October 2013 Diabetes

Pharmacists can learn about current management of allergic rhinitis, including allergen avoidance, immunotherapy, and pharmacotherapy.

Pharmacist pet peeves dealing with stock bottle design, dodgy electronic medical record software, NPI-number hassles, and late patients.

This month's cases involve a patient prescribed 2 different medications with the same active ingredient and a patient who has struggled to quit smoking.

The impact of the community pharmacist on insulin therapy is explored.

Our latest batch of scrbbled scripts. See if you can decipher them.

Approximately 80% to 90% of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus are also obese.

Offering brown bag sessions to diabetes patients can help you monitor compliance in a patient dealing with a complex disease state as well as a number of other benefits.

Pharmacists can help improve adherence by providing patient counseling and guidance about the importance of needle selection and appropriate injection technique.

Research from the University of Pittsburgh suggests the possibility of a diabetes breathalyzer that could be used in place of blood testing.

Our round-up of the latest health and pharmacy apps.

Infants already at an increased genetic risk for developing type 1 diabetes mellitus may be even more likely to be diagnosed with the condition if they are introduced to solid foods too early or too late.

The results of a recent study show that hypoglycemia is common among type 2 diabetes patients across all levels of glycemic control.

Increasing red meat consumption was associated with a subsequent increase in risk for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus in a recent subanalysis of 3 cohort studies.

Patients who undergo angioplasty for an artery that caused a heart attack may also benefit from having the procedure performed in other, seemingly healthy arteries.

Patients with high cholesterol who are intolerant of statins may be able to resume and benefit from intermittent therapy.

Men with high cholesterol may be 3 times more likely to suffer a heart attack than women with high cholesterol, a recent Norwegian study found.

Certain requirements of the FDA's new policy on opioid safety labels on long-acting and extended-release medications will not apply to generic manufacturers, according to the Centers for Drug Evaluation and Research.

Issues in anticoagulation relating to mechanical valve replacement and diabetes patients on antithrombotics.

Our round-up of the latest Rx products.

Our round-up of the latest generic products.

A guide to mastering new skills for diabetes patient care in just 10 steps.

Knowledgeable pharmacists can positively influence mothers who are depressed as well as women who want to breast-feed but do not because of medication use.

Our latest round-up of new over-the-counter products.

A pharmacist is fired and points out that the employer may have violated public policy because she objected to activities and qualifications of pharmacy technicians assigned to assist her.

As supplement use escalates, patients must be made aware of potential drug"supplement interactions.

Pharmacy student Andrew Gonzales has learned valuable lessons outside the classroom.

Apixaban (Eliquis) was recently approved as an oral anticoagulant (a direct inhibitor of factor Xa) to reduce the risk of embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation.

There has been minimal guidance as to how acetaminophen should be listed on drug packaging.

On June 28, 2013, the FDA announced approval of Brisdelle (paroxetine) 7.5-mg capsules for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms (VMS) associated with menopause, including hot flashes and night sweats.

NADDI has announced a new program to educate the very young about drug safety and abuse.