Is Calcium Good or Bad?
Calcium is a good thing, except when it's not. Dr Lundberg explains. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - February 3, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
What's New in the ADA's Latest Diabetes Guidelines?
Dr Anne Peters discusses the changes to the standards of care updated annually by the American Diabetes Association. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - February 3, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Eosinophilic Asthma: Reducing Exacerbations and Steroid Use
A new treatment may make it possible to reduce exacerbations and taper the use of inhaled corticosteroids in patients with eosinophilic asthma. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - January 28, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Opioid Medication Prescribing to Women of Reproductive Age
CDC recommends avoiding opioid use in pregnancy, if possible, and limiting the duration and dose if effective pain management requires the use of opioids in pregnant women. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - January 23, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Constipation: What Works, What Doesn't
Dr David Johnson reviews the supportive evidence and recommendations for all of the available treatments for chronic constipation and irritable bowel syndrome. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - January 14, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Addiction Medicine Policy: First, Do No Harm
Dr Lundberg recommends policies that just might diminish the unintended consequences of current tobacco, marijuana, and opioid policy. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - January 5, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Is Niacin Done?
The latest research seems to settle any question of a role for niacin in the management of hyperlipidemia. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - December 18, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
How Can Rheumatology Save $1 Trillion?
Dr Stephen Paget discusses the growing role of biosimilar medications in rheumatology. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - December 11, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Targeting Drugs for Rare Diseases
Marshall Summar speaks with FDA director of the Office of Orphan Products Development, Gayatri Rao, about progress in diagnostics and therapeutics for rare diseases. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - November 25, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Influenza in Pregnancy: Prevention and Treatment
Pregnant women might not appreciate the dangers that influenza poses to them and their unborn children. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - November 24, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Pneumococcal Vaccination: Applying the ACIP Algorithms
CDC describes the 'one-two punch' pneumococcal vaccination of older adults. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - November 19, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
A 'Go-To' Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes?
Combining basal insulin with a GLP-1 inhibitor not only may produce favorable reductions in A1c values, but may also lower the risk for hypoglycemia and promote weight loss, reports Dr John Buse. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - November 10, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
The 2014-2015 Flu Season: Vaccine Recommendations
Here is your update for this year's flu season, including a new recommendation for young children. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - October 6, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Multiple Sclerosis: New Treatments, Tough Decisions
Dr Stephen Krieger discusses new treatments and treatment approaches in multiple sclerosis. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - October 2, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Flu Vaccine 2014: The New ACIP Recommendations
What are the key points in this year's influenza vaccine recommendations? (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - September 24, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
