Tag: Prescription Drugs
Unit-Dose Packaging Cuts Accidental Peds Opioid Exposures
Relative decrease in buprenorphine-naloxone exposure after transition to unit-dose packaging
Pediatric Pharmacists Face Unique Challenges
Medication dosing errors are more common in pediatrics; manipulation of dosage form required
Doctors Generally Confident With Deprescribing for Elderly
Lack of time and difficulty engaging patients, caregivers reported as barriers to deprescribing
Certain Anticholinergic Drugs Appear to Raise Dementia Risk
Dementia link seen with antidepressant, urological, and anti-Parkinson's drugs
Potentially Inappropriate Meds Use Prevalent in Cancer Patients
But baseline potentially inappropriate medication use has no correlation with most poor clinical outcomes
Anesthesiologists Report Drug Shortages Impacting Patient Care
Survey finds that 98 percent of respondents report experiencing drug shortages on a consistent basis
Saturday Is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Unused medications can be dropped off at local collection sites between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Tenecteplase Appears Superior to Alteplase After Ischemic Stroke
Tenecteplase within 4.5 hours after symptoms linked to higher reperfusion, better functional outcomes
AAN: Cerliponase Alfa Beneficial for Form of Batten’s Disease
Reduced decline in motor, language function in children with CLN2 compared with historical controls
Serlopitant Found to Be Safe, Effective for Chronic Pruritus
Findings show a dose-dependent response in decrease in itchiness
