Impact of an Opioid Stewardship Program In Reducing Unnecessary Opioid Use In a Community Teaching Health System
Program reduced use of IV hydromorphone and morphine.

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Table of Contents

Features

Impact of an Opioid Stewardship Program In Reducing Unnecessary Opioid Use In a Community Teaching Health System

Program reduced use of IV hydromorphone and morphine.

Dietary Supplements: Quality Concerns And Hospital Formulary Management

Strict policies are needed to protect patients.

Brexanolone: A Novel Treatment Option For Postpartum Depression

New treatmetnt has rapid onset of action.

Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulant Use In Special Populations

Identifying the best evidence for DOAC use in certain populations.

Case Report
Is Ciprofloxacin in Combination With Beta-lactam Antibiotics a Recipe for Thrombocytosis?
A Case Report of Thrombocytosis in a Patient Receiving Ciprofloxacin and Ceftriaxone

Case report points to risk of ciprofloxacin–ceftriaxone combination.

Perspective
The Marketing of Viagra: Causes of ED and Nonpharmaceutical Approaches Were Obscured

Men might have benefited from getting a more complete ED story.

Editorial
Many Thank Yous

A good bye from Pharmacy and Therapeutics.

Departments

Health Care & Law
The Opioid Crisis and What Has Been Learned
Prescription Washington
House and Senate at Odds on Drug Pricing Legislation

Congress divided on drug pricing legislation.

Medication Errors
Do Not Let “Depo-” Medications Be a Depot for Mistakes
Pharmaceutical Approval Update December 2019

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Drug Forcast
Firvanq: The First Oral Solution For the Treatment of C. Difficile
Meeting Highlights
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2019
Meeting Highlights
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2019

Industry announcements

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