"Do you know ..." is an educational series for patients and their families.
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About Levemir FlexTouch - Do You Know Educational Series
Do You Know Educational Series, About Levemir FlexTouch
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About NovoLog FlexPen - Do You Know Educational Series
Do You Know Educational Series, About NovoLog FlexPen
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After high dose methotrexate for leukema - Do You Know Educational Series
After high dose methotrexate for leukema
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After high dose methotrexate for solid tumors - Do You Know Educational Series
After receiving high dose methotrexate for solid tumors, it is important that your child stays well-hydrated. For this reason, your child will receive IV fluids by a portable pump for at least 3 days after receiving high dose methotrexate.
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Chemotherapy by mouth at home - Do You Know Educational Series
Oral chemotherapy (chemo) is any cancer-fighting drug that the patient will take by mouth. It can be in the form of a tablet, capsule, or liquid.
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Children and teens taking antidepressants - Do You Know Educational Series
Antidepressants are drugs used, most often, to treat depression. Depression is a complex illness that involves sad and hopeless feelings that do not go away. Read this handout to learn more about depression and the benefits and risks of taking antidepressants.
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CYP3A5 and medicines, Do You Know Educational Series
When you take a medicine (drug), your body has to have a way to handle the medicine. One way is for enzymes to metabolize (break down) the medicine. A family of enzymes called cytochrome P450s have the ability to break down certain medicines. CYP3A5 is one of those enzymes.
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Cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19) and medicines - Do You Know Educational Series
When you take a medicine (drug), your body has to have a way to handle the medicine. One way is for enzymes to metabolize (break down) the medicine. A family of enzymes called cytochrome P450s have the ability to break down certain medicines. CYP2C19 is one of those enzymes.
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Cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) and medicines - Do You Know Educational Series
When you take a medicine (drug), your body has to have a way to handle the medicine. One way is for enzymes to metabolize (break down) the medicine. A family of enzymes called cytochrome P450s have the ability to break down certain medicines.
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Deferoxamine infusion using Freedom60® pump - Do You Know Educational Series
Deferoxamine binds with iron and helps remove it from the body. The medicine is given as an infusion into the fatty part of the skin over several hours.
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Deferoxamine infusion using Graseby™ pump - Do You Know Educational Series
Deferoxamine binds with iron and helps remove it from the body. The medicine is given as an infusion into the fatty part of the skin over several hours.
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DPYD and Medicines - Do You Know Educational Series
When you take a medicine (drug), your body has to have a way to handle the medicine. One way is for enzymes to metabolize (break down) the medicine. Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD) is an enzyme that has the ability to break down a class of medicines called fluoropyrimidines.
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G6PD Deficiency - Do You Know Educational Series
Red blood cells are needed to deliver oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is an enzyme that protects red blood cells. Some people do not have enough G6PD to protect their red blood cells, and this condition is called “G6PD deficiency.”
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Giving Lipids at Home - Cycled, CADD pump - Do You Know Educational Series
Your child is receiving TPN (total parenteral nutrition) at home until he can eat normal meals. Lipids are another source of calories used to increase or maintain your child’s weight. This handout describes how to give lipids through the CADD pump.
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Oral sucrose - Do You Know Educational Series
Oral sucrose is a simple sugar solution. It can cause the body to release endorphins, which are chemicals that can help reduce pain. Oral sucrose is sometimes used to comfort infants and toddlers during procedures that could cause pain.
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Oral syringes vs. IV syringes - Do You Know Educational Series
Many times when we hear the word syringe, we think of a syringe that is used to inject medicine into the body. But, a different type of syringe is used to give medicines by mouth (oral). These syringes are a great way to measure oral liquid medicine, so each dose is accurate.
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Pharmacokinetics - Do You Know Educational Series
Pharmacokinetics is an important section of the Pharmaceutical Sciences department at St. Jude. The staff in Pharmacokinetics works hard to find out: how much, how often, how long certain medicines should be given to your child to achieve the best results.
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Protecting caregivers from drug hazards - Do You Know Educational Series
This handout provides guidelines for handling drugs that could pose a health risk to the caregiver.
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SLCO1B1 and medicines - Do You Know Educational Series
When you take a medicine (drug), your body has to have a way to handle the medicine. One way is for carriers to transport medicines. A transporter called solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1B1 (SLCO1B1) helps the body get rid of certain medicines after they are no longer needed.
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Therapy for preventing blood clots - Do You Know Educational Series
Central venous lines and certain chemotherapy drugs can sometimes cause blood clots to form more quickly.
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Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) and medicines - Do You Know Educational Series
When you take a medicine (drug), your body has to have a way to handle the medicine. One way is for enzymes to metabolize (break down) the medicine. An enzyme called thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) has the ability to break down a class of medicines called thiopurines.
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UGT1A1 and medicines - Do You Know Educational Series
When you take a medicine (drug), your body has to have a way to handle the medicine. One way is for enzymes to metabolize (break down) the medicine. Uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) is an enzyme that has the ability to break down medicines and also to remove a substance called bilirubin from your body.