Jun 11, 2019
It has been postulated that people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for infection after arthroplasty, but the extent if additional risk associated with treatment with biologic medications or corticosteroids is not well-defined. In a retrospective...
Jun 11, 2019
Routine varicella vaccination of children in the United States was introduced in 1996. Researchers have used database information to study children aged up to 17 years from 2003 through 2014, calculating Herpes Zoster incidence rates per 100 000 person years of health...
Jun 11, 2019
Later this year, (December 1, 2019,) the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) General Chapter <800> will officially require that pharmacies and other health care providers (e.g. aged care facilities) handling hazardous drugs must incorporate USP <800> into...
Jun 10, 2019
Israeli researchers point out that hitherto, little has been understood about the impact of social interactions on iatrogenic harm and lapses in patient safety.Their field-based experience-sampling study of health workers (primarily nurses) in a general hospital...
Jun 10, 2019
The National Pharmacy Association in the UK has published guidance on risk mitigation in relation to alcohol consumption during therapy with methadone. The hazards are manifold and include increased likelihood and severity of respiratory depression and hypotension,...
Jun 10, 2019
Researchers in the USA have recently examined patient experiences in medication use processes to help derive initiatives to support safe medication use in community settings. The study involved a qualitative observational approach, with about 18 hours of direct...
