The Institute of Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has very valuable content for both health care professional and consumer. This link goes to a newsletter that describes the role t[...]
Drug-drug interactions are estimated to cause 26% of all adverse drug events (ADEs) and there is excellent work published by David Juurlink, MD, et al, identifying which drug inter[...]
Adverse drug events (ADEs) are a very real problem in the community, associated with 25-30% of hospital admissions in older adults and estimated to be the 4th or 5th leading cause [...]
The FDA has published new warnings regarding the use of simvastatin (Zocor). The new warnings are based on information that says those who are taking high-dose simvastatin (80mg do[...]
Drug interactions are a significant contributor to the incidence of adverse drug events, with one reference suggesting that 50% of all ADEs are from drug interactions. One such int[...]
