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Rifamixin, a nonabsorbed oral antibiotic, is effective for preventing traveler's diarrhea, according to new research.
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By William T. Elliott, MD, FACP, and James Chan, PharmD, PhD
Dr. Elliott is Chair, Formulary Committee, Northern California Kaiser Permanente; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Dr. Chan is Pharmacy Quality and Outcomes Manager, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA. Drs. Chan and Elliott report no financial relationships to this field of study.
A synthetic analog of human amylin has been approved for the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetics.
Pramlintide is a 37-amino acid peptide which differs from human amylin with substitution of three amino acids at positions 25, 28, and 29. It represents the first of a new class of amylinomimetic antidiabetic compounds. It is marketed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc as Symlin.
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Rewind to November 2004: the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces the addition of a black box warning to the labeling for the injectable contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA, Depo-Provera, Pfizer, New York City and MedroxyPROGESTERone Injection, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, North Wales, PA).
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More women are choosing long-term birth control through use of intrauterine contraception, say participants in the 2005 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey.
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As you review the list of contraceptive options available at your family planning facility with your next female patient, which one most likely will receive the nod from her?
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On Aug. 26, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would indefinitely postpone its decision to allow nonprescription status for the emergency contraceptive pill Plan B popularly known as the morning-after pill.
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As you check the chart of a new patient, you note that she has previously experienced nausea on birth control pills, but cant remember the brand name of her prescribed oral contraceptive (OC). She would like to re-establish pill use. Which OC will you suggest?
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The young woman sitting in front of you is in good health and says she would like to use a birth control pill. Which pill do you prescribe?