April 2017 Respiratory Health

Employment issues are high on the list of conundrums lawmakers face.

Epinephrine, also known as “adrenaline,” is a hormone, a neurotransmitter, and a medication.

Metformin has been a first-line oral treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes for 20-plus years.

This Continuing Education activity is supported by an educational grant from Amgen.

For over 100 years, individuals with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma who needed more than temporary symptomatic treatment have sought out allergy shots.

Approximately 35 million individuals are currently living with HIV/AIDS.

What OTC products should these pharmacists recommend?

Many pharmacists have told me of their difficulty in getting patients to attend smoking cessation programs.

The FDA has approved Yosprala (aspirin and omeprazole, Aralez Pharmaceuticals) delayed-release tablets for patients requiring aspirin for secondary prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events and who are at risk of developing aspirin-associated gastric ulcers.

Pharmacists should not assume that prescribers have educated patients on how to use medications as directed.

Lung cancer screening rates among this high-risk population remained alarmingly low.

The results of a recent study indicate that children with asthma may be more likely to develop obesity than those without the respiratory condition.

Read about the new Rx products featured in April.

These are our stumpers for April.

Cough is a common symptom for which many patients seek advice at urgent care clinics and emergency departments, especially when they experience episodes during peak allergy season due to postnasal drip and congestion.

For more than a half-century now, we’ve been debating who should pay for health care: patients, consumers, employers, taxpayers, or charities?

Read about the generic products featured in April.

This month's list includes patients with cigarette breath and fast talkers.

The new bill would ideally spur competition in market areas where it does not normally exist.

Generic sterile injectable drugs are especially susceptible to shortage because of their short shelf life.

A pharmacist raised objections when his employer, a prominent national pharmacy chain, began offering immunizations by its pharmacists.

Any law enforcement officer who has worked in drug diversion knows the importance of the pharmacy profession.

Every political or social revolution has driving forces, winners, and losers.