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December 2014 - FRMC

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Literature Review: Saxagliptin
12/15/2014

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos
Treatment of type 2 diabetes is directed at lowering glycated hemoglobin, while looking at the patient’s profile and risk of adverse events and complications.
Treatment of type 2 diabetes is directed at lowering glycated hemoglobin, while looking at the patient’s profile and risk of adverse events and complications.
Treatment of type 2 diabetes is...
12/15/2014
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Extended-Release Hydrocodone with Abuse-Deterrent Properties
12/15/2014
Tim Casey
Tim Casey
Healthy people who are not physically dependent on opioids are less likely to abuse hydrocodone extended-release if the tablets contain abuse-deterrent properties, according to a randomized, double-blind, triple-dummy, placebo-controlled,...
Healthy people who are not physically dependent on opioids are less likely to abuse hydrocodone extended-release if the tablets contain abuse-deterrent properties, according to a randomized, double-blind, triple-dummy, placebo-controlled,...
Healthy people who are not...
12/15/2014
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Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Leads to High Costs and Healthcare Resource Utilization
12/15/2014

Tim Casey

Tim Casey
Patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), painful DPN, and severe painful DPN have more comorbidities and higher all-cause direct costs.
Patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), painful DPN, and severe painful DPN have more comorbidities and higher all-cause direct costs.
Patients with diabetic...
12/15/2014
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Hospital Readmissions Following Cardiovascular Events
12/15/2014
Kerri Fitzgerald
Kerri Fitzgerald
Reducing hospital readmissions has become a top priority for health policy due to high costs to the healthcare system. Hospital readmissions are especially noted in the older population, with 1 in 5 Medicare beneficiaries being readmitted...
Reducing hospital readmissions has become a top priority for health policy due to high costs to the healthcare system. Hospital readmissions are especially noted in the older population, with 1 in 5 Medicare beneficiaries being readmitted...
Reducing hospital readmissions...
12/15/2014
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Review of Prehospital Administration of Ticagrelor
12/15/2014

Mary Mihalovic

Mary Mihalovic
Among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction about to undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), early, in-ambulance administration of the oral antiplatelet agent ticagrelor was safe but did not show evidence of...
Among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction about to undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), early, in-ambulance administration of the oral antiplatelet agent ticagrelor was safe but did not show evidence of...
Among patients with ST-segment...
12/15/2014
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Requests for Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Increases
12/15/2014
Mary Mihalovic
Mary Mihalovic
A 40% increase in requests for prehospital emergency medical services was observed over a 10-year period, according to a recent study.
A 40% increase in requests for prehospital emergency medical services was observed over a 10-year period, according to a recent study.
A 40% increase in requests for...
12/15/2014
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Hospitalizations Related to Opioid Use in Older Adults
12/15/2014

Kerri Fitzgerald

Kerri Fitzgerald
Earlier this year, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released a report on trends in hospitalizations of adults related to use of prescription opioid painkillers between 1993 to 2012. 
Earlier this year, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released a report on trends in hospitalizations of adults related to use of prescription opioid painkillers between 1993 to 2012. 
Earlier this year, the Agency...
12/15/2014
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Programs for Chronic Pain Management
12/15/2014

Tim Casey

Tim Casey
Approximately 100 million adults in the United States have chronic pain, more than the total amount of people with heart disease, cancer, and diabetes combined.
Approximately 100 million adults in the United States have chronic pain, more than the total amount of people with heart disease, cancer, and diabetes combined.
Approximately 100 million adults...
12/15/2014
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Rational Polypharmacy for Patients with Chronic Pain
12/15/2014

Tim Casey

Tim Casey
Patients with chronic pain have numerous treatment options, including several analgesic prescription drugs. Combining medications is also a popular strategy, although clinicians should be mindful of pharmacokinetic risks.
Patients with chronic pain have numerous treatment options, including several analgesic prescription drugs. Combining medications is also a popular strategy, although clinicians should be mindful of pharmacokinetic risks.
Patients with chronic pain have...
12/15/2014
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News Connection
Serial, Multimodality Imaging Plays Important Role for Ischemic Stroke
12/15/2014

Mary Mihalovic

Mary Mihalovic
The ability to properly image the hemodynamics of stroke across the continuum from acute stroke to more chronic conditions such as intracranial atherosclerosis now exists and has demonstrated the importance of blood flow.
The ability to properly image the hemodynamics of stroke across the continuum from acute stroke to more chronic conditions such as intracranial atherosclerosis now exists and has demonstrated the importance of blood flow.
The ability to properly image...
12/15/2014
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