Do Posaconazole Tablets Carry Hypertension, Hypokalemia Risks?
Rebecca Wittenberg, PharmD, spoke to MPR at IDWEEK 2017 about the research paper she co-authored on posaconazole and hypertension, hypokalemia risks.
Rebecca Wittenberg, PharmD, spoke to MPR at IDWEEK 2017 about the research paper she co-authored on posaconazole and hypertension, hypokalemia risks.
MPR spoke with Gerome Escota, MD, at IDWeek 2017, who co-authored a review at a large urban outpatient center to identify the proportion of appropriate statin use.
MPR caught up with Mark Shaefer, PharmD, at IDWEEK 2017 to speak about the research he led concerning abacavir use and myocardial infarction (MI) risks.
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Effective treatment of latent tuberculosis infection is key to TB control efforts and approaching the goal of TB elimination, the authors reported.
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The ceftriaxone + doxycycline regimen has been favored in light of ‘recent concerns of increased cardiovascular risk associated with azithromycin
The researchers sought to determine the type and frequency of hormonal contraceptives and ART prescribed to women with HIV infection and prevalence of resulting drug to drug interaction potential.