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Cypress Bioscience is initiating its Phase III program evaluating the use of milnacipran as a potential treatment for fibromyalgia syndrome.
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Genetic testing to identify possible drug interactions is becoming more commonplace across the country. The emerging technology is here, and such tests eventually may be given at birth, says John Lima, PharmD, director of the Nemours Center for Clinical Pediatric Pharmacology in Jacksonville, FL.
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Report: Off-label prescriptions can compromise safety; FDA: Difference in infections among leading RA treatments; Be aware of common dispensing errors; Researchers report bone loss from oral diabetes drug
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Teriparatide is the first synthetic, recombinant human parathyroid hormone (1-34) [rhPTH(1-34)] to stimulate new bone growth and increase bone mineral density (BMD) of the hip and lumbar spine by accelerating osteoblastic activity and restore bone integrity and architecture.
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Knowing when if ever is the right time to discontinue antidepression medication is a subject of debate. This article will review the published data on maintenance treatment of depression and the long-term use of antidepressants. Specifically, it will address what currently is known regarding who is an appropriate candidate for long-term therapy; the long-term safety and efficacy data on antidepressants; whether antidepressants may be depressogenic or neuroprotective; and how and when to safely and effectively discontinue the medication.
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EMTALA: The Essential Guide to Compliance from Thomson American Health Consultants, publisher of Psychiatric Medicine Reports, explains how the changes to EMTALA will affect the delivery of care.
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As health care changes, the skills needed to effectively manage patient education change as well. Those who have been in the position of patient education manager or coordinator for a while have found that the job has evolved over time. While the skills they needed when they entered the job still are pertinent, now many more are required.
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Although most patient education managers do not have a crystal ball in which to look into the future, by keeping abreast of trends, they can predict what new job skills are on the horizon. In fact, the need for some of these skills now is developing.
