Opioid Therapy–Associated Cardiovascular Effects

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

Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Treatments and Potential New Agents

Current research focuses on agents that target secretase enzymes to prevent plaque accumulation.

CMS Initiatives Regarding Pain-Management Issues

In 2018, CMS adopted a three-pronged approach to the public-health emergency posed by opioid use.

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.

To Dose or Not to Dose?

Prescribing low-dose aspirin for preventing secondary cardiovascular disease is well established, but its safety and efficacy in primary prevention remains open to debate.

Tylenol Cold & Flu Q&A

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