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News and Trends

Perils of Mixing Opioids, Benzodiazepines

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

Hospital/Health System

Managing Opioid Overdose in the Hospital Setting

News and Trends

Opioids Doubling Suicides and Overdoses

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

An Overview of Naloxone for Pharmacists

Reading Blood Pressure

Updated AFib Guidelines Tout Newer Blood Thinners

Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Treatments and Potential New Agents

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

Applying HIV/AIDS Lessons to the Opioid Crisis

Peripheral Arterial Disease From a Community Pharmacy Perspective

Aripiprazole 1 mg/mL Oral Suspension

MEDICATION MANAGEMENT

Management of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Reactions

Hospital/Health System

Malignant Hyperthermia: An Overview

News and Trends

Prescribed Opioids Raise Pneumonia Risk

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

Acute Cough—Does Anything Help?

Diabetes Drug Candidate to Treat Heart Failure?

Heart-Related Death and Poor Sleep

PAIN MANAGEMENT

OTC Transdermal Analgesic Patches in Pain Management

News and Trends

Opioids for Wisdom Teeth Removal Unwise?

Benefits and Complications of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors

Heart Disease Risk Starts in Womb

Guiding Novel Neurologic Drug Approvals

Normal Thyroid Function Fluctuations Linked to AFib Risk?

News and Trends

Opioids Often Overprescribed for Elbow Fractures in Children

Why Heart Attack Triggers Arrhythmia in Some Patients

News and Trends

Comparison of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain

Sleep Duration in Employed Adults

News and Trends

Worsening Overdose Crisis Predicted

Opioid-related research developments of interest to pharmacists.

Isradipine Compounded Oral Suspension, USP

Understanding Cholesterol Therapy: An Update for Community Pharmacists

Review of Rheumatoid Arthritis for the Pharmacist

Opioid Use May Increase Heart Rhythm–Disorder Risk

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

Trends in Aspirin Use for Secondary Prevention of ASCVD

Opioid Therapy–Associated Cardiovascular Effects

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

Study Suggests Diastolic Heart Failure Treatment

GASTROENTEROLOGY

A New Approach to Managing Gastroparesis

CMS Initiatives Regarding Pain-Management Issues

To Dose or Not to Dose?

Hospital/Health System

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

ALZHEIMER'S and DEMENTIA

Brain Changes Signal Nascent Alzheimer’s

March 2019

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