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Use Social Media Posts to Improve Registration
Social media posts generate a wealth of constructive feedback about the registration process.
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Don’t Give Patients Reasons to Post Something Negative on Social Media
Patients can vent to a ‘huge audience.’
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Penetrating Neck Trauma
Penetrating neck trauma presents a clinical challenge to the emergency physician. Clinicians must have a planned approach to these patients to optimize outcomes.
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FDA Actions
In this section: FDA approves new amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, expands the indication for pembrolizumab, adds giant cell arteritis to the indication for tocilizumab, and green lights generic ADHD drug.
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Ohio Attorney General Files Suit Against 5 Pharmaceutical Companies Over Opioids
The suit alleges fraudulent marketing that misled the state, prescribers, and patients about the risks of these medications.
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Investigators Conclude Long-term Opioid Use Increases Dependency and Overdose Risks
Nationwide epidemic has raised questions regarding the long-term use of such medication for chronic pain conditions.
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Researchers Offer Remedies for FDA’s Accelerated Approval Program
Once a drug receives accelerated approved, manufacturers are free to charge whatever they believe the market will bear without evidence that the drug affects disease progression.
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Efficacy of Cephalexin Monotherapy for Cellulitis
Data support the use of cephalexin treatment as a simpler, less expensive antimicrobial regimen.
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Desmopressin Nasal Spray for Treatment of Nocturia: Proceed with Caution
Because desmopressin can result in serious adverse events, it is important that clinicians become fully familiar with FDA labeling.
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Combination Treatment for Hospitalized Influenza
Patients admitted with confirmed influenza A and who were randomized to oseltamivir plus clarithromycin and naproxen demonstrated a dramatic improvement.