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For patients with chronic kidney disease

Vitamin D Supplements Improve Markers of Bone Turnover in CKD

Cholecalciferol can also correct vitamin D deficiency in patients with chronic kidney disease
A module has been developed to help health care professionals improve vaccination rates among adults

Module Developed to Improve Adult Vaccination Rates

Team-based adult immunization program includes training, implementation of standard process
Management of type 2 diabetes should include shared decision making

New Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of T2DM

Individualized management should include education, glycemic management plans, target HbA1c
Undiagnosed diabetes accounts for a relatively small proportion of the total diabetes population in the United States

Undiagnosed Diabetes Accounts for Small Portion of Diabetes

Undiagnosed cases fell from 16.3 to 10.9 percent of total diabetes from 1988-1994 to 2011-2014

September 2017 Briefing – Pharmacy

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pharmacy for September 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Ramucirumab appears to be safe and effective for the treatment of advanced gastric cancer

Ramucirumab Shows Promise in Care of Advanced Gastric Cancer

In two separate trials, hazard ratios for overall survival favor treatment with ramucirumab
The sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor tofogliflozin is effective for reducing fasting plasma glucose and body weight

Tofogliflozin Most Effective With High Baseline Insulin

These patients have largest improvements in fasting plasma glucose level, insulin secretion index
Opioid-free anesthesia is feasible and well-tolerated

ASA: Opioid-Free Anesthesia Feasible for Surgical Procedures

Only 36 percent of patients request oral opioid meds in PACU despite receiving opioid-free anesthesia
OnabotulinumtoxinA injections are beneficial for pediatric patients with chronic migraine

ASA: Botox Injections Beneficial for Migraine in Children

Statistically significant changes in migraine intensity, frequency, duration from pre- to post-therapy
For populations at high-risk for diabetes

Statins May Raise Odds of T2DM in Those at High Risk

In any Diabetes Prevention Program treatment group, statin use tied to increased diabetes risk