Explain how the practice of radiopharmacy is different from the practice of standard (non-radioactive) pharmacy?  Make sure to include why the drugs, pharmacies and regulators are different in each practice

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Explain how the practice of radiopharmacy is different from the practice of standard (non-radioactive) pharmacy?  Make sure to include why the drugs, pharmacies and regulators are different in each practice

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Radiopharmaceuticals developed very rapidly. It took only about 20 years to develop it as a different and major branch of pharmacy. 

 

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