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Monthly hepatic monitoring becomes mandatory for the first three months of Veozah therapy, marking a significant shift in safety protocols for menopausal vasomotor symptom management.

Multiple post-licensure studies have failed to demonstrate ticagrelor’s superiority over clopidogrel, prompting leading cardiologists to call for guideline reappraisal.

N-nitroso-duloxetine poses increased cancer risk at higher concentrations and extended exposure periods, prompting FDA-mandated strict limits on nitrosamine levels in medications.

Recent research indicates that pharmaceutical nitrosamine contamination presents broader implications for drug safety, with increasing evidence of genotoxic and mutagenic effects even at trace levels.