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Recommendations released on statin therapy for people with HIV

The guidance from a panel of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services addresses primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in patients ages 40 to 75 years and younger than age 40 years.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/03/05/2.htm
5 Mar 2024

Use caution with colchicine's many drug interactions

A coauthor of “The Top 100 Drug Interactions” offers advice for improved management of colchicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/09/use-caution-with-colchicines-many-drug-interactions.htm
1 Sep 2023

IDSA offers guidance on managing drug interactions with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) listed six steps to help clinicians prescribe the COVID-19 medication while minimizing interaction risks. Other recent research looked at neuropsychiatric conditions after COVID-19 and hospital profits during the pandemic.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/05/17/2.htm
17 May 2022

PrEPare for HIV care

Internal medicine physicians are already trained to care for complex medical conditions, and HIV is no different, especially as adults age and develop diabetes, heart disease, and other conditions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/11/prepare-for-hiv-care.htm
1 Nov 2023

Recommendations on avoiding drug-drug interactions, data on recovery after ventilation

A panel of experts offered advice on avoiding drug-drug interactions when prescribing nirmatrelvir-ritonavir for patients with COVID-19, and two studies offered good news about postdischarge outcomes in COVID-19 patients who underwent a tracheostomy.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/03/01/4.htm
1 Mar 2022

Buprenorphine, cannabis, and other periop challenges

An expert at a recent hospital medicine conference reviewed the latest on perioperative management of medications.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/01/buprenorphine-cannabis-and-other-periop-challenges.htm
1 Jan 2024

Guidance issued on drug-drug interactions for statins, heart meds

A new statement from the American Heart Association recommends that in patients taking amlodipine combined with simvastatin or lovastatin, the dosage of either statin should not exceed 20 mg/d, and for patients in whom statin-fibrate therapy is indicated, fenofibrate or fenofibric acid is preferred because of a lower rate of drug-drug interactions.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/10/25/2.htm
25 Oct 2016

CDC recommends COVID-19 booster; ACP updates practice points for outpatient treatment

Everyone ages 6 months and older should get an updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect against a potentially serious outbreak this fall and winter, the CDC said last week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/09/19/1.htm
19 Sep 2023

Addressing drug interactions when their likelihood is ‘yes'

Once a patient is taking 10 or more drugs, they face drug interactions. Douglas S. Paauw, MACP, addresses the most common problems, including the details of grapefruit juice and statins, thyroid-replacement therapy, proton pump inhibitors and warfarin.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/06/drug.htm
1 Jun 2009

Easing diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis

This month's issue addresses eosinophilic esophagitis, medical workplace violence, and more.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/09/easing-diagnosis-of-eosinophilic-esophagitis.htm
1 Sep 2023

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