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News and Trends

Worsening Overdose Crisis Predicted

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

MEDICATION MANAGEMENT

Management of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Reactions

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

Applying HIV/AIDS Lessons to the Opioid Crisis

Trends in Aspirin Use for Secondary Prevention of ASCVD

An Overview of Naloxone for Pharmacists

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

Opioid Therapy–Associated Cardiovascular Effects

In patients taking prescribed opioids, an increased cardiovascular event rate has recently been reported in older adults.^.

News and Trends

Comparison of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain

ALZHEIMER'S and DEMENTIA

Brain Changes Signal Nascent Alzheimer’s

News and Trends

Prescribed Opioids Raise Pneumonia Risk

Heart-Related Death and Poor Sleep

CMS Initiatives Regarding Pain-Management Issues

Hospital/Health System

Malignant Hyperthermia: An Overview

News and Trends

Opioids for Wisdom Teeth Removal Unwise?

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

Understanding Cholesterol Therapy: An Update for Community Pharmacists

To Dose or Not to Dose?

Diabetes Drug Candidate to Treat Heart Failure?

Hospital/Health System

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

Review of Rheumatoid Arthritis for the Pharmacist

Guiding Novel Neurologic Drug Approvals

Normal Thyroid Function Fluctuations Linked to AFib Risk?

Aripiprazole 1 mg/mL Oral Suspension

Sleep Duration in Employed Adults

Acute Cough—Does Anything Help?

News and Trends

Perils of Mixing Opioids, Benzodiazepines

Updated AFib Guidelines Tout Newer Blood Thinners

Opioid Use May Increase Heart Rhythm–Disorder Risk

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

There have been significant evidence-based literature updates regarding the management of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in adult patients; these are discussed in a 2018 guideline update.

Hospital/Health System

Managing Opioid Overdose in the Hospital Setting

Isradipine Compounded Oral Suspension, USP

Why Heart Attack Triggers Arrhythmia in Some Patients

PAIN MANAGEMENT

OTC Transdermal Analgesic Patches in Pain Management

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Treatments and Potential New Agents

News and Trends

Opioids Doubling Suicides and Overdoses

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

Benefits and Complications of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors

News and Trends

Opioids Often Overprescribed for Elbow Fractures in Children

Heart Disease Risk Starts in Womb

GASTROENTEROLOGY

A New Approach to Managing Gastroparesis

Reading Blood Pressure

Peripheral Arterial Disease From a Community Pharmacy Perspective

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