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As the world has focused on millions of gallons of oil spilling into the ocean from the BP off-shore drilling disaster, another waterway issue is beginning to impact how hospitals and nursing homes handle pharmaceutical waste.
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Pharmacists will be closely involved with helping the FDA monitor the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) as increasing numbers of drugs are added to the REMS list.
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Hospital pharmacy directors can view REMS as a positive move forward in patient safety or as an unfunded mandate that will cost them valuable staff time. Either way, it's certain they'll need to move REMS to the top of their priority list.
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New reports about proton pump inhibitors and the effects of gastric suppression, pioglitazone vs vitamin E for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, metformin and vitamin B12 deficiency, and FDA Actions
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Gillum and Holt assessed the prevalence of six infections by frequency of attendance at religious services. Although results varied by race/ethnicity and factors related to sexual and drug-use practices, there appeared to be lower prevalence among those attending more often.
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One hundred women with hot flashes, aged 45-55, were randomized to receive St. John's wort (SJW) or placebo for 8 weeks. At 4 weeks, the frequency and severity of the hot flashes were better in the treatment group than in the placebo group, whereas the duration of hot flashes was the same in both groups.
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