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Infection control professionals adopting policies requiring workers to sign declination statements if they forgo influenza vaccination can expect to run into a persistent group of refuseniks with varied reasons for their recalcitrance.
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A proposed infection rate disclosure law in Connecticut focuses mistakenly on counting infections, rather than holding hospitals accountable for implementing strategies to prevent them, a representative of the state hospital association recently testified.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations in Oakbrook Terrace, IL, is concerned that some hospitals are spending too much to comply with the facilities requirements of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapter <797>, Pharmaceutical Compounding: Sterile Preparations.
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Health care practitioners may currently favor the use of corticosteroids in the intensive care unit (ICU), especially in the setting of sepsis and relative adrenal insufficiency.
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Steroids taken with protease inhibitors linked to complications; HHS agencies announce initiative to improve cancer therapy; Bayer, FDA warn of administration errors for nimodipine (Nimotop); Hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia linked to gatifloxacin (Tequin) use; Bosentan label revised to include liver function monitoring; Study of natalizumab-treated patients shows no new PML cases
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These drugs were recently approved by the FDA:
Anidulafungin (Eraxis) by Pfizer. The FDA has approved anidulafungin (Eraxis) to treat certain infections caused by Candida, a yeast-like fungus that can cause serious infections in hospitalized patients or patients with compromised immune systems.
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Trial 1: Buse JB, Henry RR, Han J, et al. Effects of exenatide (Exendin-4) on glycemic control over 30 weeks in sulfonylurea-treated patients with Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 2004;27:2,628-2,635.
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Hospitals need to ensure that their preprinted physician orders meet the appropriate standards for both safety and clinical standards. A multidisciplinary team at one hospital reviewed more than 450 of its existing preprinted orders and found that many fell short.
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Giving preventive medications to a patient who is overusing acute medication for headache may be a waste of time, according to a presenter at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting in December.
