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New Prescription Drug Labeling for Pregnant and Nursing Women
The FDA has updated the requirements for the pregnancy and lactation sections of drug labeling to allow pregnant women and their healthcare providers to be better informed about the risks and benefits of medications while pregnant or nursing. This article discusses the new Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule that went into effect in June 2015 and is being phased in over the next three to five years.
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Patients Make Multiple Errors in Inhaler Use
The skillfulness of technique has not improved over 40 years of observation.
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Motivational Interviewing Improves CPAP Adherence
Practitioners of motivational interviewing believe patients naturally often feel some ambivalence about interventions offered to them and that by helping the patient identify such ambivalence, steps can be taken to address obstacles to success.
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Empagliflozin Improves Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes
In addition to favorable effects on glucose control and cardiovascular outcomes, treatment with empagliflozin was associated with meaningful reductions in adverse renal outcomes.
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Topicals for Atopic Dermatitis: Calcineurin Inhibitors vs. Corticosteroids
Topical corticosteroids should remain the first-line treatment for atopic dermatitis.
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What’s the Best Way to Remove a Tick?
The successful tweezer technique was simple: Grab the mouth parts, do not rotate, and pull off directly.
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Efficacy of Water Aerobics for Overweight and Obese Hypertensive Women
Clinicians who provide exercise advice to overweight and obese hypertensive patients should find some reassurance about the safety of aerobic exercise in this population.
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Acute STEMI or False Alarm?
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: antiretroviral therapy in HIV patients; comparing ticagrelor against aspirin in stroke patients; and weighing the many type 2 diabetes treatments.
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Lifitegrast Ophthalmic Solution (Xiidra)
Lifitegrast is approved for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.