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A series of interventions introduced through a quality improvement project can increase the frequency of both teratogen education and urine pregnancy screening in patients taking teratogenic medications for rheumatic disease

Program in Peds Rheumatology Clinic Ups Education on Teratogenic Rx

Findings seen among girls, women of childbearing age prescribed teratogenic meds
An iterative

Multidimensional Approach Cuts Unneeded Drug-Drug Interaction Alerts

Number of interruptive DDI alerts substantially decreased as result of alert refinement efforts
For patients with acne

AAD: Isotretinoin Exposure for Acne Not Linked to Depression Risk

Acne patients with, without isotretinoin exposure had no significant difference in depression frequency
A large Canadian drug distributor sells unapproved and mislabeled medicines to Americans

FDA Warns Americans Not to Buy Drugs From Canadian Company

CanaRx sells prescription medicines at a lower cost to U.S. public, private employer programs
A safety clinical trial has revealed that tofacitinib (Xeljanz

FDA: Pulmonary Embolism Risk Up With Tofacitinib 10 mg for RA

Safety clinical trial shows risk for PE, death with 10-mg dose versus 5-mg dose, TNF inhibitor
For patients with advanced Merkel cell carcinoma

Tumor Control Durable With Pembrolizumab in Merkel Cell Cancer

28 of 50 advanced MCC patients responded; 24-month overall survival rate was 68.7 percent
Fluoroquinolone stewardship interventions at hospitals are associated with less fluoroquinolone prescribing during hospitalization but not at discharge

Stewardship Programs Decrease Inpatient Fluoroquinolone Rx

Interventions tied to less prescribing in hospital but did not impact fluoroquinolone discharge treatment
Candesartan plus hydrochlorothiazide

Lowering BP, Lipids in Healthy Elderly Has No Cognitive Effect

Candesartan/hydrochlorothiazide, rosuvastatin, combination therapy do not affect cognitive decline
The battle against new HIV infections has lost some steam in recent years

CDC: Progress in HIV Prevention Has Stalled in the United States

Agency says effective HIV prevention, treatment not reaching those who could most benefit
The demand for naloxone is relatively inelastic with respect to changes in its out-of-pocket price

Converting Naloxone to OTC Expected to Increase Sales

Demand for naloxone is inelastic, with 1 percent increase in price resulting in 0.27 percent drop in sales