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Sticky: New site promotes medication safety
cougarnurse
035,070Sep 7, 2009
cougarnurse
Sticky: Welcome to the Medication Forum!
cougarnurse
115,364Jun 8, 2008
kimmiejs
Sticky: Error prone abbreviations
cougarnurse
016,796Dec 20, 2007
cougarnurse
New acetaminophen warning: Why now?
cougarnurse
056,084Aug 2, 2013
cougarnurse
Nursing homes tempering use of Psych drugs
cougarnurse
417,369Jul 17, 2013
cougarnurse
What is the best anxiety medication that works the fastest?
moazam
114,794Jul 13, 2013
hppygr8ful
Why does some medication have to be taken with food while others do not?
moazam
114,014Jul 13, 2013
hppygr8ful
What is the medication for colds and flus called?
moazam
115,795Jul 13, 2013
hppygr8ful
How fast does high blood pressure medication work?
moazam
121,948Jul 13, 2013
hppygr8ful
medication to relieve stress
moazam
115,013Jul 13, 2013
hppygr8ful
anxiety medication
moazam
113,465Jul 11, 2013
Ricu
fish medication
moazam
114,836Jul 11, 2013
Ricu
How long does medication stay in the brain?
moazam
112,139Jul 11, 2013
Ricu
allergy medication
moazam
114,737Jul 11, 2013
Ricu
Need advice about medications please
Stardust
112,921Jul 11, 2013
moazam
Lippincott's Nursing Advisor updates Pill Identifer/Drug Interaction Guide
cougarnurse
113,940Jan 24, 2013
ianursestudent15
FDA and Ambien warning
cougarnurse
219,912Jan 13, 2013
cougarnurse
Deaths from painkiller OD's triple in a decade
cougarnurse
1063,565Mar 1, 2012
mary elizabeth
'Drug Lord'
cougarnurse
014,457Sep 11, 2011
cougarnurse
Bayer drug unproven as stroke preventer: U. S.
cougarnurse
022,959Sep 7, 2011
cougarnurse
Tylenol dosage decreased in J&J products
cougarnurse
128,903Jul 29, 2011
cali510
Ordinary painkillers may work better with dementia
cougarnurse
015,990Jul 18, 2011
cougarnurse
New antidepressent + increased falls in nursing homes?
cougarnurse
019,300Jul 16, 2011
cougarnurse
FDA clears Hep C. drug, Incivek
cougarnurse
06,134May 25, 2011
cougarnurse
Acetaminophen linked to blood cancers
cougarnurse
09,271May 10, 2011
cougarnurse
FDA approves first new drug to treat Lupus in 56 years
cougarnurse
04,132Mar 13, 2011
cougarnurse
Drugmakers: FDA rules to blame for drug shortages
cougarnurse
16,049Feb 24, 2011
suebird3
The fog of psychotropics
cougarnurse
45,927Feb 17, 2011
cougarnurse
Study: New blood thinner works as well as Coumadin
cougarnurse
13,957Feb 17, 2011
cougarnurse
Pradaxa shelf life limited per manufacturer
cougarnurse
03,994Feb 17, 2011
cougarnurse
Safety restrictions added to Avandia
cougarnurse
14,077Feb 17, 2011
cougarnurse
FDA fails to approve Orexigen
cougarnurse
05,896Feb 2, 2011
cougarnurse
New hope for Hepatitis C
cougarnurse
03,735Jan 19, 2011
cougarnurse
Antibiotics and blood pressure meds: risky mix?
cougarnurse
03,860Jan 17, 2011
cougarnurse
FDA Alert: Reports of accidental Overdose with High Potency MS04
cougarnurse
015,370Jan 14, 2011
cougarnurse
FDA: Lower pain reliever in Vicodin
cougarnurse
07,603Jan 13, 2011
cougarnurse
Merck stops trial for potential blood thinner
cougarnurse
07,493Jan 13, 2011
cougarnurse
Some anti-psychotics lack proof they work
cougarnurse
04,307Jan 12, 2011
cougarnurse
Darvocet is seeing its last days.
Grandma-RN
35,522Jan 4, 2011
hppygr8ful
Novo-Nordisk to market improved insulin in 2013?
cougarnurse
03,480Jan 2, 2011
cougarnurse
Pfizer BP drug Thelin withdrawn over liver damage
cougarnurse
06,591Dec 10, 2010
cougarnurse
Bone drug Zometa fails breast ca study
cougarnurse
04,005Dec 10, 2010
cougarnurse
Fewer kidney patients received Gadolinium agents after 2006 NSF alert
cougarnurse
05,844Nov 18, 2010
cougarnurse
Purple Glove Syndrome warning for IV Phenytoin
cougarnurse
04,003Nov 18, 2010
cougarnurse
Nursing Education conference targets integration of classroom, clinical
cougarnurse
02,513Nov 14, 2010
cougarnurse
Drug and medication trivia
cougarnurse
13,333Nov 12, 2010
cougarnurse
Survey: US doctors stoll too cozy with drug industry
cougarnurse
02,705Nov 9, 2010
cougarnurse
Fed raid affects 800 nursing homes
cougarnurse
03,928Nov 4, 2010
cougarnurse
FDA rejects diet drug Qnexa
cougarnurse
35,849Oct 29, 2010
cougarnurse
FDA: Heart risk with HIV drug combo
cougarnurse
03,018Oct 22, 2010
cougarnurse