Oct 13, 2018
What to do about allopurinol in renal impairment? A question that has taxed clinicians for many years. In a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers have suggested that this drug may be less fraught for these patients than previously thought. People...
Oct 9, 2018
Some interesting new research published in the journal Addiction examined the impact of cannabis use on opioid use treatment outcomes. A sample of 820 people using illicit drugs 820 starting Opioid Agonist Treatment (with methadone or buprenorphine/nalaxone) 1996 and...
Oct 9, 2018
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada has issued a reminder about potentially unsafe medication abbreviations. Reading the document, it is clear that there are many ways for some commonly encountered abbreviations to be misinterpreted with potentially...
Oct 9, 2018
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended restrictions on the use of fluoroquinolone and quinolone antibiotics in view of the association of these medications with adverse effects involving muscles, tendons and bones and the nervous system. The...
Oct 6, 2018
Researchers from Italy have recently published a study examining the role of ADRs in contributing to hospitalization of the elderly. The study was used a retrospective observational design that analysed the admissions of every patient aged over 65 years of age...
Oct 5, 2018
Education works! A multilevel campaign that included departmental grand rounds, data review, circulation of journal papers that highlight the effects of opioid over-prescribing, visual display of individual clinician prescribing for comparison with peers, and academic...
