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News and Trends

Perils of Mixing Opioids, Benzodiazepines

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

Why Heart Attack Triggers Arrhythmia in Some Patients

Understanding Cholesterol Therapy: An Update for Community Pharmacists

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

Heart-Related Death and Poor Sleep

Aripiprazole 1 mg/mL Oral Suspension

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

News and Trends

Opioids Often Overprescribed for Elbow Fractures in Children

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

News and Trends

Opioids for Wisdom Teeth Removal Unwise?

Hospital/Health System

Managing Opioid Overdose in the Hospital Setting

ALZHEIMER'S and DEMENTIA

Brain Changes Signal Nascent Alzheimer’s

Sleep Duration in Employed Adults

Trends in Aspirin Use for Secondary Prevention of ASCVD

Hospital/Health System

Malignant Hyperthermia: An Overview

Updated AFib Guidelines Tout Newer Blood Thinners

Diabetes Drug Candidate to Treat Heart Failure?

Acute Cough—Does Anything Help?

Hospital/Health System

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

Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Treatments and Potential New Agents

Heart Disease Risk Starts in Womb

GASTROENTEROLOGY

A New Approach to Managing Gastroparesis

Normal Thyroid Function Fluctuations Linked to AFib Risk?

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

PAIN MANAGEMENT

OTC Transdermal Analgesic Patches in Pain Management

Peripheral Arterial Disease From a Community Pharmacy Perspective

News and Trends

Opioids Doubling Suicides and Overdoses

To Dose or Not to Dose?

News and Trends

Prescribed Opioids Raise Pneumonia Risk

Benefits and Complications of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors

This drug class confers benefits in diabetic patients with heart failure, CV disease, and renal disease, but it is also associated with major adverse events.

MEDICATION MANAGEMENT

Management of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Reactions

News and Trends

Worsening Overdose Crisis Predicted

Opioid Use May Increase Heart Rhythm–Disorder Risk

Opioid Therapy–Associated Cardiovascular Effects

Isradipine Compounded Oral Suspension, USP

An Overview of Naloxone for Pharmacists

Review of Rheumatoid Arthritis for the Pharmacist

Guiding Novel Neurologic Drug Approvals

News and Trends

Comparison of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain

CMS Initiatives Regarding Pain-Management Issues

Applying HIV/AIDS Lessons to the Opioid Crisis

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

Reading Blood Pressure

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