Avoid Mix-Ups With Tradjenta, Trulicity, Tanzeum, Toujeo, and Tresiba

December 2016

"T" can stand for "trouble" with Tradjenta, Trulicity, Tanzeum, Toujeo, and Tresiba.

It's easy to mix up these "T" meds since they're newer meds for diabetes...and their brand names start with the same letter.

Educate your techs on the differences.

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Table of Contents

Statins Look for Opportunities to Get Appropriate Diabetes Patients on a Statin
Insulin Use the Appropriate Dose of Basaglar When Switching From Other Insulins
Give Just Two Doses of HPV Vaccine to Most Children
Infectious Diseases Know When to Hold Off on Antibiotics for Acute Otitis Media
Diabetes Don't Recommend Non-Insulin Diabetes Meds for Most Type 1 Patients
Gout Consider Recommending a Corticosteroid Instead of an NSAID for Acute Gout
Cancer Opioids Are Still Appropriate for Moderate or Severe Cancer Pain
Women's Health Help Women Use the Right Approach for Breastfeeding Problems
Supplements Tell Patients Not to Rely on Turmeric
Pregnancy Expect to See Enoxaparin in Pregnant Women at Risk for Thromboembolism
Vaccines Explain Why Patients Shouldn't Wait to Get Shingrix Instead of Zostavax
Medication Errors Avoid Mix-Ups With Tradjenta, Trulicity, Tanzeum, Toujeo, and Tresiba
Adverse Events Add Allergic Reactions to Excipients to Patient Profiles
Acute Pain Follow the Latest Thinking When Treating ACUTE Pain in Chronic Opioid Patients