Prescriber's Letter

Chart: Drug Regimens for Latent Tuberculosis (TB) February 2011

Article: Gilenya (jill-LEN-nee-ya, fingolimod) is the first ORAL drug to reduce relapses in relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) November 2010

Article: more about trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, etc) contributing to increased potassium September 2010

Article: interactions between salmeterol and strong CYP3A4 inhibitors...clarithromycin, itraconazole, ritonavir, etc July 2010

Article: new black box warning for OxyContin (oxycodone) about interactions with CYP3A4 drugs June 2010

Other: SAMPLE Informed Consent Form for Quinine from Prescriber's Letter June 2010

Commentary: Increased Risk of Muscle Injury with High-Dose Zocor (Simvastatin) April 2010

Article: QT prolongation drug interactions with some antipsychotics, antiarrhythmics, antibiotics April 2010

Article: Stronger warnings about an increased risk of myopathy will limit doses of simvastatin (Zocor, etc) April 2010

Article: Fanapt (iloperidone), a new atypical antipsychotic for schizophrenia February 2010

Article: a specific list of drugs to avoid with Plavix January 2010

Article: new IV antibiotic for methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) infections, Vibativ (vy-BA-tiv) November 2009

Article: More questions about resolving statin myopathy will come up October 2009

Article: Interaction alerts often pop up about possible serotonin syndrome when patients get more than one serotonergic drug October 2009

Guideline: Use and Safety of Statins (ACC/AHA/NHLBI, 2002) October 2009

Infectious Diseases