• • 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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