Pharmacy Technician's Letter

Article: you might see orders for antimicrobial "lock" solutions (vancomycin, ethanol, etc) February 2014

Chart: Selected Antimicrobial Lock Solutions February 2014

Commentary: FDA to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Antibacterial Soaps February 2014

Article: whether "antibacterial" soaps and washes are safe and effective February 2014

Article: big changes in chronic hepatitis C therapy with two new oral antivirals, Olysio (simeprevir) and Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) February 2014

Article: fewer alerts when Celebrex (celecoxib) is given to patients with a "sulfa" or sulfonamide allergy February 2014

Article: using vaccines in patients with weak immune systems February 2014

Commentary: Calcium Channel Blocker-Macrolide Interaction January 2014

Article: more emphasis on preventing and treating community-acquired pneumonia December 2013

Commentary: HIV Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis December 2013

Guideline: Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults (2007) December 2013

Guideline: Management of Occupational Exposure to HIV (U.S. Public Health Service; 2013) November 2013

Article: more "cephalosporin" antibiotics (cefdinir, etc) used to treat respiratory infections in patients allergic to penicillin October 2013

Article: new versions of the flu vaccine this season October 2013

Other: Vaccines: An Introduction for Pharmacy Technicians October 2013

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