Clinical ℞ Forum
from the Cleveland Clinic Department of Pharmacy
The Clinical Rx Forum is the Cleveland Clinic's Clinical Pharmacy Newsletter. It contains concise, relevant articles highlighting current pharmacy-related topics such as newly FDA-approved medications and vaccines, as well as, changes in treatment guidelines for various disease states. Additionally, it features a Formulary Update section outlining revisions to the Cleveland Clinic Health System's Formulary in easy-to-read tables. Clinical Rx Forum is readily accessible via iPhone, iPad or other mobile devices.
We hope you enjoy reading the Clinical Rx Forum.
Current Issues
September/October 2018
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 6 Issue 5 (PDF file 327 KB)
In this Issue:
Eluxadoline and Increased Risk of Pancreatitis
Brian Bohn, Pharm.D.
Intravenous Sildenafil for Neonatal Pulmonary Hypertension
Erika May Pineda, Pharm.D.
Formulary Update
July/August 2018
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 6 Issue 4 (PDF file 327 KB)
In this Issue:
Benralizumab for Severe Eosinophilic Asthma
James Blackmer, Pharm.D., MPA
Buprenorphine Extended-Release Depot for Opioid Use Disorder
Hanjie Mo, Pharm.D.
Formulary Update
May/June 2018
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 6 Issue 2 (PDF file 310 KB)
In this Issue:
5-Aminolevulinic Acid for Malignant Glioma Detection
Sylvie Hall, Pharm.D., MPH
Denosumab for Bone Disease in Multiple Myeloma
Bethany Hipp, Pharm.D.
Shingrix®: The Preferred Shingles Vaccine
Pooja Cerrato, Pharm.D., BCPS
March/April 2018
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 6 Issue 2 (PDF file 295 KB)
In this Issue:
Mepolizumab for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Jordan D. Long, Pharm.D., MBA
AbobotulinumtoxinA for Pediatric Lower Limb Spasticity
Christine Li, Pharm.D.
Formulary Update
January/February 2018
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 6 Issue 1 (PDF file 231 KB)
In this Issue:
Eculizumab for Refractory, Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
Eric Fela, Pharm.D.
November/December 2017
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 5 Issue 6 (PDF file 253 KB)
In this Issue:
Edaravone for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Melanie Greer, Pharm.D.
Formulary Update
September/October 2017
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 5 Issue 5 (PDF file 280 KB)
In this Issue:
Ipilimumab for Pediatric Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma
Ashley Fan, Pharm.D.
Formulary Update
July/August 2017
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 5 Issue 4 (PDF file 337 KB)
In this Issue:
Ocrelizumab for Multiple Sclerosis
Adam Heiermann, Pharm.D.
Filgrastim for Severe Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis
Steven Richardson, Pharm.D.
Formulary Update
May/June 2017
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 5 Issue 3 (PDF file 237 KB)
In this Issue:
Inside the Self-Injectable Epinephrine Sticker Shock
Sarah Adie, Pharm.D.
Selexipag for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Ashley Ramp, Pharm.D.
March/April 2017
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 5 Issue 2 (PDF file 356 KB)
In this Issue:
Ustekinumab for Crohn's Disease
Christine Hwang, Pharm.D.
Reslizumab for Eosinophilic Phenotype, Severe Asthma
Jacyln Hawn, Pharm.D.
Formulary Update
January/February 2017
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 5 Issue 1 (PDF file 284 KB)
In this Issue:
Safe Practices with Exalgo®
Marina Stepanski, Pharm.D.
New-trition Update: Novel IV Lipid Emulsion
Lindsey Glaze, Pharm.D.
Formulary Update
November/December 2016
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 4 Issue 6 (PDF file 292 KB)
In this Issue:
Influenza Vaccine Update 2016-2017
Ashley Kasper, Pharm.D.
Treatment Update for Stevens-Johnson and TEN Syndromes
Kelly Gaffney, Pharm.D.
Formulary Update
September/October 2016
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 4 Issue 5 (PDF file 324 KB)
In this Issue:
Andexanet Alfa: A New Factor Xa Inhibitor Reversal Agent
Emily Limberg, Pharm.D.
Lixisenatide in Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Rebekah Krupski, Pharm.D.
Review of Dantrolene Formulations
Mohamed Amar, Pharm.D., BCPS
Formulary Update
July/August 2016
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 4 Issue 4 (PDF file 302 KB)
In this Issue:
New FDA Restriction for Fluoroquinolones
Mark Vance, Pharm.D.
Trabectedin for Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Madeline Waldron, Pharm.D.
Formulary Update
May/June 2016
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 4 Issue 3 (PDF file 254 KB)
In this Issue:
Onivyde™ in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Thomas S. Achey, Pharm.D.
Movantik™ for Opioid-Induced Constipation
Molly Ellen Amos, Pharm.D.
March/April 2016
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 4 Issue 2 (PDF file 330 KB)
In this Issue:
Sugammadex: Is the Third Time the Charm?
Jamie Eckardt, Pharm.D.
Incretin-based Therapies and the Risk of Pancreatic Disease
Meghan Wilson, Pharm.D.
Formulary Update
January/February 2016
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 4 Issue 1 (PDF file 248 KB)
In this Issue:
Clevidipine for Hypertensive Urgency and Emergency
Gretchen D'Arcangelo, Pharm.D.
Tramadol: No Longer the Codeine Alternative
Maria Sellas, Pharm.D.
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