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- 9/5/2011
Apixaban may be a safer anti-platelet therapy than existing options
The investigative oral Factor Xa inhibitor apixaban could prevent strokes among atrial fibrillation patients better than current treatments—and may be able to perform that task without a risk of excessive bleeding. - 9/5/2011
Azathioprine eyed for liver toxicity risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Hospitalization for acute hepatotoxicity among rheumatoid arthritis patients appears to be related to previous liver disease as well as treatment with the immunosuppressant azathioprine, Canadian researchers reported here. - 9/1/2011
Suicide: identifying and supporting patients in your practice
Suicide is one of the 10 leading causes of death in Canada. Some estimate that 90% of people who die by suicide are suffering from depression, another mental illness or a substance abuse disorder.(6) It is not unusual, therefore, for people who commit suicide to have been on medications and to have been interacting with a pharmacist. - 9/1/2011
New guidelines on anaphylaxis plug knowledge gap
Guidelines expected to be especially useful in primary care