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An Overview of Naloxone for Pharmacists

The most common medications involved in prescription-opioid overdose deaths include methadone, oxycodone, and hydrocodone.

News and Trends

Opioids Doubling Suicides and Overdoses

Hospital/Health System

Managing Opioid Overdose in the Hospital Setting

Review of Rheumatoid Arthritis for the Pharmacist

Heart Disease Risk Starts in Womb

Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Treatments and Potential New Agents

Peripheral Arterial Disease From a Community Pharmacy Perspective

News and Trends

Opioids Often Overprescribed for Elbow Fractures in Children

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

MEDICATION MANAGEMENT

Management of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Reactions

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

Diabetes Drug Candidate to Treat Heart Failure?

News and Trends

Comparison of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain

News and Trends

Perils of Mixing Opioids, Benzodiazepines

Benefits and Complications of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors

Opioid Use May Increase Heart Rhythm–Disorder Risk

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

Reading Blood Pressure

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

ALZHEIMER'S and DEMENTIA

Brain Changes Signal Nascent Alzheimer’s

Why Heart Attack Triggers Arrhythmia in Some Patients

Guiding Novel Neurologic Drug Approvals

Heart-Related Death and Poor Sleep

Normal Thyroid Function Fluctuations Linked to AFib Risk?

Hospital/Health System

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

Sleep Duration in Employed Adults

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

News and Trends

Worsening Overdose Crisis Predicted

CMS Initiatives Regarding Pain-Management Issues

News and Trends

Prescribed Opioids Raise Pneumonia Risk

News and Trends

Opioids for Wisdom Teeth Removal Unwise?

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

Isradipine Compounded Oral Suspension, USP

Aripiprazole 1 mg/mL Oral Suspension

Updated AFib Guidelines Tout Newer Blood Thinners

To Dose or Not to Dose?

Hospital/Health System

Malignant Hyperthermia: An Overview

Trends in Aspirin Use for Secondary Prevention of ASCVD

Applying HIV/AIDS Lessons to the Opioid Crisis

Successful programs feature a mix of social and scientific components.

PAIN MANAGEMENT

OTC Transdermal Analgesic Patches in Pain Management

Understanding Cholesterol Therapy: An Update for Community Pharmacists

GASTROENTEROLOGY

A New Approach to Managing Gastroparesis

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

Acute Cough—Does Anything Help?

Opioid Therapy–Associated Cardiovascular Effects

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