Lu-Ann Murdoch
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 12/12/2022
How to manage gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in healthy infants
Canadian Paediatric Society offers evidence-based guidance for management of symptoms attributed to gastroesophageal reflux in healthy infants. - 12/5/2022
Updated international guidelines now available for HIV treatment and prevention
Provide current recommendations for HIV treatment and prevention in adults, and discuss important comorbidities and coinfections in people with HIV. - 12/1/2022
Drug News—November/December 2022
A review of new launches, new indications, new dosage forms and Health Canada advisories. - 12/1/2022
New guidance available on how to assess and manage pain in children
Canadian Paediatric Society issues best practices in pain assessment and management for children. - 11/28/2022
New tool assists with individualizing first-line antidepressant therapy
Antidepressant Decision Support Tool is designed to help prescribers and patients engage in shared decision making to optimize antidepressant treatment in acute depression. - 11/23/2022
POP QUIZ: Safe disposal of medications
The Health Products Stewardship Association (HPSA) recently developed two new resources to assist pharmacists in educating patients about proper disposal of unwanted medications. - 11/22/2022
Sumatriptan identified as highest-risk drug leading to acute angle-closure glaucoma
Large Korean study pinpoints 61 drugs associated with acute angle-closure glaucoma. - 11/15/2022
Prevalence of contraindications to Paxlovid in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
Study determines how many patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had contraindications to nirmatrelvir–ritonavir and would have required an alternate outpatient treatment. - 11/9/2022
Two new biosimilar insulins now available in Canada
Viatris is introducing Kirsty (insulin aspart) and Semglee (insulin glargine). - 11/8/2022
Canadian study to examine biphasic anaphylaxis in children and adolescents
Will attempt to determine which children with resolved anaphylaxis in the emergency department should be observed for biphasic anaphylaxis and for how long.
