treating patients with methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) infections

March 2011

You'll see more focus on treating patients with methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) infections.

News stories are flooded with cases of MRSA skin infections...and serious infections of the blood, bone, heart, and lungs.

MRSA is often referred to as a "superbug" because it's resistant to a lot of antibiotics. Only a handful of drugs can kill it.

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Table of Contents

Med Administration dispensing meds in original containers
Opioids new labeling requirements on super-concentrated liquid morphine solutions
new TRIPLE-combo drug, Amturnide, for treating high blood pressure
Substance Use Disorder The latest craze is using "bath salts" to get high
Interactions SOME systems flag an interaction between certain blood pressure meds (diltiazem, etc) and antibiotics (Biaxin, etc)
OTC Products prescriptions for OTCs so they can be paid for with health savings accounts (HSAs)
Diuretics avoiding mishaps with hydrochlorothiazide prescriptions
Migraine what they can use to PREVENT migraines
Hair Loss if their medications are causing hair loss
Antibiotics treating patients with methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) infections
Healthy Lifestyles how to care for tattoos and piercings
Testosterone testosterone replacement therapy
Medication Errors preventing errors with shortcut "sig" codes, mnemonics, and abbreviations