Prescriber's Letter

June 2020 Issue

You’ll need to put results of lab tests in perspective...as patients ask about testing for COVID-19...

COVID-19 will raise questions about how to manage skin irritation from handwashing and personal protective equipment (masks, etc)...

You’ll continue to see a shift toward direct oral anticoagulants (Eliquis, etc) for cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE)...

Questions about treatments for COVID-19 continue to pour in...

Healthcare worker prepares a syringe for vaccination

Talicia
omeprazole/amoxicillin/rifabutin
New combination formulation for treatment of H. pylori

Nexletol
bempedoic acid
An adenosine triphosphate-citrate lyase inhibitor for hypercholesterolemia

Quzyttir
cetirizine
The first injectable second generation antihistamine