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Varenicline Tartrate Tablets (Chantix™)
The FDA has approved a new agent for smoking cessation. Varenicline blocks the action of nicotine but provides a lower level of stimulation of dopamine release to reduce craving and withdrawal symptoms. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Door-to-Balloon Time in STEMI
Although time to reperfusion is correlated with mortality in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with fibrinolytics, its importance in patients treated with percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) is less clear. -
Pharmacology Watch
Do long-acting beta agonist inhalers increase the severity of asthma? Yes, according to the results from a large meta-analysis recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. -
Criteria for New Formulary Drugs in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch
Controlling healthcare costs is tricky business, and sometimes the best intentions have adverse outcomes, as pointed out in a new study in the June 1st New England Journal of Medicine. -
Full July 1, 2006 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain (DPNP) is an important pain syndrome that has not received attention commensurate with its clinically and epidemiologically compelling presence. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement