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Allergy may not be absolute obstacle to COVID-19 vaccine

Allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines are rare but remain a source of concern. Experts at a recent conference offered some advice on management.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/04/allergy-may-not-be-absolute-obstacle-to-covid-19-vaccine.htm
1 Apr 2021

Trainees take charge at Leadership Day 2019

Nearly 400 physicians and future doctors from 48 states and Washington, D.C., focused on core priorities of ACP policy during more than 415 meetings with members of Congress and their staff.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/07/trainees-take-charge-at-leadership-day-2019.htm
1 Jul 2019

New safety labels added to entire class of fluoroquinolones

Oral and injectable fluoroquinolones are associated with side effects involving tendons, muscles, joints, nerves, and the central nervous system, an FDA safety review found. These side effects may occur hours to weeks after use and can be permanent.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/02/5.htm
2 Aug 2016

Ondansetron 32-mg dose pulled from market

The 32-mg, single intravenous dose of ondansetron hydrochloride (Zofran) has been pulled from the market due to its cardiac risks, the FDA recently announced.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/11/9.htm
11 Dec 2012

Dumping drugs puts traces of meds in taps

How can you keep the contents of one patient's medicine cabinet from getting into everyone's drinking water? Eventually, physicians could even be asked to pay attention to environmental impact when deciding which drugs to prescribe.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/02/drugs.htm
1 Feb 2009

New opioid warnings, powdered glove ban

The FDA announced plans to add new warnings to opioids and to ban powdered medical gloves last week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/29/6.htm
29 Mar 2016

Managing medications in patients with heart failure

Internists can provide a medical home to patients with heart failure so that medications and supplements are regularly assessed and managed, according to experts.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/medications.htm
1 Feb 2017

Statin warnings on liver enzymes, blood glucose revised

The warning labels on statin medications are being changed, the FDA announced last week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/06/7.htm
6 Mar 2012

Safe prescribing can lessen overdose risk

In what one commentator called an “appalling” finding, 90% of patients in a recent study admitted to a hospital with a prescription opioid overdose eventually received another opioid prescription##mdash;often from the same clinician. Efforts to improve safe prescribing hope to fix the problem.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/10/overdose.htm
1 Oct 2016

Anxiolytic, hypnotic drugs may be associated with increased long-term mortality

Anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs may be associated with increased long-term mortality, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/01/6.htm
1 Apr 2014

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