When dispensing opioid painkillers, pharmacists might want to chat with patients about the inappropriateness of sharing leftover pills and how to dispose of any extra medication. That’s according to a new survey finding that more than 60% of patients prescribed narcotics have leftover pills and most of those save them for future use. Here are the details.

Screening Might Decrease Tamoxifen Risks in Breast Cancer Patients

Pharmacists can offer some reassurance to the many breast cancer patients who would benefit from taking tamoxifen but fail to do so because they fear also getting endometrial cancer. A new study finds that women who did not have endometrial abnormalities when they began taking tamoxifen have a very low rate of developing pre-malignant conditions. Find out more.

Blood Infection Risk Doubled in Systemic Glucocorticoid Users

Systemic glucocorticoids are essential drugs for some patients, but, among their adverse effects is a significantly greater risk of developing deadly blood infections. That’s according to a new study of 30,000 patients in Denmark over a 12-year period. Which groups of patients had the highest risks based on dose and which on length of use?