News from the medical world

 

May 2017

New FDA recommendations for the use of codeine and tramadol in children - Mon, 05/01/2017 - 09:45

March 2017

Indian contract research organisation in trouble - Fri, 03/31/2017 - 13:45
Cannabinoids and acute pain - Fri, 03/31/2017 - 13:45
Inclisiran for high cholesterol - Fri, 03/31/2017 - 13:30

February 2017

Meta-analysis of the Cardiovascular and GI Bleeding Events in Patients on Clopidogrel with/without PPIs - Tue, 02/28/2017 - 11:30
Cannabis for Medicinal Use - Tue, 02/28/2017 - 11:15
App Approved as a Medical Device for Contraception - Tue, 02/28/2017 - 11:15

January 2017

NEJM Video: Cerebrovascular safety of Celecoxib - Fri, 01/27/2017 - 12:15
Case Study: Implanon® interaction with efavirenz - Fri, 01/27/2017 - 11:45

November 2016

Royal Pharmaceutical Society Survey - Wed, 11/30/2016 - 12:45
Penicillin allergy - Wed, 11/30/2016 - 12:45
Loperamide warning - Wed, 11/30/2016 - 12:45

October 2016

FDA package insert changes for testosterone - Mon, 10/31/2016 - 22:45
Statin wars - Mon, 10/31/2016 - 22:45
NSAIDs and heart failure - Mon, 10/31/2016 - 22:30

September 2016

Final SA Road Trip Update - Thu, 09/29/2016 - 15:45
The Statin Controversy - Thu, 09/29/2016 - 15:45
Staff Changes at the MIC - Thu, 09/29/2016 - 15:45
SA Road Trip Update - Wed, 09/07/2016 - 15:45
New HIV Guideline: Universal Test and Treat (UTT) - Wed, 09/07/2016 - 15:45
Antidepressants for children and adolescents - Wed, 09/07/2016 - 15:45

August 2016

HIV: Resistance & genotype testing - Tue, 08/02/2016 - 15:15
SA Road Trip Update - Tue, 08/02/2016 - 15:15
Controversial cholesterol research findings - Tue, 08/02/2016 - 15:15

June 2016

SA Road Trip Update - Thu, 06/30/2016 - 11:30
Buprenorphine subdermal implant - Thu, 06/30/2016 - 11:30
Transient smartphone “blindness” - Thu, 06/30/2016 - 11:30
Antibiotic stewardship intervention study - Thu, 06/30/2016 - 11:30
Loperamide abuse - Wed, 06/08/2016 - 10:00
SA Road Trip Update - Wed, 06/08/2016 - 09:45

May 2016

Mycophenolate and the risk of teratogenicity - Wed, 05/04/2016 - 12:15
PrEP for HIV prevention - Wed, 05/04/2016 - 12:00

April 2016

SA Road Trip - HIV & TB HCW Hotline - Mon, 04/11/2016 - 10:00
Sugar content of childrens’ fruit drinks and smoothies - Mon, 04/11/2016 - 09:45

February 2016

Moving toward universal health coverage - Thu, 02/25/2016 - 09:15
GSK fined - Thu, 02/25/2016 - 09:00
Benzodiazepines and Alzheimer’s disease - Thu, 02/25/2016 - 09:00
Zika virus - Wed, 02/03/2016 - 12:30
Increasing antibiotic resistance a problem - Wed, 02/03/2016 - 12:30

December 2015

Safety of fluoroquinolones - Wed, 12/02/2015 - 10:00
NICE guidance on HRT - Tue, 12/01/2015 - 16:15

November 2015

Benzodiazepine use in older adults - Wed, 11/11/2015 - 13:00
Phenylephrine efficacy questioned - Wed, 11/11/2015 - 12:45

October 2015

A query we recently received: ‘A new cure for Alzheimers’ - Thu, 10/01/2015 - 11:15
BP meds at night may decrease risk of diabetes - Thu, 10/01/2015 - 11:15
Fosfomycin for chronic prostatitis? - Thu, 10/01/2015 - 11:15

September 2015

Flibanserin for hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) - Thu, 09/03/2015 - 11:00
Lopinavir/ritonavir shortage - Thu, 09/03/2015 - 10:45
FDA announces labelling changes for pregnancy and lactation information - Thu, 09/03/2015 - 10:30

August 2015

Deferasirox and repaglinide interaction - Wed, 08/05/2015 - 09:15