Primary Care Reports – February 1, 2013

February 1, 2013

• Help! My Patient Needs Opioids, or Do They?

  The national epidemic of substance abuse naturally imparts uncertainty and fear in the decision-making process regarding the prescribing of opioids for patients in pain. Statistics alone substantiate the need to validate our decisions with a documented plan of care.

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• Pharmacology Watch: FDA Approves Apixaban for Patients with Nonvalvular AF

  Apixaban approval; new dental clinical practice guideline; apixaban for VTE; aspirin resistance; tamoxifen treatment; and FDA actions.

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• Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement

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