Trends in Aspirin Use for Secondary Prevention of ASCVD
According to the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2013, nearly 71% of adults with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease use aspirin regularly.
CMS Initiatives Regarding Pain-Management Issues
In 2018, CMS adopted a three-pronged approach to the public-health emergency posed by opioid use.
Prescribed Opioids Raise Pneumonia Risk
Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.
An Overview of Naloxone for Pharmacists
The most common medications involved in prescription-opioid overdose deaths include methadone, oxycodone, and hydrocodone.
Benefits and Complications of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors
This drug class confers benefits in diabetic patients with heart failure, CV disease, and renal disease, but it is also associated with major adverse events.
Applying HIV/AIDS Lessons to the Opioid Crisis
Successful programs feature a mix of social and scientific components.
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