Apr 29, 2020
Postoperative mortality and readmission rates among patients with type 2 diabetes has been investigated in a cohort study conducted in the United States. The study specifically examined if these key outcomes differed amongst those who had been receiving treatment with...
Apr 23, 2020
The prevalence of alcohol or benzodiazepine co-involvement in opioid overdose deaths (OODs) has recently been scrutinized by researchers from Boston, seeking to understand the possible contribution of other respiratory depressants these deaths. Using data from the CDC...
Apr 20, 2020
Researchers in the United States have undertaken a retrospective cohort study investigating the proportion of opioid-tolerant patients initiating opioid-tolerant only (OTO) medications. Evidence of opioid tolerance was collected using prescription claims and...
Apr 20, 2020
In vitro research suggests hydroxychloroquine, alone or in combination with azithromycin, may be an effective treatment for COVID-19. A small study from France involving 26 patients (and other significant study design limitations) has explored this treatment and...
Apr 14, 2020
Deprescribing intervention study in the memory clinic setting The practicality of a pharmacist-led interdisciplinary deprescribing intervention has been evaluated study in an Australian memory clinic (due to the high prevalence of medication-related problems in this...
