Watch for Amputation Warnings With Diabetes Med Invokana

July 2017

A new warning about amputation with canagliflozin (Invokana, etc) will have patients asking about the safety of SGLT2 inhibitors....

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Table of Contents

Diabetes Watch for Amputation Warnings With Diabetes Med Invokana
Statins Re-Evaluate Statin Use in Older Patients WithOUT CV Disease
Corticosteroids Know the Risks and Benefits of Short-Course Steroids
Inhalers Be Prepared to Switch Patients to New Fluticasone/Salmeterol Inhalers
Heart Failure Don't Jump to Newer Drugs for Systolic Heart Failure
Osteoporosis Stick With Bisphosphonates First-Line for Most Postmenopausal Women
Transdermal Patches Help Avoid Common Errors With Transdermal Patches
Anticoagulants Double-Check Dosing of Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) in Certain Patients
UTIs Compare Options for Preventing Recurrent UTIs
Parkinson s Disease Consider Xadago a Me-Too MAO-B Inhibitor for Parkinson's Disease
Musculoskeletal Sort Through Options for Treating Nocturnal Leg Cramps