Feb 10, 2019
Data from nearly 3,000 people between 65 and 79 years old who participated in the Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD) study, revealed that nearly half of older adults who are active drivers take seven or more medications on a regular basis. In fact, a...
Feb 8, 2019
The increasing use of opioids in the management of chronic non-cancer pain has been accompanied by a rise in opioid-related harm (including deaths). A very useful pharmacist framework for implementation of the Canadian guideline for opioids for chronic non-cancer pain...
Feb 6, 2019
There are many challenges in providing safe palliative care out-of-hours A recent study published in the journal Palliative Care analysed incident reports, describing the nature of the issues as to what happened, the underlying causes, harm created, and severity of...
Feb 6, 2019
A recent review suggests that people currently or recently treated with benzodiazepines may have an increased risk of developing pneumonia. The research categorised usage into current exposure (within 30 days), recent use (within 31-90 days), and past use (beyond 90...
Feb 6, 2019
Researchers have recently analysed state registry data to provide nationwide estimates to elucidate the qualifying conditions for which patients are licensed to use cannabis medically. The research also compared the prevalence of medical cannabis qualifying conditions...
Feb 5, 2019
The use of individually compounded creams as a topical treatment for chronic pain has increased in popularity, perhaps in part because of a lack of effective options for pain management and also the toxicity profile of drugs prescribed by the oral route for this...
