Drug Topics Hospital Pharmacists' Report

August 9, 2012

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OxyContin users are switching to heroin

A new formulation of the widely prescribed painkiller OxyContin has led drug abusers to shift to heroin, according to research results reported as a letter to the editor in the July 12 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. » More

Continuing Education

Cultural competency

Pharmacists need to gain insight into cultural competency to better serve the increasing racial and ethnic populations in the United States.

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TODAY'S HEADLINES

HRT relatively safe for healthy postmenopausal women

Short-term hormone replacement therapy is a relatively safe treatment for healthy, recently postmenopausal women, according to a new consensus statement. » More

Rectal indomethacin reduces pancreatitis after ERCP

In a recent study, researchers found that rectal indomethacin significantly reduced the incidence of pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in high-risk patients. » More

Therapy for patients with heavy menstrual bleeding

An oral dose of modified-release tranexamic acid may offer an effective first-line therapy for patients with heavy menstrual bleeding, according to a recent study published online July 17 in The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. » More

 

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