Printer Friendly PDF What is a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM)? A CGM is a wearable device that as the name implies, continually monitors your interstitial blood glucose (sugar) level providing real-time data to inform diabetes management. With expanded access,...
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Did You Know? Preparing for Seasonal Respiratory Illness
Printer Friendly PDF Common Fall & Winter Respiratory Illnesses Circulating respiratory viruses such as COVID-19, influenza (flu) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) aremore common in fall and winter, and can lead to significant illness and disease. COVID-19,...
Did You Know? Medication Management to Address Polypharmacy
Printer Friendly PDF Addressing Polypharmacy Polypharmacy, the concurrent use of multiple medications by a single individual, is a common and concerning issue among older adult patients. As we age, the risk for developing chronic health conditions becomes more common,...
Did You Know? RSV Vaccines for Adults 60+
Printer Friendly PDF FDA Approves First RSV Vaccines In May 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first vaccines for prevention of RSV associated lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) in adults aged ≥60 years. RSVPreF3 (Arexvy, GSK) is a 1-dose...
Did You Know? Expiration Date Guidance: Inhalation Devices
Printer Friendly PDF Certain inhalation devices once opened or assembled and in use, must be used within a specified timeframe to avoid reduced stability and sterility, which can impact efficacy of treatment. Medications with shortened expiration dates, as specified...
Did You Know? AGS Beers Criteria® 2023 Update
Printer Friendly PDF About the Beers List The American Geriatric Society (AGS) Beers Criteria® for Potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM) Use inOlder Adults, commonly called the Beers List, serves as a comprehensive list of medications that older people may want...
Did you Know? Tardive Dyskinesia & Drug-Induced Movement Disorders
Printer Friendly PDF What is Tardive Dyskinesia? [1,2] Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) is an involuntary movement disorder characterized by uncontrollable, abnormal andrepetitive movements of the face, torso and /or other body parts. The physical symptoms of TD often can be...
Did You Know? Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Printer Friendly PDF The 2023 GOLD Report: Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease On an annual basis the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (GOLD) releases a strategy report covering all...
Did You Know? Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure (HF)
Printer Friendly PDF AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure (HF) [American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/Heart Failure Society of America 2022 Joint Committee Clinical Practice Guideline Update] A jointly published update to the...
Did You Know? ADA (Diabetes) Guidelines Update 2023
Printer Friendly PDF ADA Standards of Care in Diabetes Guidelines 2023 - What’s New? Type 2 DM Pharmacotherapy Selection Update and Management Considerations for Older Adults: Key updates related to T2DM pharmacotherapy from the 2023 ADA guideline include the...
Did You Know? Co-Circulating Influenza and SARS-CoV-2
CDC Recommendations: Printer Friendly PDF Per the CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), the following practices should be considered when SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza viruses are found to be co-circulating based upon local public health...
Product Focus: Aspruzyo Sprinkle® [Ranolazine]
Printer Friendly PDF Description: ASPRUZYO Sprinkle contains ranolazine, an antianginal available as white to off-white coated extended-release granules filled in unit-dose sachets containing 500 mg or 1000 mg. Indications & Dosage: ASPRUZYO Sprinkle is indicated...