Seizures in LTC
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August 2025 Medical Director Report
Glargine Shortage Antibiotic Stewardship My pharmacy friends have told me that they have seen tags related to antibiotic stewardship. The tags seemed to primarily involve the long-term use of antibiotics…
2025 GOLD Report – Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease – GOLD
2025 GOLD Guidelines can be foud here — > https://goldcopd.org/2025-gold-report/ Oral Steroids is no longer recommended from long term chronic treatment of COPD. GOLD-2025-Report-v1.0-15Nov2024_WMV.pdf Evidence suggesting that oral corticosteroids increase…
End of Days for Benadryl (diphenhydramine)?
Is It Really Time to Say Goodbye to Benadryl? | MedPage Today Diphenhydramine: It is time to say a final goodbye – World Allergy Organization Journal We believe that diphenhydramine…
Measles in Colorado March 2025
As of March 2025, there have been 483 confirmed cases of measles across 20 states. Ninety seven percent of the cases have been in individuals who are not vaccinated or…
Dronabinol Use for Elderly Patients
Yes, dronabinol increases mortality in the elderly. A retrospective, population-based cohort study published in Thorax evaluated the morbidity and mortality associated with prescription cannabinoid drug use, including dronabinol, among older…
AHA/ACC 2022 HF Guidelines
2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Heart Failure Guideline: Key Perspectives – American College of Cardiology HFpEF LVEF > 50% HFrEF LVEF <40% Drugs: #458 Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction – The Curbsiders…
Docusate doesn’t really work to prevent constipation.
DS Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of oral docusate in the management of constipation in hospice patients – PubMed Conclusion: There was no significant benefit of docusate plus sennosides compared with…
Cannabis
Changes in Incident Schizophrenia Diagnoses Associated With Cannabis Use Disorder After Cannabis Legalization | Psychiatry and Behavioral Health | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network Conclusions and Relevance In this…
Aspirin for Primary Prevention of CVD
Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement | Cardiovascular Risk Factors | JAMA | JAMA Network 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of…