinated? The Standing Commission on Vaccination (STIKO) at the Robert Koch Institute recommends pneumococcal vaccination on the one hand as a standard vaccination for all infants and young children and for people aged 60 and over: Children in the first two years of life are particularly at risk of contracting … Pneumococcal Vaccination: Who, When, and How Often?
Products There are no medicines containing oripavine on the market in many countries. Oripavine is classified as a narcotic and requires an aggravated prescription. Structure and properties Oripavine (C18H19NO3, Mr = 297.3 g/mol) is an opioid that is structurally closely related to thebaine (3-demethylthebaine). Oripavine is an alkaloid and a natural constituent of several poppy … Oripavin
Health risks Tobacco smoking is one of the greatest threats to public health. The WHO estimates that up to 6 million people worldwide die prematurely from it each year, 600,000 of them from passive smoking. For Switzerland, the figure is around 9,000 deaths per year. And yet, about 28% of the population still smokes today, … Smoking: How does it affect your health?
Products Infant milk is commercially available in many countries from various suppliers in the form of powder. These include: Bimbosan Hero Baby (formerly Adapta) HiPP Holle Milupa Aptamil, Milupa Milumil Nestlé Beba Nestlé BabyNes Schoppen from the capsule (in many countries out of trade). Products based on goat’s milk, eg Bambinchen, Holle. Basics In many … Infant Milk
Definition and examples Me-too drugs are imitators of already approved and established drugs, which differ only slightly from their predecessors. Typical drug groups with many me-too drugs are the statins (e.g., pitavastatin), the ACE inhibitors (e.g., zofenopril), the sartans (e.g., azilsartan), and the SSRIs (e.g., vortioxetine). Me-too drugs are not generics, but active ingredients with … Me-Too Drugs
