FDA NEWS

FDA warns of potential diabetes risk, cognitive adverse events with statins

FDA approved label changes for all statins to warn patients of the potential risk of increased blood-glucose levels and diabetes as well as memory loss when taking these medications. » More

FDA approves autoinjector pen, dosing regimen for treating MS

FDA has approved 2 separate dosing innovations, including an autoinjector pen, designed to improve the treatment experience for patients receiving once-a-week interferon beta-1a (Avonex, Biogen Idec) for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. » More

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Cardiometabolic disease: The pharmacist’s role in managing weight loss and medication adherence

Pharmacists can help with the management of weight loss through nutrition education, exercise counseling, and strategies for medication adherence.

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CLINICAL NEWS

Better access to naloxone, training could reduce opioid overdose deaths

Better access to the opioid antagonist naloxone and better training on how to administer it could help reduce the increasing number of deaths from opioid overdoses, a new report suggests. » More

Study: IM injections more effective than IVs for stopping seizures

Intramuscular injections with midazolam may be more effective than the intravenous administrations used by paramedics to stop prolonged seizures, according to a study published February 16 in the New England Journal of Medicine. » More

‘Sound the alarm’: Gonococcus becoming impervious to treatments

Researchers said it was “time to sound the alarm” after determining that gonococcus has become less susceptible to the last line of antimicrobial defense over the past 3 years.
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Acellular pertussis vaccinations increase risk of febrile seizures, study finds

The risk of febrile seizure was higher for the first 2 of 3 times that a combination shot containing acellular pertussis vaccine was administered to infants, although the absolute risk remained low, according to a Danish study that appeared in the February 22/29 issue of JAMA. » More

LONG-TERM CARE

Long-term-care groups set goals, including reducing hospital readmissions

The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living launched a multi-year initiative for long-term care that includes reducing off-label use of antipsychotics and hospital readmissions. » More

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