Pharmacy Technician's Letter

Article: changes in the treatments used for preventing malaria October 2013

Commentary: Mefloquine Safety: An Update October 2013

Article: fewer ORAL ketoconazole (Nizoral, etc) Rxs for fungal infections September 2013

Commentary: Oral Ketoconazole Warnings September 2013

Article: more focus on treating patients with Clostridium difficile (C. diff) diarrhea June 2013

Article: Which strategies for improving patient safety really work May 2013

Article: changes in "PPI" (omeprazole, etc) Rxs used in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) May 2013

Article: shortages of doxycycline and tetracycline May 2013

Article: you'll have more requests for meds and vaccines to prevent and treat travel-related illnesses May 2013

Article: new focus on IV antibiotics for patients having surgery April 2013

Patient Education: Staying Healthy While Abroad April 2013

Guideline: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery (2013) April 2013

Article: questions about preventing or treating Lyme disease June 2012

Article: new warnings that "PPI" acid reducers (omeprazole, Nexium, etc) might increase the risk of Clostridium difficile diarrhea March 2012

Article: fewer options on pharmacy shelves for treating pinworms now that mebendazole (Vermox) is discontinued March 2012

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