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News and Trends

Opioids Often Overprescribed for Elbow Fractures in Children

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

Applying HIV/AIDS Lessons to the Opioid Crisis

News and Trends

Prescribed Opioids Raise Pneumonia Risk

Guiding Novel Neurologic Drug Approvals

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

Trends in Aspirin Use for Secondary Prevention of ASCVD

News and Trends

Perils of Mixing Opioids, Benzodiazepines

Opioid Use May Increase Heart Rhythm–Disorder Risk

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

Why Heart Attack Triggers Arrhythmia in Some Patients

ALZHEIMER'S and DEMENTIA

Brain Changes Signal Nascent Alzheimer’s

News and Trends

Comparison of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain

Benefits and Complications of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors

Hospital/Health System

Malignant Hyperthermia: An Overview

Review of Rheumatoid Arthritis for the Pharmacist

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.

CMS Initiatives Regarding Pain-Management Issues

Heart-Related Death and Poor Sleep

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

News and Trends

Opioids for Wisdom Teeth Removal Unwise?

Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Treatments and Potential New Agents

Hospital/Health System

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

Heart Disease Risk Starts in Womb

Reading Blood Pressure

Hospital/Health System

Managing Opioid Overdose in the Hospital Setting

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

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

Acute Cough—Does Anything Help?

Understanding Cholesterol Therapy: An Update for Community Pharmacists

GASTROENTEROLOGY

A New Approach to Managing Gastroparesis

Although there is no cure for gastroparesis, changes to the diet, along with a variety of recent and longstanding medications, can offer some relief of symptoms.

PAIN MANAGEMENT

OTC Transdermal Analgesic Patches in Pain Management

Sleep Duration in Employed Adults

To Dose or Not to Dose?

An Overview of Naloxone for Pharmacists

Updated AFib Guidelines Tout Newer Blood Thinners

Isradipine Compounded Oral Suspension, USP

Normal Thyroid Function Fluctuations Linked to AFib Risk?

News and Trends

Worsening Overdose Crisis Predicted

Diabetes Drug Candidate to Treat Heart Failure?

Peripheral Arterial Disease From a Community Pharmacy Perspective

News and Trends

Opioids Doubling Suicides and Overdoses

Opioid Therapy–Associated Cardiovascular Effects

Aripiprazole 1 mg/mL Oral Suspension

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