Pharmacist's Letter

Chart: Abuse-Deterrent Opioids May 2014

PL Voices: When and How to Use Drugs for Alzheimer's Disease May 2014

Article: promoting appropriate use of high-risk meds in the elderly May 2014

Article: switching patients' meds when Namenda (memantine) tabs are discontinued this August May 2014

Article: more interest in "abuse-deterrent" opioid formulations May 2014

Commentary: Pharmacotherapy and Advancing Alzheimer’s Disease May 2014

Other: Controlled Substances: Keeping Patients Safe and Preventing Diversion April 2014

Commentary: Opioid Treatment Agreements April 2014

PL Voices: Treatment Agreements for Chronic Pain Patients April 2014

Article: more interest in using pregabalin (Lyrica) for restless legs syndrome April 2014

Article: controversy about Zohydro ER (zoh-HYE-droh), the first single-ingredient, extended-release form of hydrocodone April 2014

Article: how to handle controlled substance Rxs for patients with a "pain contract" or treatment agreement April 2014

Article: whether acetaminophen is risky during pregnancy April 2014

Archive: A Note from Your Pharmacist: Reformulation of Fioricet and Fioricet with Codeine March 2014

PL Voices: Urine Drug Testing in Chronic Pain Patients March 2014

Neurology & Pain