November 2017
Clinical Use of Generic Injectable Drugs in Hospitalized Patients
December 01, 2017
Article
Health System Information
In acute-patient-care settings, injectable drugs are used ubiquitously. Injectables offer several advantages over other administration routes, including precise and adjustable dosing, predictable bioavailability, and fast onset of action.
Fosfomycin Use
December 01, 2017
Article
Infectious Diseases Focus
Fosfomycin (Monurol) is an antibiotic that uses a unique mechanism of action to establish its bactericidal activity.
340B Oversight: Interdisciplinary Approach Ensures Continuous Compliance
December 01, 2017
Article
Viewpoints
The 340B drug pricing program was enacted in 1992.
Considerations Regarding the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 2016 Hazardous Drug List
December 01, 2017
Article
Safe Handling
in 2016, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published an updated list of antineoplastic and other hazardous drugs.
Lung Cancers: Facts, Causes, and Types
November 30, 2017
Article
Oncology Focus
In 2017, lung cancer is projected to be the second most prevalent type of cancer in the United States, with about 222,500 new cases and is estimated to still be the leading cause of cancer-related death, with 155,870 deaths.
The Skinny on Weight-Loss Medications
November 30, 2017
Article
Formulary Drug Review
Despite the availability of such products, obesity continues to signifi- cantly contribute to morbidity and mortality in the United States.
Updates in Heart Failure Drug Therapy
November 30, 2017
Article
Clinical Care Focus
“The central problem in heart failure is not that patients are short of breath or retain fluid. The problem is that they die.”
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
November 30, 2017
Article
Clinical Care Focus
The heroin and opioid epidemics even affect newborns.
Breakthrough Cancer Pain
November 30, 2017
Article
Oncology Focus
When available treatment guidelines for patients with cancer are followed, 70% to 90% can achieve adequate pain relief.