2006 – Present Associate professor in Pharmacology Department of Drug Sciences and Health Products (ex Faculty of Pharmacy) at the University of Messina, Viale Annunziata, 98168, Messina, (Italy) Research activity; reader in Pharmacology, Toxicology, Pharmacoeconomy and Drug Surveillance and Food Toxicology (University of Messina); reader in Pharmacokynetics at the Postgraduate School of Hospit...

2006–Present Associate professor in Pharmacology Department of Drug Sciences and Health Products (ex Faculty of Pharmacy) at the University of Messina, Viale Annunziata, 98168, Messina, (Italy) Research activity; reader in Pharmacology, Toxicology, Pharmacoeconomy and Drug Surveillance and Food Toxicology (University of Messina); reader in Pharmacokynetics at the Postgraduate School of Hospital...

the relation between economy and medicine had a long history since ancient times. supplying (providing) health care and the required drugs and medical equipments were the main concerns of the human communities even when they were at rather primitive stages of civilization. later, in developed civilizations, trade was added to the concepts of medical economy. in this study, various economic acti...

Epigenetic therapy with hypomethylating agent (5-azacytidine; AZA) is common in the management of specific subtypes of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), but there are only few studies in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) patients. In this paper our experience with 3 CMML patients treated with AZA is described. In one patient transfusion independency was observed after 4 treatment cycles; in ...

1Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital of Potenza, Potenza; 2Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso; 3Rheumatology Unit, 2nd Division of Medicine, Prato Hospital, Prato; 4Academic Rheumatology Unit, Department of Health Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy; 5UOC Day Hospital di Reumatologia, Istituto Ortopedico G. Pini, Milano; 6Chair of Rhe...

Due to the considerable increase in public expenditure with health issues, mainly regarding drugs, several countries, including Australia and England, have already implemented, or are in the process of discussing the adoption of measures to ensure the quality of health care provided to the population. One of the less harmful strategies, rarely used in Brazil, is the adoption of economic techniq...