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Pharmacology Watch: Vioxx Might Control Postoperative Knee Pain
Oral rofecoxib (Vioxx) may have a role in controlling postoperative pain patients undergoing knee surgery. -
Full January 2004 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Hypertension: Therapy vs Calcium Channel Antagonists
GEMINI Trial; CAMELOT Trial; INVEST Trial; The Dangers of Vitamin E; FDA Actions. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacists and Emergency Contraception
Cantor and Baum, lawyers from the Yale University School of Medicine, have written an op-ed piece in the New England Journal of Medicine focusing on the central role of pharmacists in providing emergency contraception. -
Efficacy of a Bivalent L1 Virus-Like Particle Vaccine in Prevention of Infection with Human Papillomavirus Types 16 and 18 in Young Women
The bivalent HPV vaccine was efficacious in prevention of incident and persistent cervical infections with HPV-16 and HPV-18, and associated cytological abnormalities and lesions. Vaccination against such infections could substantially reduce incidence of cervical cancer. -
Full January 2005 issue in PDF
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FDA approves HIV oral fluid-based test
Get ready to implement new advances in your clinical setting: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of oral fluid samples with a rapid HIV diagnostic test kit to provide accurate screening in as little as 20 minutes. While there are three rapid HIV testing kits now on the market, the OraQuick Rapid HIV Antibody Test is the first to get clearance for use on oral fluid samples, which bypasses the need for needlesticks or fingerpricks for blood samples. -
EC provision doesn’t boost unprotected sex in teens
Does advance access to emergency contraception (EC) in adolescents lead to an increase in unprotected sex? Not according to findings from a newly published study, which indicate advance EC provision does not cause teens to have more unprotected intercourse or practice less consistent contraceptive use.