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Clinical Pharmacy Corner: How Do Sulfonylureas Work?
October 17, 2007Commentary by Helen Kourlas, PharmD and John Papadopoulas, PharmD, Pharmacology Section Editors
The sulfonylureas are members of a class of substituted arylsulfonylureas that have been used clinically since the 1950s. These agents are usually divided into two categories or generations. First generation agents include acetohexamide, chlorpropamide, tolazamide, and tolbutamide (the …
Inpatient Diabetes Management: Case 4
October 11, 2007
Commentary by Mary Vouyiouklis MD, Fellow, and Ann Danoff MD, Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, NYU Medical CenterÂ
Welcome to Case 4 of our special diabetes series intended to highlight the essentials …
Why Does Hypertriglyceridemia Lead to Pancreatitis?
October 4, 2007
Commentary by Daniel Frenkel, PGY-2
Case: A 46 year old male with diabetes on oral hypoglycemic medications is admitted to the hospital with one day of constant epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, and an inability to tolerate oral intake. You …
Bedside Rounds: How Do You Diagnose and Treat Diabetic Neuropathy
October 3, 2007
Commentary by Judith Brenner MD, Associate Program Director, NYU Internal Medicine Residency Program
Diabetic neuropathy is one of the most commonly encountered complications of diabetes mellitus. It is seen in up …
Rifaximin: A useful drug for travelers’ diarrhea
September 28, 2007
Commentary by Sumathi Sivapalasingam MD, NYU Division of Infectious Diseases
Rifaximin is an oral semi-synthetic analog of rifampin which is essentially not absorbed (bioavailability <0.4%) making it useful for the treatment of …
Inpatient Diabetes Management: Case 3
September 27, 2007
Commentary by Mary Vouyiouklis MD, Fellow, and Ann Danoff MD, Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, NYU Medical CenterÂ
Welcome to Case 3 of our special diabetes series intended to highlight the …
Breaking News: FDA Issues New Warnings for Haldol
September 21, 2007
Commentary by Helen Kourlas, PharmD
On September 17th 2007, the FDA issued an advisory warning healthcare professionals to avoid the use of higher than recommended doses of haloperidol, marketed as Haldol, Haldol Decanoate and …