Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP

Uncontrolled diabetes in pregnancy can lead to preeclampsia, cesarean delivery, preterm delivery, significant overgrowth in the child, and congenital defects.

Pharmacists need to be dermatomycoses detectives at times, recommending biopsies for patients if necessary.

A study in 2008 showed that approximately 5.2% of US adults age 18-80 years used benzodiazepines.

Using medications to induce calm is generally considered less desirable than other methods of de-escalation but is often necessary to prevent injury.

The study presented at the 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Amsterdam, Netherlands was a phase 2 randomized, active-controlled, double-blinded trial (N=444). All participants were ages 60 to 64 years.

Changing patient habits, especially dietary habits, is a routine struggle for many people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

A triad of techniques can reduce the likelihood of infection, and pharmacy teams can help patients with all of them.

Asking key questions can improve health outcomes and even save lives.

Pharmacists Should Carefully Screen for Contraindications and Precautions Before Immunizing Patients.

According to the CDC, starting late in spring 2018 and continuing today, clinicians have been reporting nationwide outbreaks of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

Pregnant women take herbal and natural products (HNPs) as alternatives to prescription medications, but, HNPs have active ingredients and drug interactions that can potentially cause harm to both the mother and her baby.

Many pharmacists report that although they like immunizing patients, they sometimes experience awkward silence when preparing injections or offer canned responses when patients ask questions.

Some researchers propose that vasomotor symptoms may signal physiologic processes that might be associated with other related systemic health diagnoses.

A study examined whether silymarin, is an active extract of milk thistle, has a therapeutic effect and can improve hepatic enzyme measures.

Our inability to convince anti-vaccination individuals that immunization is prudent has resulted in increased incidences of some vaccine preventable diseases.

As researchers continue to look for factors that may influence the development of osteoarthritis, a recently published review examined the role of fat-soluble vitamins in managing this condition.

Few young women develop venous thromboembolism, but 2 circumstances increase risk in women of childbearing age: pregnancy, and the use of sex hormones, including oral contraceptives.

Clinicians generally have 2 options for women who develop endometriosis: surgery or medical therapies. The goal is to address active symptoms, prevent recurrence, and control pain.

The Archives of Disease in Childhood, Education and Practice Edition has published a manuscript that describes a structured approach to chronic cough in children.

When it comes to diabetes, that lack of a shared language can be a tremendous barrier to care.

Dextromethorphan’s accessibility is one reason why teenagers tend to abuse it.

Growing evidence suggests that integrating clinical pharmacy specialists into medical care teams that focus on diabetes improves glycemic control, and leads to better clinical outcomes in primary care settings.

Data collected from a number of patient safety reporting programs indicate that between 2% and 35% of prescription errors are linked to look alike, sound alike drug name similarities.

Study: Vitamin E was related to significant reductions in blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin compared with the placebo.

Point-of-care testing can help patients determine whether or not they need to see a prescriber for an antibiotic or for other types of treatment, and it can address the growing primary care provider shortage.

Patients on atypical antipsychotics have 3 to 5 times greater risk of type 2 diabetes than others.

The American Journal of Medicine has published a new article that describes the reemergence of neurosyphilis and identifies HIV coinfection in individuals in Western countries as a key risk factor.