Cardiology

Low-salt diet boosts efficacy of antihypertensives

(HealthDay)—A low-salt diet further improves the efficacy of antihypertensive drug regimens, according to a study published May 29 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

Cardiology

Proton pump inhibitor use not linked to cardiac arrhythmia

(HealthDay)—In critically ill patients, proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use is not associated with cardiac arrhythmia, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

HIV & AIDS

Limited evidence on management of dyslipidemia in HIV

(HealthDay)—A detailed guide has been presented for clinicians who manage dyslipidemia in HIV-infected patients. The guide, based on and extrapolated from guidelines for the general population, has been published online ...

Health

Confidence not accurate measure of prescribing competence

(HealthDay)—For medical students, self-reported confidence in prescribing only weakly correlates with actual competence, according to a study published online Feb. 4 in The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

Medications

For ER patients, self-reported drug ingestion history poor

(HealthDay)—For patients presenting to the emergency department, self-reported drug ingestion histories are poor when confirmed by urine comprehensive drug screen (CDS), according to a study published in the January issue ...

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