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
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.
Formulary Update
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.
November/December 2015
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 3 Issue 6 (PDF file 316 KB)
In this Issue:
Gardasil® 9: A New Vaccine for HPV Protection
Erica Davidson, Pharm.D.
Novel Agent for Dabigatran Reversal
Nick Patykiewicz, Pharm.D.
Formulary Update
September/October 2015
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 3 Issue 5 (PDF file 275 KB)
In this Issue:
A Novel Agent for Heart Failure
Patrick O'Day, Pharm.D.
Anoro™ Ellipta® for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Jason Yerke, Pharm.D.
Formulary Update
July/August 2015
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 3 Issue 4 (PDF file 413 KB)
In this Issue:
Updates in Sickle Cell Disease Management
Libby Dahl, Pharm.D.
Formulary Update
May/June 2015
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 3 Issue 3 (PDF file 375 KB)
In this Issue:
Alemtuzumab: New Indication for Multiple Sclerosis
Rosemary Persaud, Pharm.D.
New Gram-Negative Agents: Zerbaxa® and Avycaz®
Theresa Nerone, Pharm.D.
March/April 2015
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 3 Issue 2 (PDF file 302 KB)
In this Issue:
mTOR Inhibitor Interactions with Azole Antifungals
Sarah Petite, Pharm.D.
Pregnancy Categories: When an "A" Doesn't Make the Grade
Della Bahmandar, Pharm.D.
Formulary Update
January/February 2015
Clinical Rx Forum Volume 3 Issue 1 (PDF file 295 KB)
In this Issue:
Liraglutide for Obesity: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks?
Maya Wai, Pharm.D.
Pirfenidone in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Jesse Castillo, Pharm.D.
Agents for Hereditary Angioedema
Long Trinh, Pharm.D.
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