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Pharmacy can help fight against Ebola Subscription
As West African countries struggle to manage the current Ebola outbreak, more needs to be done internationally to improve the capabilities of the local pharmacy workforce.
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GSK to manufacture 10,000 Ebola vaccine doses as trials are fast-tracked
The Phase I trials will assess the safety of an experimental vaccine that is based on two formulations, with full results expected in 2015.
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Positive results in monkeys from first ZMapp trial to treat Ebola
ZMapp, an experimental combination of three monoclonal antibodies, has successfully cleared Ebola virus infection in monkeys, paving the way for human trials of the therapy.
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Ebola: what pharmacists need to know Subscription
Pharmacists are ideally placed to help educate the public during the current outbreak of Ebola virus disease.
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Tens of thousands need access to Ebola treatment or prophylaxis
Up to 30,000 people would have so far required treatment or prophylaxis in the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, according to a “crude” analysis.
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Initiative sees pharmacists offer Ebola advice in Liberian drug stores
Pharmacists and pharmacy students in Liberia are to visit drug stores and pharmacies to give staff advice about preventing the spread of the Ebola virus.
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Make investigational Ebola drugs available, say ethicists
Drugs in development can be used for the treatment of Ebola, an international panel of ethics experts has recommended to the World Health Organization.
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Medicines supply chain ‘overwhelmed’ by Ebola crisis
Pharmacists working in West Africa have spoken about the overwhelming scale of the challenges they have faced in Liberia in the battle against the Ebola virus.
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WHO to debate ethical issues surrounding experimental Ebola drugs
The main topics of discussion will be who should be first in line to receive the treatment and whether the drugs are safe for human consumption.
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WHO launches $100m plan to tackle Ebola
The World Health Organization and African leaders meet to discuss plans to bring the ’unprecedented’ Ebola outbreak under control in West Africa.
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