Episodes
Sunday Nov 26, 2017
Sunday Nov 26, 2017
Despite good adherence to high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and concomitant long-acting beta agonists (LABA), millions of people with asthma continue to experience exacerbations. What more can patients and clinicians do to reduce the risk of exacerbations? Does the routine use of antibiotics reduce the frequency of exacerbations? This is the question the recently published AMAZES study attempted to answer.
Guest Authors: Michael Nagy, Pharm.D. and Ashley Crowl, Pharm.D.
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Friday Nov 10, 2017
Painstaking Efforts to Improve Opioid Stewardship
Friday Nov 10, 2017
Friday Nov 10, 2017
Drug overdose is now the leading cause of death among Americans under the age of 50. In 2016, the United States (U.S.) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a seminal guideline for primary care clinicians regarding opioid prescribing. These guidelines are now being implemented by clinicians, insurers, and healthcare institutions. The Transforming Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care (TOPCARE) study sought to assess the impact of a multicomponent care management intervention on opioid stewardship in four primary care centers.
Guest Authors: Lucas Hill and Jennifer Shin
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