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May 16th 2025
Aficamten, a cardiac myosin inhibitor, gains FDA approval, offering hope for improved cardiovascular health in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
ISMP Names Top Medication Safety Issues of 2017
December 8th 2017Given the crucial role that pharmacists play in promoting and ensuring medication safety, it is important to that they remain educated on common medication errors and ways to prevent them, according to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices.
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Implementing New Technology at Texas Children's Hospital
December 8th 2017At the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition, Andrea White, PharmD, Pharmacy Administrative Resident at Texas Children's Hospital, discussed her presentation on Baxter's DoseEdge System, including the implementation process that Texas Children's Hospital underwent to adopt the new technology in their institution and assess the system's benefits.
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FDA OKs First Nebulized LAMA COPD Treatment
December 7th 2017The FDA has approved glycopyrrolate (Lonhala Magnair, Sunovion) inhalation solution, also known as SUN-101/eFlow, the first nebulized long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Titration Programming: How to Protect Against Dosing Errors in High-Risk Infusions
December 6th 2017To ensure the safe infusion of high-alert medications, titrations need to be protected from harmful dosing changes, according to a poster presentation at the 2017 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition.
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8 Recent Clinical Trials on Diabetes Medication
December 6th 2017The understood link between diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has played a key role in shaping clinical trials on diabetes medications, according to a presentation at the American Society of Health System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition.
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Smart Infusion Pumps Provide Safety Benefits, But Work to Be Done
December 5th 2017Although administering intravenous (IV) medication via smart infusion pumps has led to improvements in patient safety, common errors persist with the use of these devices, according to a presentation at the American Society of Health System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition.
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