O catálogo da exposição "Legados Clássicos" permite explorar a fascinante herança cultural das civilizações grega e romana. Através de uma cuidada seleção de doze elementos marcantes - incluindo artefactos, sítios arqueológicos, textos clássicos e outros marcos da Antiguidade -, destacam-se a riqueza e a durabilidade do mundo clássico, bem como o seu impacto na construção das sociedades contemporâneas. Cada um ...
Pharmacy personnel that manipulate cytotoxic drugs are under continuous exposure risk. Therefore, training and strict adherence to recommended practices should always be promoted. The main objective of this study was to develop and apply a safe, effective and low-cost method for the training and assessment of the safe handling of cytotoxic drugs, using commercially available tonic water. To evaluate the potenti...
Introduction: Autism spectrum disorder is characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and interaction as well as restricted patterns of behavior, interests, and activities in the early developmental period. It is an increasingly frequent diagnosis. Association between autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy is known. Different studies have reported different predictive factors related to the futu...
Counterfeit medicine is still a crucial problem for healthcare systems, having a huge impact in worldwide health and economy. Medicine packages can be traced from the moment of their production until they are delivered to the costumers through the use of Data Matrix codes, unique identifiers that can validate their authenticity. Currently, many practitioners at hospital pharmacies have to manually scan such cod...
The manipulation of cytotoxic agents has been increasing as chemotherapy remains the first line treatment for several malignant diseases of growing incidence. However, cytotoxic agents such as cyclophosphamide do not specifically target cancer cells, being therefore able to harm the professionals that prepare them. To prevent occupational exposure, an adequate monitoring of the working environment is warranted....
De acordo com a International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners (ISOPP), os hospitais devem levar a cabo programas de formação e avaliação periódica dos profissionais que manipulam citotóxicos, sendo considerado o teste de fluorescência de cloridrato de quinina como adequado para este propósito. Esta investigação pretende (i) adaptar o teste de quinina recorrendo a uma solução mais amplamente disponíve...
The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been affecting all sectors worldwide, and efforts have been targeting the enhancement of people’s health and labour conditions of collaborators belonging to healthcare institutions. The recent vaccines emerging against covid-19 are seen as a solution to address the problem that has already killed up to two million people. The preparation of the Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccin...