Ask About Pregnancy Status to Help Your Pharmacist Recommend Pain Treatments

October 2016

Women will be asking...again...whether acetaminophen is the best choice to treat pain during pregnancy.

They're hearing that acetaminophen during pregnancy may cause children to develop ADHD and other behavioral problems.

But the link is still just an ASSOCIATION...there's NO PROOF acetaminophen exposure causes behavioral problems in kids.

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Table of Contents

Dosage Forms Pay Close Attention to Drug Names That Have Extended-Release Abbreviations
Storage & Disposal Flag Meds That Must Be Kept in Their Original Container
Medicare Point Out What's New For 2017 Medicare Part D Plans
Gout Help Ensure Patients Do Not Take the New Gout Drug Zurampic By Itself
Influenza Encourage Patients to Get Their Flu Vaccine by the End of October
Opioids Alert Your Pharmacist to Patients Getting Opioids and Benzodiazepines Together
Antithrombotics Find Out WHY Patients Are Taking Blood Thinners
Adverse Events Take Serotonin Syndrome Computer Alerts Seriously
Adverse Events Stay Alert for Hydroxyzine in Patients at Risk for Heart Problems
Pregnancy Ask About Pregnancy Status to Help Your Pharmacist Recommend Pain Treatments
Diabetes Watch for Frequent Dose Changes in Diabetes Patients With Very High Blood Sugar
Vaccines Ask Egg-Allergic Patients Getting the Flu Vaccine to Describe Their Reaction
Pediatrics Get a Child's Weight When They're Getting a Liquid Heart Med
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