Alternative Treatments to Selected Medications in the 2023 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria®
https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jgs.19500
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…
IDSA Issues Updated Guidelines on Complicated UTIs
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/idsa-updates-guidelines-complicated-utis-2025a1000j3l
Can D-Mannose Prevent Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection?
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/can-d-mannose-prevent-recurrent-urinary-tract-infection-2024a10007xl
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…
July 2025 Medical Director Report
MDS Most of you know this but…. Wounds that were obtained in the hospital do not affect our quality measures initially. However, after 100 days, the wound will count against…
CMS dropping 3rd survey for health inspection; Judge pauses staffing mandate.
CMS Makes Updates to Nursing Home Care Compare and Five Star Drop Third Cycle Standard Surveys from the Nursing Home Care Compare Health Inspection Rating Beginning July 2025, CMS will…
TB Testing Algorithm
Testing for Tuberculosis: Blood Test | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC Tuberculosis Screening and Surveillance Guidance LTC Facilities.pdf – Google Drive TB: For health care professionals | Colorado Department of Public…
Here’s Why Rational People Skip Vaccines Even When They Trust Science : ScienceAlert
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