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Analgesics Reduce Agitation in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia

Hospice Drug Alert – Hydromorhone Injection Recall

Aspirin as Good as Warfarin in Heart Failure with Normal Sinus Rhythm

Opioids for Dyspnea in COPD: Preferences of Patients, Caregivers and Prescribers

Rapid Treatment of Depression in Hospice, Part 1: Methylphenidate

Managing Elevated INRs in Patients Taking Warfarin

New Hospice Drug: Intermezzo (Low-Dose Zolpidem)

New Warnings and Contraindication for Aliskiren (Tekturna®)

Morphine Injection Lot Recalled – May Contain Excessive Fill Volume

Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know

The Four Medications that Cause 70% of Adverse-Event-Related Hospitalizations in Older Adults

AAHPM Joins the Choosing Wisely® Campaign to Reduce Unnecessary Treatments

Generic Seroquel® (Quetiapine) Now Available

Updated Beers Criteria and Implications for Hospice Care, Part 3

Updated Beers Criteria and Implications for Hospice Care, Part 2

Updated Beers Criteria and Implications for Hospice Care, Part 1

Generic Lexapro® Now Available

Could a Skin Cancer Drug Be the Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease?

Statins – Important Safety Label Changes

Hospice Medication Alert: Fleet Enemas and Acute Renal Failure

Midazolam Via Intramuscular Autoinjector For Seizure Treatment

Counterfeit Version of Avastin (bevacizumab) in Circulation in the US

How to Dose Immediate-Release Opioids for Breakthrough Pain in Hospice Patients

Hospice Drug Safety Alert: PPIs Associated with C. Difficile Diarrhea

“Drug Shortage Prevention Act” Introduced

Make This YOUR Hospice Pharmacy Blog by Providing Your Ideas and Feedback!

Medication Reviews and Medicare CoPs: Is Your Hospice in Compliance?

Proper Inhaler Technique in Hospice Patients

Update on Immediate-Release Fentanyl REMS

Hospice Medication Alert: New Fentanyl Sublingual Spray Approved

Attention Hospice Providers: Important Public Health Advisory

Hospice Medication Alert: Washington State Warns on Methadone Use

Hospice Medication Update: Morphine/Oxycodone Combination Product (MoxDuo® IR) Expected in 2012

Study Suggests Synergism Between Medical Marijuana and Opiates

Hospice Medication Alert: Oral Relistor® Tablets in the Pipeline

Hospice Drug Shortage: Oxycodone Immediate-Release Tablets & Capsules

How to Choose an NSAID for Hospice Patients, Part 3

Lorazepam Injection Shortage: Implications for Hospice

How to Choose an NSAID for Hospice Patients, Part 2

How to Choose an NSAID for Hospice Patients, Part 1

Hospice Medication Alert: Pradaxa® Under FDA Investigation

Researchers Block Morphine-Induced Pruritis

Lipitor® Off Patent Today

Updated Beers Criteria on the Way

Opioid Allergy versus Pseudoallergy: How to Differentiate

Hospice Medication Alert: Scopolamine Patch Shortage

Hospice Medication Alert: Kadian® and Avinza®

Generic olanzapine available, but not much cheaper than Zyprexa

Is Nitrate Tolerance Important in Hospice Patients?

When and How to Taper Oral Corticosteroids in Hospice Patients

Writing a Proper Medication Order for Hospice Patients, Part 3: Things to Avoid

Writing a Proper Medication Order for Hospice Patients, Part 2: PRN Meds

Writing a Proper Medication Order for Hospice Patients, Part 1: Scheduled Meds

Boniva vs. Radiation for Bone Pain in Prostate Cancer Patients

Hospice Medication Alert: Ingredients in ABH Gel Not Absorbed

Prophylactic Antibiotic Therapy: Implications for Hospice Patients with Severe COPD

Hospice Medication Alert: Maximum Daily Dose of Tylenol Reduced

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries are Now at Risk for DEA Raids

Hospice Medication Alert: High-dose Citalopram (Celexa)

Revised Seroquel Label: Stronger Warnings

Update on Opioid Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies

Hospice, End Stage Dementia, & The Role of Drug Treatment PART 2

Hospice, End Stage Dementia, & the Role of Drug Treatment PART 1

Hospice Medication Update: Morphine/Oxycodone Combination Product

Hospice Medication Alert: Arcapta Neohaler for COPD

Hospice Medication Alert: Fentanyl Nasal Spray Approved by FDA

Pediatric Palliative Care: Pediatric Acetaminophen Concentration & Dosing

Risk of Hospice Medication Errors: Ropinirole (Requip) and Risperidone (Risperdal)

Hospice Medication Alert: New Drug for Insomnia: Silenor (Doxepin)

Hospice Clinicians: Roflumilast (Daliresp®) Approved by the FDA for COPD

New Study Shows Cannabis Extract Sativex Effective for MS, in trials for Cancer Pain

Hospice Advocacy & The 26th NHPCO MLC

Hospice Medication Alert: New COPD Drug Approved by the FDA

Medication Mangement of Delirium in Hospice Patients

Hospice Medication Update: New Limits on Acetaminophen Content in Opioid/APAP Combination Products

Identifying Causes of Delirium in Hospice Patients

Reglan (Metoclopramide) and Tardive Dyskinesia in Hospice Patients

Hospice Medication Alert: Withdrawal of Propoxyphene from the Market

Hospice Patients and the Flu Vaccine

Hospice Medication Update: Oxycodone 20mg/ml Oral Concentrate Shortage

Hospice Medication Update: Exalgo (Hydromorphone, Opioid)

The Use of Megestrol Acetate (Megace) in Elderly Hospice Patients

Upcoming Presentation by Dr. Jim Joyner, PharmD

Early Initiation of Palliative Care May Increase Survival in Lung Cancer Patients

Hospice Medication Update: Oxycodone Oral Solution Availability

High-Dose Donepezil Approved for Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease

Pediatric Palliative Symptom Management

New Hospice Medication Update: Butrans

FDA Approves Generic Fentora and Generic Effexor XR

Series on Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care Patients

Pediatric Palliative Care: Pain Management

Pain Management in Hospice Patients: Buprenorphine (Subutex, Suboxone)

Proton Pump Inhibitors and Hospice Patients

New FDA Approvals of Pain Medications for Hospice Patients

Revised Labeling & Warnings for Hospice Medications

Proper Use of Sublingual Nitroglycerin

Generic Memantine for Alzheimer's Approved by the FDA

Opioid Medication Shortages in Hospice Care

Methadone in Hospice and Palliative Care

New OxyContin Formulation and Generic Alprazolam Approved

Hospice Advocacy: Outcome Resources goes to Washington!

Find out more about Pharmacy Services for your Hospice at the NHPCO MLC!

Pediatric Palliative Care: Current Concepts in Drug Therapy

Baclofen: Effective for Cancer Pain in Hospice Patients

DEA Actions May Compromise Hospice Patients in Nursing Homes - UPDATE

Relistor for Opioid Induced Constipation in Hospice Patients

Nebulized Opioids for Hospice Patients

Federal Hospice Conditions of Participation: The Comprehensive Drug Review

Sativex for Hospice Patients?

What is a Pharmacy Benefit Manager? How can a PBM benefit my hospice?

Is there a less expensive therapeutic alternative for Xopenex?

Drug Disposal in Hospice Care: FDA Guidelines

Discontinuing Drugs in Hospice: Which ones need to be tapered? Part 2

Discontinuing Drugs in Hospice: Which ones need to be tapered? (Part 1)

Phenytoin (Dilantin) Rectal Administration in Hospice Patients

What Drugs Work for a Hospice Patient with Hiccups?

Appetite Stimulation in Hospice Patients

Morphine and Renal Impairment in Hospice Patients

Hospice Patients with Sulfa Allergy

Drugs for Treatment of Cough in the Hospice Patient

Pain Management in Hospice Patients: Onsolis

Opioid Induced Pain in Hospice Patients: Hyperalgesia and Allodynia

Pain Management in Hospice Patients: The Fentanyl Patch

Dementia Drug Alert for Hospices

Hospices, Opioids, & the FDA REMS

Tips for Choosing a Pharmacy Benefit Manager for your Hospice PART 2

Tips for Choosing a Pharmacy Benefit Manager for your Hospice PART 1

Methadone for Hospice Patients Part 2

Methadone for Hospice Patients Part 1

Pain Management in Hospice Patients: Reactions to Opioids