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Hospital/Health System

Managing Opioid Overdose in the Hospital Setting

There are numerous crucial roles pharmacists can play in the appropriate care of patients with opioid toxicity in the hospital setting.

Ketoprofen 10%, Guaifenesin 10%, Amitriptyline HCl 3%, and Capsaicin 0.075% in Lipopen Ultra Cream Base

News and Trends

Perils of Mixing Opioids, Benzodiazepines

Isradipine Compounded Oral Suspension, USP

ALZHEIMER'S and DEMENTIA

Brain Changes Signal Nascent Alzheimer’s

Opioid Use May Increase Heart Rhythm–Disorder Risk

To Dose or Not to Dose?

Updated AFib Guidelines Tout Newer Blood Thinners

News and Trends

Opioids Often Overprescribed for Elbow Fractures in Children

Hospital/Health System

Malignant Hyperthermia: An Overview

Applying HIV/AIDS Lessons to the Opioid Crisis

Sleep Duration in Employed Adults

Guiding Novel Neurologic Drug Approvals

An Overview of Naloxone for Pharmacists

News and Trends

Worsening Overdose Crisis Predicted

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

News and Trends

Opioids Doubling Suicides and Overdoses

CMS Initiatives Regarding Pain-Management Issues

Heart Disease Risk Starts in Womb

Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke: a Review of Pertinent Guideline Updates

Acute Cough—Does Anything Help?

GASTROENTEROLOGY

A New Approach to Managing Gastroparesis

Diabetes Drug Candidate to Treat Heart Failure?

Reading Blood Pressure

News and Trends

Comparison of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain

Opioid Therapy–Associated Cardiovascular Effects

Normal Thyroid Function Fluctuations Linked to AFib Risk?

Trends in Aspirin Use for Secondary Prevention of ASCVD

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

MEDICATION MANAGEMENT

Management of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Reactions

Hypersensitivity symptoms associated with NSAIDs can range from respiratory and/or cutaneous reactions to angioedema.

Review of Rheumatoid Arthritis for the Pharmacist

Understanding Cholesterol Therapy: An Update for Community Pharmacists

Peripheral Arterial Disease From a Community Pharmacy Perspective

PAIN MANAGEMENT

OTC Transdermal Analgesic Patches in Pain Management

News and Trends

Opioids for Wisdom Teeth Removal Unwise?

Why Heart Attack Triggers Arrhythmia in Some Patients

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

Aripiprazole 1 mg/mL Oral Suspension

Hospital/Health System

Pain, Agitation, and Delirium: A Review of Pertinent Guideline Updates for Pharmacists

Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Treatments and Potential New Agents

Benefits and Complications of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors

News and Trends

Prescribed Opioids Raise Pneumonia Risk

Heart-Related Death and Poor Sleep

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