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Adverse Drug Events Reporting News
Drug Test Spurs Frank Talk Between Hypertension Patients and DoctorsRoughly half of patients don’t take their high blood pressure medicine as they should, even though heart disease is the leading cause of death in America. Now, a drug test can flag whether a patient is taking the prescribed medication and is meant to spark a more truthful conversation between patient and doctor.
Kaiser Health News, April 2018
Delabeling for Penicillin Allergy Found Safe in ChildrenChildren with low-risk penicillin allergy symptoms who tested negative for penicillin allergy tolerated penicillin without serious adverse or allergic reactions during the following year, a study found.
The Lean Antibiotic MantraAntibiotics -- while focusing on the right drug, the right dose, and the right duration, most important is to make the right diagnosis. Sometimes you may not even need the antibiotic.
