DRUG INFORMATION RESPONSE CENTER ARCHIVE
- How can there be a warning regarding concomitant use of varenicline with nicotine replacement therapy yet patients can be on varenicline and smoke concurrently?
April 20, 2017 - Are the Nicotrol® inhaler cartridges single use or can they be multi-use if the patient only requires a partial dose?
April 20, 2017 - Are there any smoking cessation pharmacotherapy guidelines or studies looking at chewing tobacco or electronic cigarettes?
April 20, 2017 - Do the results of the Fagerström Tolerance Scale predict successful abstinence from smoking?
April 20, 2017 - Are there data that support concurrent use of gabapentin and a TCA for treatment of chronic non-cancer pain?
November 11, 2016 - Are thiazides contraindicated in patients with type 2 diabetes?
November 11, 2016 - If someone is taking Suboxone, Subutex or methadone for drug rehab, can they take another controlled substance such as a benzo? I have been told that there is or will be a legislation that states if someone is on Suboxone they cannot be on any other controlled medications. I have also been informed that people that are taking Suboxone cannot take benzodiazepines due to interactions. As for the methadone, I have been told that an internal med/primary care provider cannot prescribe methadone for drug rehab but can prescribe methadone for pain control.
November 11, 2016 - Which TCAs and what dosing is recommended for the different types of chronic non-cancer pain as recommended in the chart for key message 1?
November 11, 2016 - Are there head to head studies of chlorthalidone versus hydrochlorothiazide? People seem to be mostly using chlorthalidone now?
September 26, 2016 - I use 8 wks of high dose (50,000 units) vitamin D for people with levels below 20. Some people are using 12 wks instead. Is there evidence for this?
September 26, 2016 - Based on recently published data, are angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) more cardioprotective than angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) for patients with hypertension? And if so, should ARBs be preferred over ACEIs?
September 26, 2016 - Should angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I) be used for diabetic patients with hypertension only if there is also proteinuria?
September 26, 2016 - Why isn’t smoking listed with the lifestyle modifications in the HTN module key message 1? What is the average drop in BP with smoking cessation?
September 26, 2016 - What are the current guideline recommendations for the DASH diet?
March 22, 2016 - Overview of Novel Oral Anticoagulants Including a Review of Efficacy and Safety in Atrial Fibrillation
March 22, 2016 - In a patient who is tolerant to the analgesic effects on one pure opioid agonist, is there any clinical evidence in the literature that switching to a different pure opioid agonist in the short-term and then returning to the original opioid agonist will result in renewed efficacy without the tolerance?
March 01, 2016 - Are there any current treatment guidelines or recommendations regarding management of patients who score high on the Opioid Risk Tool and still require opioid treatment?
March 01, 2016 - What are the pharmacological properties of Suboxone® that make it an appropriate agent for detoxification? Why not just a mixed agonist-antagonist (i.e., butorphanol, nalbuphine, pentazocine)? What are the advantages/disadvantages of Suboxone® versus methadone?
March 01, 2016 - What are the pros and cons of weight loss medications?
January 19, 2016 - What is the potential place in therapy of the PCSK9 inhibitors, evolocumab and alirocumab, for hypercholesterolemia?
October 01, 2015 - Which statin is associated with the lowest risk of myalgia?
September 29, 2015 - Is there literature to support a relationship between medication adherence and number of refills prescribed?
August 13, 2014 - Highlights of the new cholesterol guideline
March 17, 2014 - Is there an increased risk of cancer with angiotensin receptor blockers?
August 07, 2013 - How accurate and reliable are point-of-care A1c tests?
July 03, 2013 - A Brief Review of the Recent Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
December 07, 2012 - Use of Metformin as Adjunctive Chemotherapy in Patients with Cancer
November 09, 2012 - Glyburide vs. Glipizide: Which is superior?
October 09, 2012 - What are the relative benefits of the various inhaled corticosteroids for pediatric asthma?
June 12, 2012 - What is the statin of choice in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) taking protease inhibitors?
April 30, 2012 - Should Metformin Be Used in Patients with Kidney Disease?
March 29, 2012 - Could lisinopril cause angiodema after 1 year? Are angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) safe in patients with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor-induced angiodema?
July 19, 2011 - Does aspirin use have an increased benefit in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) taking angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors?
July 19, 2011 - What is the exact mechanism behind the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD)?
July 19, 2011 - Does an increase in metformin dosage lead to an increased risk of lactic acidosis?
July 19, 2011
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