Pharmacy Technician's Letter

Article: what to input when a prescriber just writes "metoprolol" on an Rx April 2013

Article: One in three of your adult patients has high blood pressure April 2013

Archive: A Note from Your Pharmacist: The New Thinking About Combining Renin-Angiotensin System Blockers March 2013

Article: whether it's okay to combine certain blood pressure meds...Diovan with Altace, Avapro with Tekturna, etc March 2013

Guideline: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes - 2013 February 2013

Article: LESS aggressive blood pressure goals in some diabetes patients February 2013

Commentary: Atenolol for Hypertension January 2013

Chart: Potential Drug Interactions with Grapefruit January 2013

Article: fewer atenolol (Tenormin, etc) and other "beta-blocker" prescriptions for treating high blood pressure January 2013

Article: changes in prescriptions for "beta-blockers" (propranolol, metoprolol, etc) being used for heart disease December 2012

Article: a bigger push for patients with type 2 diabetes to get Rxs for certain blood pressure meds, aspirin, and a statin November 2012

Article: buzz about when drugs should be started in patients with MILD hypertension October 2012

Commentary: Benefit of Treating Mild Hypertension October 2012

Article: make room for generic irbesartan (Avapro), valsartan (Diovan), and candesartan (Atacand) March 2012

Article: a new combo drug, Edarbyclor (eh-DAR-bih-clor), for treating high blood pressure February 2012

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