Prescriber's Letter

PL Voices: New Drugs for Treating Hepatitis C February 2014

Commentary: FDA to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Antibacterial Soaps February 2014

Article: whether "antibacterial" soaps and washes are safe and more effective than plain soap and water February 2014

Article: big changes in treating chronic hepatitis C with two new oral antivirals, Olysio (simeprevir) and Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) February 2014

Commentary: Calcium Channel Blocker-Macrolide Interaction January 2014

Article: more emphasis on prevention and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia December 2013

Article: New simplified guidelines for HIV prophylaxis after a needlestick December 2013

Commentary: HIV Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis December 2013

PL Voices: Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia December 2013

Guideline: Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults (2007) December 2013

Article: stronger warnings about peripheral neuropathy with oral or IV quinolone antibiotics October 2013

Article: bigger push to use a cephalosporin for common respiratory tract infections in patients allergic to penicillin October 2013

Chart: Comparison of Cephalosporins October 2013

PL Voices: Appropriate Use of Cephalosporins in Patients with a Penicillin Allergy October 2013

Article: Stronger warnings about mefloquine (Lariam, etc) will mean more questions about meds to prevent malaria September 2013