November 2013 Cough & Cold

Pharmacists can learn about the impact of the common cold on adults and children and describe the potential role of zinc-based options for patients.

Pharmacists can learn about current treatment strategies for the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia, including special considerations in managing comorbidities.

This month's column addresses compounding promethazine gel.

Our monthly round-up of pharmacy-related annoyances.

Our monthly round-up of difficult-to-read scripts.

Case studies involving patients with influenza or in close proximity to patients with influenza.

Adults who comply with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans may have a decreased risk of developing pancreatic cancer, a new study finds.

Women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, a noninvasive breast malignancy, may be more likely to choose surgery over noninvasive options when the condition is described using the word "cancer."

New research suggests that yoga may help cancer survivors sleep more and sleep better after treatment.

Efforts to help reduce childhood obesity in the United States may be working, according to new research that indicates adolescents are adopting healthier behaviors.

Researchers suggest that all obese children should be screened for hypertension.

Researchers at Rutgers University have identified chemical agents that may be the key to developing a new class of antiviral medicines to treat influenza.

A high-dose flu shot may produce greater antibody responses in elderly adults living in nursing homes than the standard vaccine, new research suggests.

The results of a recent study suggest that health care personnel do not practice greater hand hygiene during a moderately severe flu season compared with a mild season.

Stress may worsen symptoms experienced by patients diagnosed with upper respiratory illnesses, rendering patients slower to react and less alert.

New research suggests that diagnosing patients with acute cough and determining whether antibiotics are appropriate may be more complex than guidelines presume.

Treatment with oral anti-inflammatories or antibiotics failed to improve cough symptoms in patients with acute bronchitis compared with a placebo in a recent clinical trial conducted in Spain.

Steps can be taken to prevent bronchitis from becoming a chronic condition.

ZORVOLEX, which is indicated for mild to moderate acute pain in adults, is the first and only NSAID developed using proprietary SoluMatrix Fine Particle Technologyâ„¢.

May a state board of pharmacy base denial of a pharmacy internship application on prior criminal conduct?

Pharmacists can have a positive impact when it comes to identifying and helping patients during influenza season.

Proper patient counseling on homeopathy begins with assessing your patients' understanding of this controversial therapy.

Our monthly round-up of new generic products.

Generic drug dispensing reached a record high in 2012, according to the 2013 National Community Pharmacists Association's 2013 NCPA Digest.

The author highlights the book Staring Down the Barrel, which addresses the growing concerns and problems facing everyday pharmacists as they are confronted by prescription drug diverters and armed robbers.

One of the most problematic things about drug"drug interactions is that we seldom have data on how often a particular interacting drug pair causes adverse consequences.

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices has received a number of reports about mix-ups between Lupron Depot-Ped and Lupron Depot-3 Month.

Cancer patients must also contend with a range of accompanying maladies, including arterial and venous thromboembolism.