Lisa Edgerton, PharmD, BCPS, CPP

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What are the adverse effects of prolonged opioid use in patients with chronic pain?

Author:: Lisa Edgerton, PharmD, BCPS, CPP

Publish date: May 1, 2011

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: CONSTIPATION, NAUSEA, AND DYSPEPSIA are the most common long-term adverse effects of chronic opioid use (strength of recomme...

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Which asthma patients should get the pneumococcal vaccine?

Author:: Lisa Edgerton, PharmD, BCPS, CPP

Publish date: November 1, 2009

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 19 AND 64 YEARS who have chronic lung disease, including asthma, should get the vaccine, as shoul...

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Is there much risk in using fluoroquinolones in children?

Author:: Lisa Edgerton, PharmD, BCPS, CPP

Publish date: August 1, 2008

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: No, the risks seem to be minimal. Arthralgias and myalgias have been observed clinically in children and adolescents exposed...