New Brunswick pharmacists win prescribing authorityAmendments to the Pharmacy Act that expand the role of pharmacists come into effect today. Practice Issues: Adverse ReactionsStudies look at cardiovascular effects of glitazones and adverse drug events in the elderly. Practice Issues: Adverse reactions - ACEI- and ARB-induced angioedema Angioedema is a self-limiting, nonpitting edema that occurs in the skin and mucous membranes. Coming soon: new IV cephalosporin active against MRSA Clinical Notes: Possible human-to-human transmission of bird flu Concern mounting about potential human-to-human transmission of avian influenza virus. Surviving summer Getting your patients to think outside the box. Who needs them? The use of antiplatelet agents in cardiovascular disease. WHO reports drug-resistant TB at record levels globally Use of cotton swab results in death from meningitis-induced complications First Previous 773 774 775