There's a battle brewing over pill-splitting

October 1999

There's a battle brewing over pill-splitting. ...

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Table of Contents

Internet pharmacy is exploding
Antithrombotics long-term warfarin might increase the risk of bone fractures
cautioning that glucosamine might increase blood sugar in patients with diabetes
minocycline or doxycycline for rheumatoid arthritis
Hypertension two new drugs for hypertension
Diabetes monitor their average WEEKLY blood sugar at home
dopamine agonist for INITIAL therapy of Parkinson's
new warnings about sudden sleep attacks in patients taking Mirapex (pramipexole)
Hematology Oncology using Celebrex (celecoxib) and similar drugs to prevent and treat colon cancer
Gastroenterology advise patients taking opioid analgesics how to prevent and treat constipation
Women s Health topical progesterone cream
Women s Health routine screening of pregnant women for hypothyroidism
Pediatrics guanfacine (Tenex) might precipitate mania
Pediatrics new pediatric hepatitis B vaccines that don't contain thimerosal
There's a battle brewing over pill-splitting
Practice Synercid (quinupristin/dalfopristin)