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News and Trends

Comparison of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain

The 2016 National Health Interview Survey found that high-impact chronic pain and chronic pain that does not limit major life activities were linked to various physical and mental conditions.

An Overview of Naloxone for Pharmacists

Reading Blood Pressure

News and Trends

Worsening Overdose Crisis Predicted

Applying HIV/AIDS Lessons to the Opioid Crisis

GASTROENTEROLOGY

A New Approach to Managing Gastroparesis

PAIN MANAGEMENT

OTC Transdermal Analgesic Patches in Pain Management

News and Trends

Perils of Mixing Opioids, Benzodiazepines

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

Acute Cough—Does Anything Help?

Opioid Therapy–Associated Cardiovascular Effects

Hospital/Health System

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

To Dose or Not to Dose?

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

Isradipine Compounded Oral Suspension, USP

Opioid Use May Increase Heart Rhythm–Disorder Risk

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

News and Trends

Prescribed Opioids Raise Pneumonia Risk

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

Normal Thyroid Function Fluctuations Linked to AFib Risk?

Understanding Cholesterol Therapy: An Update for Community Pharmacists

Heart Disease Risk Starts in Womb

Benefits and Complications of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors

Why Heart Attack Triggers Arrhythmia in Some Patients

Guiding Novel Neurologic Drug Approvals

Updated AFib Guidelines Tout Newer Blood Thinners

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

ALZHEIMER'S and DEMENTIA

Brain Changes Signal Nascent Alzheimer’s

Diabetes Drug Candidate to Treat Heart Failure?

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

Review of Rheumatoid Arthritis for the Pharmacist

Heart-Related Death and Poor Sleep

Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Treatments and Potential New Agents

News and Trends

Opioids for Wisdom Teeth Removal Unwise?

Hospital/Health System

Managing Opioid Overdose in the Hospital Setting

Hospital/Health System

Malignant Hyperthermia: An Overview

Aripiprazole 1 mg/mL Oral Suspension

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.

Sleep Duration in Employed Adults

Trends in Aspirin Use for Secondary Prevention of ASCVD

News and Trends

Opioids Often Overprescribed for Elbow Fractures in Children

Peripheral Arterial Disease From a Community Pharmacy Perspective

News and Trends

Opioids Doubling Suicides and Overdoses

CMS Initiatives Regarding Pain-Management Issues

March 2019

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