No drugs down the drain
You can use the questions and answers below when teaching patients about proper medication disposal. Question: Why should I clean out my medicine cabinet?…
Pharmacology
Teaching patients about FDA recommendations for proper medication disposal
Accidental exposure to medication in the home is a major cause of unintentional poisoning in children. Recent data show even child-resistant containers can’t completely…
Pharmacology review: Drugs that alter blood coagulation
Brush up on your knowledge of these potentially life-saving drugs.
Managing glucose levels in hospital patients
You’re likely to encounter hospital patients with diabetes. Are you up to date on the latest management guidelines?
Benzocaine puts a patient in a bind
Methemoglobinemia from benzocaine exposure causes tissue hypoxia.
FDA publishes REMS list
Access a list of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read more..
Understanding FDA’s Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy
FDA’s REMS program is one more way the agency is trying to reduce drug risks.
A new oral anticoagulant hits the market
Pradaxa gives clinicians a new tool for preventing strokes and blood clots in patients with atrial fibrillation. Learn how it works, who’s eligible to…
When medication regulations collide with common sense
The original five rights of medication administration are a time-honored lesson all nurses learn—the right patient, right medication, right dose, right time, and right…
The role of pharmacogenomics in cancer
Oncology nurses have long appreciated that the “one size fits all” strategy—basing chemotherapy dosages on body surface area—for treating cancer does not work because…
Preventing polypharmacy in older adults
Polypharmacy refers to the effects of taking multiple medications concurrently to manage coexisting health problems, such as diabetes and hypertension. Too often, polypharmacy becomes…
No drugs down the drain
You can use the questions and answers below when teaching patients about proper medication disposal. Question: Why should I clean out my…
Teaching patients about FDA recommendations for proper medication disposal
Accidental exposure to medication in the home is a major cause of unintentional poisoning in children. Recent data show even child-resistant containers…
Pharmacology review: Drugs that alter blood coagulation
Brush up on your knowledge of these potentially life-saving drugs.
Managing glucose levels in hospital patients
You’re likely to encounter hospital patients with diabetes. Are you up to date on the latest management guidelines?
Benzocaine puts a patient in a bind
Methemoglobinemia from benzocaine exposure causes tissue hypoxia.
FDA publishes REMS list
Access a list of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read more..
Understanding FDA’s Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy
FDA’s REMS program is one more way the agency is trying to reduce drug risks.
A new oral anticoagulant hits the market
Pradaxa gives clinicians a new tool for preventing strokes and blood clots in patients with atrial fibrillation. Learn how it works, who’s…
When medication regulations collide with common sense
The original five rights of medication administration are a time-honored lesson all nurses learn—the right patient, right medication, right dose, right time,…
The role of pharmacogenomics in cancer
Oncology nurses have long appreciated that the “one size fits all” strategy—basing chemotherapy dosages on body surface area—for treating cancer does not…
Preventing polypharmacy in older adults
Polypharmacy refers to the effects of taking multiple medications concurrently to manage coexisting health problems, such as diabetes and hypertension. Too often,…
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