Search results for "Drug Interactions"
Changes, challenges in treating heart failure
Readmissions among heart failure patients can be prevented with diligent, evidence-based primary care. But with their time at a premium, physicians can be increasingly concerned about meeting the needs of this population.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/02/heart-failure.htm
1 Feb 2016
Warning on HCV treatments; more cancer drugs approved
This update also covers a warning that combination drugs can cause serious liver injury and approval of new drugs for metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer that has progressed after other treatments.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/01/fda.htm
1 Jan 2016
Mental health issues, addiction concerns of legal marijuana
Physicians in states that have legalized marijuana should begin to educate and prepare themselves for discussing the perils of recreational use and related illnesses, some of which can be severely debilitating.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/05/marijuana.htm
1 May 2015
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to ACP Internist coverage of issues surround the time spent with patients, ICD-10 coding changes, and physician burnout.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/03/letters.htm
1 Mar 2015
Clarithromycin may cause serious adverse events when taken with certain statins
Clarithromycin may cause serious adverse events when taken with rosuvastatin, pravastatin, or fluvastatin, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/01/13/6.htm
13 Jan 2015
Hepatitis C drugs offer new options
The approval of multiple drugs in 2013 and 2014 that are able to cure hepatitis C without the use of interferon has dramatically changed the screening, treatment, and epidemiologic paradigms of the virus. Soon, internists will be involved in this rapidly changing area of health care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/01/hepatitis.htm
1 Jan 2015
Patients on tramadol may be more likely to be hospitalized for hypoglycemia
Patients who began taking tramadol were significantly more likely to be hospitalized for hypoglycemia than those prescribed codeine, a recent study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/12/16/1.htm
16 Dec 2014
AHA/ASA releases updated guidelines for primary prevention of stroke
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association last week released updated guidelines on the primary prevention of stroke that included new recommendations on the use of statins, blood pressure management, and risk stratification for atrial fibrillation.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/04/4.htm
4 Nov 2014
life expectancy. “There is a general denial ofdeath, denial ...
An editorial stated that since polypharmacyhas become ubiquitous, better surveillancefor drug-drug interactions is needed, andnoted that the true costs of hypoglycemiaextend beyond immediate treatment.“Serious hypoglycemia substantially lowershealth-related quality
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/10/acpi-201410-puzzle_t2.pdf
23 Sep 2014
Rivaroxaban has similar safety, efficacy versus warfarin in older and younger nonvalvular afib patients
Rivaroxaban appears to have similar safety and efficacy compared with warfarin in both older and younger patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, although stroke and major bleeding rates were higher in the former group, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/10/6.htm
10 Jun 2014