| 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 over-the-counter and prescription medications should be avoided in patients with a viral illness for the purpose of decreasing the risk of Reye's syndrome?
Upcoming Issue: What is the recommended approach to treatment for a patient who has developed aspirin or salicylate associated Reye's syndrome?
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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: What is the mechanism of action by which gemfibrozil (Lopid) increases the blood levels of repaglinide (Prandin) 8-fold?
Upcoming Issue: Does metronidazole (Flagyl) use with lopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra) potentially cause a disulfiram like reaction and is this risk clinically relevant?
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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 hepcidin antimicrobial peptide (HAMP) gene at increased risk for developing iron toxicity with iron supplements?
Upcoming 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?
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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 physiological reasons other than hemoglobin synthesis for red blood cells do patients require the proper amount of vitamin B12?
Upcoming Issue: What medical conditions warrant the use of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) supplementation?
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