Although there are no documented reports of feverfew interacting with warfarin in humans, pharmacologic data suggest the potential for additive anticoagulant effects in the presence of warfarin.

The prevalence rates of depression in congestive heart failure patients range from 24%-42%. Depression is a graded, independent risk factor for readmission to the ...

Purpose. The successful use of inhaled morphine to relieve dyspnea in a patient with end-stage cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease is described. Dyspnea, the sensation of breathlessness or labored ...

The temporal relationship between the development of symptoms about three days after gabapentin discontinuation and the absence of any improvements during the administration of benzodiazepines for ...

Trained nurses in most critical care settings often administer propofol safely to patients who are intubated and ventilated. However, some practitioners have been lulled into a false sense of ...

Since Carl Djerassi and Gregory Pincus brought the proof of concept of OCs in the early 1960s, with a pill containing norethidronel as a progestin and mestranol as an estrogen, many different ...

The pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of four topical lidocaine patches 5% continuously applied for 72 hours and changed every 12 or 24 hours were examined. In this randomized ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65(24):2347-2357. Crush one pancrelipase tablet (lipase 8000 units, amylase 30,000 units, protease 30,000 units) to a fine powder, or measure one fourth of a teaspoon ...

Expert Review of Vaccines provides expert reviews, commentary and analysis on the development and effectiveness of new vaccines. Coverage includes vaccine technology, vaccine adjuvants ...

Purpose: The purpose of this survey was to identify and characterize pharmacy productivity monitoring systems used in community hospitals that were part of a national group purchasing organization ...

Cough associated with acute and chronic respiratory conditions is common in patients of all ages. Levocloperastine is a novel antitussive with a pharmacological profile distinct from that of the ...

The first evaluation for subclavian artery occlusive disease should always be a simple measurement of bilateral brachial artery blood pressures. A significant difference between the two ...