| Pharmacotherapy Newsletter |
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Explains how or why a drug is used in a particular patient care scenario or disease state.
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Current Issue: What is the recommended treatment for a patient with aspirin associated Reye's syndrome?
Upcoming Issue: Are breastfed pediatric patients with an active viral infection at increased risk for developing Reye's syndrome if the child's mother is taking aspirin or salicylate?
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| | Drug Interactions Newsletter |
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Makes sense of clinically relevant drug interactions even beyond the CYP450 and how they occur.
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Current Issue: Does metronidazole (Flagyl) use with lopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra) cause a disulfiram like reaction and is this risk clinically relevant?
Upcoming Issue: What is the mechanism by which tamoxifen's (Nolvadex) efficacy in treating breast cancer decreased by the use of paroxetine (Paxil)?
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| | Pharmacogenetics Newsletter |
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Explains how some drugs are handled throughout the body differently between patients because of genetic influence and the clinical relevance.
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Current Issue: Why are patients with genetic defects to the genes for transferrin receptor-2 and ferroportin 1 at increased risk for developing iron toxicity with iron supplements?
Upcoming Issue: What are common genetic polymorphisms to thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) that could impact drug metabolism?
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| | Natural Medicines Newsletter |
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Makes sense of how natural medicines work to treat a condition, adverse event or drug interaction using available scientific evidence.
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Current Issue: What medical conditions warrant the use of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) supplementation?
Upcoming Issue: What medications are known to affect vitamin B12 levels and thereby put patients at risk for developing macrocytic anemia and possibly neuropathy?
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