Pharmacy Technician's Letter

Article: new oral blood thinner, Zontivity (zon-TIV-i-tee, vorapaxar), for preventing clots September 2014

Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2012) August 2014

Chart: Antimicrobial Drug Interactions and Warfarin August 2014

Article: ORAL antibiotics will be used more for bone or joint infections August 2014

Article: three new antiepileptic drugs...Qudexy XR (cue-DEKS-ee), Fycompa (fi-COM-puh), and Aptiom (AP-tee-om) August 2014

Patient Education: What I Need to Know About Benzodiazepines July 2014

Chart: Topical Antifungal Agents for Tinea Infections May 2014

Article: a new Rx cream called Luzu (LOO-zoo, luliconazole) to treat fungal skin infections (ringworm, jock itch, etc) May 2014

Article: a new drug for erectile dysfunction, Stendra (STEN-druh, avanafil) April 2014

Article: The new strengths of Lanoxin will increase the risk for mix-ups among digoxin products April 2014

Article: two new C-II opioids, Zohydro ER (zoh-HYE-droh) and Xartemis XR (ZAR-tem-iss) for treating pain April 2014

Commentary: New Drug: Osphena (Ospemifene) March 2014

Commentary: OATP Drug Interactions March 2014

Article: green tea may interfere with some meds March 2014

Article: The new Fioricet capsules are causing a lot of confusion March 2014