Internal Medicine Pharmacotherapy

Niacin is one of our options for managing cholesterol in patients with dyslipidemia.   The benefits of high doses of niacin are well esta...

Vasogenic edema is a result of a disruption of the blood brain barrier that is frequently related to tumors.   The edema can lead to increa...

Bleeding risk with anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications is something that we struggle with on a regular basis.   Should we fully anti...

Reports developed in the media last month identifying suspected cases of ‘krokodil’ use in Utah, Arizona, and Illinois.  While the drug’s p...

Since 2012, the FDA has made two statements regarding the safety of azithromycin related to cardiovascular risk.  These warnings were large...

This week’s pharmacy pearl describes a recent alert from the FDA that you might have heard about regarding fluoroquinolones.   Fluoroquin...