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- Author:
- Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS, MMedEd
Publish date: July 2, 2019
Short-term studies have indicated “Yes.” But does a long-term randomized controlled trial give this combination a thumbs up?
Article
- Author:
- Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS, MMedEd
Publish date: March 8, 2019
Short-term studies have indicated “Yes,” but does a long-term randomized controlled trial give it a thumbs up?
Article
- Author:
- Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS, MMedEd
Publish date: January 9, 2018
Adding azithromycin to the usual antibiotic protocol in nonelective c-sections reduces infections, research shows. But not everyone can take advant...
Article
- Author:
- Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS, MMedEd
Publish date: December 1, 2017
Yes, adding azithromycin to the usual antibiotic protocol in nonelective c-sections reduces infections. But not everyone can take advantage of it.<...
Article
- Author:
- Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS, MMedEd
Publish date: November 10, 2017
Let's be frank: Practitioners often ignore guidelines recommending a five-day course of antibiotics for hospitalized patients with community-acquir...
Article
- Author:
- Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS, MMedEd
Publish date: October 2, 2017
Is 5 days of antibiotic therapy really sufficient for adults hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia?
Article
- Author:
- Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS, MMedEd
Publish date: July 1, 2017
This common problem involving localized sweating can significantly lower quality of life for affected patients. A new treatment option goes down qu...
Article
- Author:
- Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS, MMedEd
Publish date: June 1, 2017
An inexpensive and well-tolerated anticholinergic reduces sweating in those with localized—and generalized—hyperhidrosis.
Article
- Author:
- Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS, MMedEd
Publish date: May 5, 2017
Should patients with medial degenerative meniscal tears always undergo surgery? Not according to a recent study, which suggests physical therapy ma...
Article
- Author:
- Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS, MMedEd
Publish date: April 3, 2017
Patients with a medial, degenerative meniscal tear and a minimal history of osteoarthritis make good candidates for physical therapy—and there is a...
Article
- Author:
- Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS, MMedEd
Publish date: January 9, 2017
Getting kids to drink electrolyte solutions following episodes of mild gastroenteritis can be a challenge. Thankfully, parents can rest easy—a new ...
Article
- Author:
- Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS, MMedEd
Publish date: December 1, 2016
Parents no longer need to struggle to get their kids to drink electrolyte solutions during episodes of mild gastroenteritis; apple juice works just...
Article
- Author:
- Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS, MMedEd
Publish date: October 1, 2016
This novel method of identifying patients with uncontrolled hypertension correlates well with ambulatory BP monitoring.
