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Instability of misoprostol tablets stored outside the blister: a potential serious concern for clinical outcome in medical abortion.
2014
IntroductionMisoprostol (Cytotec) is recognised to be effective for many gynaecological indications including termination of pregnancy, management of miscarriage and postpartum haemorrhage. Although not licensed for such indications, it has been used for these purposes by millions of women throughout the world. Misoprostol tablets are most often packaged as multiple tablets within an aluminium strip, each within an individual alveolus. When an alveolus is opened, tablets will be exposed to atmospheric conditions.ObjectiveTo compare the pharmaco technical characteristics (weight, friability), water content, misoprostol content and decomposition product content (type A misoprostol, type B mis…
El consum recreatiu d'esteroides anabolitzants: una perspectiva sociològica
2013
The present study aims to provide a sociological overview of anabolic steroid use in Valencia (Spain), with particular attention to social factors that promote and sustain the recreational use of this drug. We consider not only the extensively documented health risks, but also the social determinants associated with its use. The lack of studies, both in the European and Valencian contexts, which describe the extension and consumption patterns of anabolic steroids among young people, has inspired us to portray the sociological characteristics of the recreational anabolic steroid user, taking the main conceptual tools of the sociologist Pierre Bourdieu as a central reference point. Following …
Esteroles vegetales como ingredientes funcionales en bebidas a base de zumo de frutas: caracterización y estabilidad
2014
Los esteroles vegetales (EV) se adicionan a determinados alimentos debido a su conocido efecto hipocolesterolemiante. Se ha demostrado, mediante numerosos estudios clínicos que el consumo de 2 g de EV/día reduce entre 5-10% las concentraciones séricas de LDL colesterol. La Sociedad Europea de Ateroesclerosis (EAS) indica que es de interés el consumo de alimentos funcionales con EV en pacientes con colesterolemia moderada, así como en personas con riesgo cardiovascular que no estén en tratamiento farmacológico. Dado que la dieta habitual no aporta las ingestas de EV necesarias para conseguir este efecto hipocolesterolemiante, son diversos los alimentos se han sido autorizados para su enrique…