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Geriatric Medication Therapy: Weighing The Evidence Versus Best Practice, Lindsay Saum, Cathy Ramey
Geriatric Medication Therapy: Weighing The Evidence Versus Best Practice, Lindsay Saum, Cathy Ramey
Lindsay Saum
Goals: The goal of this article is to provide a review of available evidence for safe prescribing in older adults and recommend medication therapies based on anticipated pharmacokinetic/physiologic changes in this population.
Perioperative Nonopioid Agents For Pain Control In Spinal Surgery., Anna Rivkin, Mark Rivkin
Perioperative Nonopioid Agents For Pain Control In Spinal Surgery., Anna Rivkin, Mark Rivkin
Mark Rivkin
PURPOSE: Commonly used nonopioid analgesic agents that are incorporated into multimodal perioperative pain management protocols in spinal surgery are reviewed. SUMMARY: Spinal procedures constitute perhaps some of most painful surgical interventions, as they often encompass extensive muscle dissection, tissue retraction, and surgical implants, as well as prolonged operative duration. Perioperative nonopioid analgesics frequently used in multimodal protocols include gabapentin, pregabalin, acetaminophen, dexamethasone, ketamine, and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). There is evidence to suggest that gabapentin is safe and effective in reducing opioid consumption and pain scores at optimal doses of 600-900 mg orally administered preoperatively. Pregabalin 150-300 mg orally perioperatively …
Impact Of Educational Interventions On Insight And Attitudes Toward Medication In Psychiatric Inpatients, Krina Patel, Edward Norris, Julia Correll, Mary O'Connell, Laurence Karper, Michael Kaufmann
Impact Of Educational Interventions On Insight And Attitudes Toward Medication In Psychiatric Inpatients, Krina Patel, Edward Norris, Julia Correll, Mary O'Connell, Laurence Karper, Michael Kaufmann
Edward R Norris MD, FAPA, FAPM
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