Printer Friendly PDF What is Tardive Dyskinesia (TD)? Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) is a drug-induced involuntary movement disorder (DIMD) generally of the tongue, lower face, jaw, and extremities (but sometimes also pharyngeal,...
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As part of our ongoing commitment to continuing education, we invite our valued HealthDirect customers to attend complimentary bi-monthly webinars. The session invites, topics and learning objectives are shared via email, allowing attendees to easily register. These webinars feature professional speakers and relevant topics, as well as select continuing education credits.
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Did You Know? Ophthalmic Medication Beyond-Use Date Guide
Printer Friendly PDF From the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) From CMS: §483.45(g) Labeling of Drugs and Biologicals and §483.45(h) Storage of Drugs and Biologicals: “ensure that all drugs and biologicals...
Did You Know? Pharmacogenomic Testing Partnership
Printer Friendly PDF What is Pharmacogenomics (PGx) testing? PGx is rapidly evolving science focused on how an individual’s genes may affect his or her response to medications. While many patients may metabolize a...
Did You Know? GLP-1 Receptor Agonist (GLP-1 RA)
Printer Friendly PDF What are GLP-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1 RA)? The GLP-1 Receptor Agonist (GLP-1 RA) medications, also referred to as incretin mimetics or GLP-1 analogs, are biochemical variations of naturally occurring...
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Anemia in the Elderly: Types to Treatments
Anemia among the elderly is common. Most likely some of your residents are currently living with this condition. Residents with an anemia diagnosis have a lower than normal amount of red blood cells, or the hemoglobin...
Effective Techniques for Pain Management in the Elderly
Pain can be debilitating. Muscle aches, nerve pain, joint pain—these and other pain related issues have the potential to dramatically impact a person’s quality of life. Constant pain can cause everyday activities, such as...
How to Prevent Medication Errors With Detection and Prevention
Tight schedules, resident medication changes, new admissions, new staff and more are all factors that increase working intensity and contribute to med errors. While every healthcare professional tries his or her best to...
What You Need to Know About Fall Risk Interventions
In long-term care, our greatest goals are to increase resident wellness and enhance quality of life. Falls can jeopardize a resident’s overall wellness, but many are preventable with the appropriate safeguards. Fall...
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