Summer 2013: Clinical News

Summer 2013: Clinical News


POSTED IN: Summer 2013,

Opioid Overdose Deaths Skyrocket in Women
American women are dying from prescription drug overdose at historically high rates, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced July 2.
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Apixaban Beats Warfarin on Safety in Acute VTE
In patients with acute venous thromboembolism, 6 months of treatment with the oral-anticoagulant apixaban was as effective as was standard therapy with subcutaneous enoxaparin for a week followed by oral warfarin, and apixaban caused significantly fewer major bleeding complications in a randomized, multicenter trial with more than 5,000 patients.
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Eight principles outlined for safe opioid prescribing
Opioids aren’t always appropriate for treating pain, and if they have to be prescribed, they must be used cautiously and at the lowest effective dosage, Dr. Lynn R. Webster advised.
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