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Peripheral Arterial Disease From a Community Pharmacy Perspective

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) describes a phenomenon in which circulation to the leg is diminished due to atherosclerosis, resulting in reduced blood flow and often causing pain that can be limiting to those who experience it.

News and Trends

Worsening Overdose Crisis Predicted

Understanding Cholesterol Therapy: An Update for Community Pharmacists

Opioid Use May Increase Heart Rhythm–Disorder Risk

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

Heart-Related Death and Poor Sleep

CMS Initiatives Regarding Pain-Management Issues

Normal Thyroid Function Fluctuations Linked to AFib Risk?

Acute Cough—Does Anything Help?

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

Aripiprazole 1 mg/mL Oral Suspension

An Overview of Naloxone for Pharmacists

News and Trends

Perils of Mixing Opioids, Benzodiazepines

ALZHEIMER'S and DEMENTIA

Brain Changes Signal Nascent Alzheimer’s

Diabetes Drug Candidate to Treat Heart Failure?

GASTROENTEROLOGY

A New Approach to Managing Gastroparesis

PAIN MANAGEMENT

OTC Transdermal Analgesic Patches in Pain Management

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

Heart Disease Risk Starts in Womb

Hospital/Health System

Malignant Hyperthermia: An Overview

Hospital/Health System

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

News and Trends

Opioids for Wisdom Teeth Removal Unwise?

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

Benefits and Complications of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors

News and Trends

Comparison of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain

Sleep Duration in Employed Adults

Review of Rheumatoid Arthritis for the Pharmacist

Updated AFib Guidelines Tout Newer Blood Thinners

MEDICATION MANAGEMENT

Management of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Reactions

Why Heart Attack Triggers Arrhythmia in Some Patients

Hospital/Health System

Managing Opioid Overdose in the Hospital Setting

Trends in Aspirin Use for Secondary Prevention of ASCVD

Guiding Novel Neurologic Drug Approvals

News and Trends

Opioids Often Overprescribed for Elbow Fractures in Children

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

News and Trends

Opioids Doubling Suicides and Overdoses

Isradipine Compounded Oral Suspension, USP

This compound may be used alone or concurrently with thiazide diuretics.

Opioid Therapy–Associated Cardiovascular Effects

Applying HIV/AIDS Lessons to the Opioid Crisis

To Dose or Not to Dose?

Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Treatments and Potential New Agents

News and Trends

Prescribed Opioids Raise Pneumonia Risk

Reading Blood Pressure

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