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To Dose or Not to Dose?

Prescribing low-dose aspirin for preventing secondary cardiovascular disease is well established, but its safety and efficacy in primary prevention remains open to debate.

Opioid Use May Increase Heart Rhythm–Disorder Risk

Understanding Cholesterol Therapy: An Update for Community Pharmacists

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

News and Trends

Prescribed Opioids Raise Pneumonia Risk

Reading Blood Pressure

News and Trends

Perils of Mixing Opioids, Benzodiazepines

News and Trends

Opioids Doubling Suicides and Overdoses

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

An Overview of Naloxone for Pharmacists

PAIN MANAGEMENT

OTC Transdermal Analgesic Patches in Pain Management

Peripheral Arterial Disease From a Community Pharmacy Perspective

Hospital/Health System

Malignant Hyperthermia: An Overview

News and Trends

Worsening Overdose Crisis Predicted

Why Heart Attack Triggers Arrhythmia in Some Patients

Normal Thyroid Function Fluctuations Linked to AFib Risk?

News and Trends

Opioids for Wisdom Teeth Removal Unwise?

Aripiprazole 1 mg/mL Oral Suspension

Sleep Duration in Employed Adults

ALZHEIMER'S and DEMENTIA

Brain Changes Signal Nascent Alzheimer’s

News and Trends

Comparison of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain

Opioid Therapy–Associated Cardiovascular Effects

Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Treatments and Potential New Agents

Current research focuses on agents that target secretase enzymes to prevent plaque accumulation.

Heart-Related Death and Poor Sleep

Acute Cough—Does Anything Help?

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

Updated AFib Guidelines Tout Newer Blood Thinners

Trends in Aspirin Use for Secondary Prevention of ASCVD

GASTROENTEROLOGY

A New Approach to Managing Gastroparesis

News and Trends

Opioids Often Overprescribed for Elbow Fractures in Children

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

Guiding Novel Neurologic Drug Approvals

Heart Disease Risk Starts in Womb

Applying HIV/AIDS Lessons to the Opioid Crisis

Hospital/Health System

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

Hospital/Health System

Managing Opioid Overdose in the Hospital Setting

Benefits and Complications of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

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

CMS Initiatives Regarding Pain-Management Issues

Diabetes Drug Candidate to Treat Heart Failure?

MEDICATION MANAGEMENT

Management of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Reactions

Review of Rheumatoid Arthritis for the Pharmacist

Isradipine Compounded Oral Suspension, USP

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