Be Aware of the Differences Between Shingrix and Zostavax

December 2017

The new zoster vaccine, Shingrix (SHING-riks), will be preferred over Zostavax...because Shingrix seems more effective.

Shingrix has an "adjuvant" to boost the immune response.

Expect Shingrix to be here in December...and for payers to start covering it after CDC guidelines are published in early 2018.

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Table of Contents

Practice Ensure Your Patients Get In-Date Meds
Vaccines Be Aware of the Differences Between Shingrix and Zostavax
Insulin Think of Fiasp as Faster-Acting NovoLog
Medication Errors Remember "One Shake, Two Shake" With Reconstituted Oral Meds
Supplements Watch for Patients Picking Up Cinnamon for Diabetes
Constipation Symproic Will Join Movantik and Relistor for Opioid-Induced Constipation
Medication Errors Keep Oral Cyclosporine Products Straight
Cardiology Help Your Spironolactone and Eplerenone Patients Take Their Med Safely
Acne Oral Antibiotics for Acne Should Usually Be Limited to 3 to 4 Months
Gastroenterology Be Familiar With Meds That Are Held Before Colonoscopy
Sickle Cell Disease Endari Will Be a New Specialty Med for Sickle Cell Disease