Search results for "Supplements"
In the News
New opioid therapy guidelines released; PFO closure may help migraines.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/04/in-the-news.htm
1 Apr 2009
Recalls for arrhythmia drug, infusion pumps, defibrillators
A summary of approvals, recalls, warnings and alerts from the Food and Drug Administration.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/05/fda.htm
1 May 2009
Practice hassles have more docs going locum
Economic factors and bureaucratization are prompting more internists to adopt locum tenens employment as a career path. Read the stories of doctors who have made the switch successfully.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/05/locum.htm
1 May 2009
Recalls target cold products, digoxin, defibrillators, diet aids
A summary of approvals, recalls, warnings and alerts.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/06/fda.htm
1 Jun 2009
Addressing drug interactions when their likelihood is ‘yes'
Once a patient is taking 10 or more drugs, they face drug interactions. Douglas S. Paauw, MACP, addresses the most common problems, including the details of grapefruit juice and statins, thyroid-replacement therapy, proton pump inhibitors and warfarin.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/06/drug.htm
1 Jun 2009
Digoxin, Biosite Triage Cardiac Panel, insulin pumps recalled
A summary of approvals, recalls, warnings and alerts digested by ACP Internist from the Food and Drug Administration's alerts.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/fda.htm
1 Jul 2009
For tobacco dependent, pharmacotherapy is the best medicine
Evidence is mounting that most smokers will require some sort of pharmacotherapeutic intervention to help them quit. Experts parse out prescriptions, but don't discount behavioral strategies for quitting.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/smoking.htm
1 Jul 2009
Warnings for varenicline, bupropion; pacemaker recalled
A summary of approvals, recalls, warnings and alerts digested by ACP Internist from the Food and Drug Administration's alerts.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/fda.htm
1 Sep 2009
Sorting out the worst offenders among herbal supplements
Post-stroke care often fragments after patients leave the hospital. Patients being treated by specialists should keep the primary care physician at the center of their follow-up regimen.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/10/supplements.htm
1 Oct 2009
What's old is new again: Hospitals move to buy internists' practices
A round-up of this issue's articles on hospital integration, coordinating stroke care and the dangers of herbal supplements.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/10/editors.htm
1 Oct 2009