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News and Trends

Opioids for Wisdom Teeth Removal Unwise?

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

ALZHEIMER'S and DEMENTIA

Brain Changes Signal Nascent Alzheimer’s

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

Heart-Related Death and Poor Sleep

Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Treatments and Potential New Agents

Aripiprazole 1 mg/mL Oral Suspension

Heart Disease Risk Starts in Womb

News and Trends

Opioids Doubling Suicides and Overdoses

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

Why Heart Attack Triggers Arrhythmia in Some Patients

Hospital/Health System

Malignant Hyperthermia: An Overview

News and Trends

Comparison of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain

Understanding Cholesterol Therapy: An Update for Community Pharmacists

Acute Cough—Does Anything Help?

News and Trends

Worsening Overdose Crisis Predicted

News and Trends

Opioids Often Overprescribed for Elbow Fractures in Children

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

Benefits and Complications of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors

CMS Initiatives Regarding Pain-Management Issues

Reading Blood Pressure

News and Trends

Prescribed Opioids Raise Pneumonia Risk

Sleep Duration in Employed Adults

MEDICATION MANAGEMENT

Management of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Reactions

PAIN MANAGEMENT

OTC Transdermal Analgesic Patches in Pain Management

While these products are generally safe when used according to labeling, pharmacists must be familiar with available evidence in order to help patients safely self-medicate.

An Overview of Naloxone for Pharmacists

News and Trends

Perils of Mixing Opioids, Benzodiazepines

Peripheral Arterial Disease From a Community Pharmacy Perspective

Trends in Aspirin Use for Secondary Prevention of ASCVD

Guiding Novel Neurologic Drug Approvals

Hospital/Health System

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

Diabetes Drug Candidate to Treat Heart Failure?

Hospital/Health System

Managing Opioid Overdose in the Hospital Setting

Isradipine Compounded Oral Suspension, USP

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

GASTROENTEROLOGY

A New Approach to Managing Gastroparesis

Updated AFib Guidelines Tout Newer Blood Thinners

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

Opioid Therapy–Associated Cardiovascular Effects

Applying HIV/AIDS Lessons to the Opioid Crisis

Normal Thyroid Function Fluctuations Linked to AFib Risk?

To Dose or Not to Dose?

Opioid Use May Increase Heart Rhythm–Disorder Risk

Review of Rheumatoid Arthritis for the Pharmacist

March 2019

March 2019

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