Search results for "Prescriptions"
Drivers not always told about their prescriptions' potentially impairing effects
Patients who had been prescribed sedatives and narcotics were most likely to report receiving information about potential impairment, while those prescribed stimulants and antidepressants less frequently received information about potential impairments.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/07/4.htm
7 Nov 2017
FDA asks clinicians to limit prescriptions of acetaminophen
The FDA recommends that clinicians stop prescribing and dispensing combination drugs that contain more than 325 mg of acetaminophen per dose.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/05/acetaminophen.htm
1 May 2014
Optimal postoperative opioid prescription duration for common procedures ranges from 4 to 15 days
An editorial noted that surgeons should have patients anticipate some postoperative discomfort rather than expect a pain-free recovery and should discuss other analgesics to try before opioids, with an option to escalate to them if needed.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/03/2.htm
3 Oct 2017
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/02/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Feb 2023
Delayed antibiotics in older adults with UTI associated with bloodstream infections, death
An editorial noted that the relationships found in the study may not be causal and advised clinicians to offer prompt treatment to patients at the highest risk of bloodstream infections: older patients, men, and those living in areas of greater socioeconomic deprivation.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/05/4.htm
5 Mar 2019
Hear, hear for preventing cognitive decline
Because of the association between hearing loss and reduced cognition or dementia, physicians should intervene to treat this common condition of aging.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/04/hear-hear-for-preventing-cognitive-decline.htm
1 Apr 2023
Leadership Day offers advocacy in action
An in-person Leadership Day let ACP members meet their elected officials and advocate for internal medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/07/leadership-day-offers-advocacy-in-action.htm
1 Jul 2022
Intervention targeting clinicians did not increase anticoagulation use in patients with afib
Electronic messaging and academic detailing improved clinicians' comfort with prescribing anticoagulation in certain situations, but rates of appropriate anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation did not change significantly, a trial found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/25/4.htm
25 Feb 2020
Osteoporosis screening, treatment uncommon after stroke
Among 16,581 patients, 5.1% underwent poststroke bone mineral density testing and 15.5% received fracture prevention treatment within one year.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/30/4.htm
30 Apr 2019
Gabapentinoid use associated with suicidal behavior, other adverse outcomes
The association of gabapentinoid with outcomes including overdoses, injuries, and accidents was strongest in younger patients, whereas those ages 55 years and older had reduced or no association.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/18/2.htm
18 Jun 2019