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DrugPoints® System gives you direct access to the exact level of drug information you need to do your job. This evidence-based resource helps healthcare professionals prescribe, administer and monitor drugs safely and efficiently. Contains more than 1,400 concise, unbiased, synopses on drugs.
May 2011 - New Monographs:
Abiraterone Acetate - FDA Labeled Indications - Metastatic prostate cancer, Castration-resistant, in combination with prednisone, in patients who received prior chemotherapy containing docetaxel.
Aminohippurate Sodium - FDA Labeled Indications - para-Aminohippurate renal clearance measurement; renal tubular disorder/diagnosis.
Calcium Acetate - FDA Labeled Indications - End stage renal disease - Hyperphosphatemia.
Linagliptin - FDA Labeled Indications - Diabetes mellitus type 2.
Potassium Phosphate / Sodium Phosphate, Monobasic and Dibasic - FDA Labeled Indications - Hypophosphatemia.
Quinine Sulfate - FDA Labeled Indications -Malaria AND Non-FDA Labeled Indications - Babesiosis.
© 2011 Joint Commission Resources
Authors: Gerald K. McEvoy, Pharm.D.
AHFS DI® Essentials™ offers healthcare professionals easy access to knowledge that
is critical at the point of care. Essentials™ monographs draw on the meticulously evidence-based guidelines in the full AHFS DI® database, distilling essential information on prescription and key over-the-counter (OTC) drugs in an easy-to-use and highly structured outline format.
June 2011 - New Monograph:
Alcaftadine - Histamine H1-receptor antagonist.
Detailed Drug Information for the Consumer
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Today's patients are informed patients. Now you can give them an educational resource to match their proactive role in their care. Detailed Drug Information for the Consumer™ - Drug Information in Lay Language provides patient-oriented drug information to help patients understand and successfully follow their drug regimens. Written at a 12th-grade literacy level, documents provide greater detail than most patient education leaflets and include brand names, descriptions, proper use, precautions, and side effects. Instructions for how to handle missed doses are included, as are guidelines for when to seek medical assistance or supervision.
May 2011 - New Monographs:
ABIRATERONE (Oral route) - a-bir-A-ter-one AS-e-tate - Abiraterone is used in combination with prednisone to treat patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (prostate cancer that has already spread to other parts of the body). This medicine is used in patients who have received cancer treatments, such as docetaxel.
AMINOHIPPURATE SODIUM (Intravenous route) - a-mee-noe-HIP-ue-rate SOE-dee-um - Aminohippurate sodium is used as a diagnostic agent to measure kidney function.
DICLOFENAC (Ophthalmic route) - dye-KLOE-fen-ak SOE-dee-um - Diclofenac ophthalmic (eye) solution is used to treat pain or swelling of the eye following cataract surgery. It is also used to relieve temporary pain and photophobia (oversensitivity of the eyes to light) in patients undergoing corneal refractive surgery (surgical procedure to reduce or cure certain eye or vision problems). This medicine is a topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).
EPTIFIBATIDE (Intravenous route) - ep-ti-FIB-a-tide - Eptifibatide injection is used to prevent blood clots from forming in the arteries of the heart after certain types of chest pain and heart attacks. It may also be used in patients who are having certain heart and blood vessel procedures, such as coronary angioplasty.
IBUPROFEN AND FAMOTIDINE (Oral route) - eye-bue-PROE-fen, fam-OH-ti-deen - Ibuprofen and famotidine combination is used to relieve the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. It is used for patients who have an increased risk for stomach ulcers and who need to take a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for arthritis.
LINAGLIPTIN (Oral route) - lin-a-GLIP-tin - Linagliptin is used together with proper diet and exercise to treat high blood sugar levels caused by type 2 diabetes. Normally, after you eat, your pancreas releases insulin to help your body store excess sugar for later use. This process occurs during normal digestion of food. In type 2 diabetes, your body does not work properly to store excess sugar and the sugar remains in your blood. Chronic high blood sugar can lead to serious health problems in the future.
PARICALCITOL (Intravenous route) - par-i-KAL-si-tol - Paricalcitol injection is used to treat and prevent hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease who are on dialysis. Hyperparathyroidism is a condition that is caused when the parathyroid glands located in the neck make too much parathyroid hormone (PTH). This hormone controls the concentrations of calcium and phosphorus in your blood. Paricalcitol helps lower the amount of PTH which lowers the calcium and phosphorus concentrations.
POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, MONOBASIC - Phospha 250ä Neutral
ROFLUMILAST (Oral route) - roe-FLUE-mi-last - Roflumilast is used to prevent the symptoms (flare-ups) of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from getting worse.
© 2011 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Authors/Editors: Gerald K. McEvoy, Pharm.D. and Elaine K. Snow, B.S. Pharm.
Being truly prepared means having the only print compendium of evidence-based drug information at hand. Written and published by pharmacists and reviewed by over 500 experts, AHFS DI is the most comprehensive evidence-based source of drug information complete with therapeutic guidelines and off-label uses. The only print compendium designated by the US Congress, AHFS DI is also the only reference published by a non-profit scientific association--ensuring it is the most authoritative and best-selling reference trusted by pharmacists for more than 50 years.
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Authors/Editors: Ara DerMarderosian, PhD & John A. Beutler, PhD
As natural products continue to rise in popularity, there is an increased need for unbiased, accurate, scientifically based information on these products. The Review of Natural Products, already well established and highly regarded as a publication to meet this need, has been revised significantly to prove even more useful to health care professionals. Clinical information has been added and highlighted in all of the monographs so users can find critical information quickly.
JUNE 2011
GOSSYPOL Scientific Name(s): Gossypium spp. Family: Malvaceae (mallow) Common Name(s): Gossypol, AT-101, ApoG2 Uses: According to Chinese studies, gossypol is effective as a nonhormonal male contraceptive; however, it has been documented to have irreversible effects on male fertility. It is being studied for clinical applications in cancer therapy.
HAWTHORN Scientific Name(s): Crataegus oxyacantha L. and Crataegus monogyna Jacquin. Family: Rosaceae (roses) Common Name(s): Hawthorn, Cardiplant, Crataegisan, Crataegutt, English hawthorn, Faros, haw, Korodin, LI 132, maybush, whitethorn, WS 1442 Uses: Hawthorn may have a role as adjunctive therapy in mild heart failure and exhibits some advantages over digoxin. In more severe cases of congestive heart failure (CHF), its place in therapy is less clear. Studies in animals suggest that hawthorn extracts exert effects on the CNS, including anxiolytic and analgesic action; however, clinical studies are limited. Although limited clinical studies have shown improvement in hyperlipidemia with hawthorn extracts, specific, well-designed trials are needed before hawthorn extracts can be recommended.
HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN Scientific Name(s): Human chorionic gonadotropin Common Name(s): hCG, Simeons diet, Simeons therapy Uses: Existing evidence does not support the use of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in weight reduction, and the use of hCG for this purpose is not supported by the American Medical Association (AMA) or the American Society of Bariatric Physicians. Homeopathic preparations of hCG do not contain significant amount of the active ingredient, and clinical trials have not been conducted to provide evidence for effect.
SEAWEED Scientific Name(s): Over 9,000 seaweed species exist. Notable genera include Ascophyllum, Chondrus, Ecklonia, Fucus, Gelidium, Gracilaria, Laminaria, Pterocladia, and the taxa Phaeophyeota and Rhodophyceae. Common Name(s): Seaweed, brown seaweed, red seaweed, algae, kelp, Irish moss/carrageenin, egg wrack, kombu/konbu, sea spaghetti, wakame, nori, dulse/dillisk, sea lettuce, sea grass Uses: Clinical trials are generally lacking to support definitive therapeutic recommendations for seaweeds. However, seaweeds are an important nutritional source of minerals and elements and are low in sodium. Applications may exist for use in cardiovascular conditions due to potential in cholesterol reduction and appetite suppression. Alginates extracted from seaweed have been used in wound dressings.
WHITE MULBERR Scientific Name(s): Morus alba L. Family: Moreaceae. Common Name(s): White mulberry, common mulberry, silkworm mulberry, pawi bush Uses: The medical literature includes numerous references for white mulberry use in atherosclerosis, cancer, diabetes, infection, and neurodegenerative disorders. However, there are no clinical trials to support these uses.
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