Jolynn Tumolo

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02/22/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

IntegraDose Compounding Services is recalling 1299 syringes containing vasopressin in 0.9% sodium chloride that were distributed in Minnesota. According to the February 21, 2024, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report, the...

IntegraDose Compounding Services...

02/22/2024

Pharmacy Learning Network

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Veteran Reflects on VA Care for Breast Cancer

02/22/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Within 1 day of notifying her US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care team of an unusual texture in her breast during a self-exam, veteran Cassie Garrett received her breast cancer diagnosis.

Within 1 day of notifying her US...

02/22/2024

Veterans Health Today

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Omega-3 Eases Schizotypal Personality Disorder Symptoms in Children

02/21/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Omega-3 supplementation, both in combination with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and alone, decreased symptoms of schizotypal personality disorder in children.

Omega-3 supplementation, both in...

02/21/2024

Psych Congress Network

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After SNFist Adoption, Nursing Homes Shift Toward Postacute Admissions

02/20/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

The adoption of SNFists (ie, physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants concentrating their practice in the nursing home or skilled nursing facility [SNF] setting) across thousands of US nursing homes was associated with an...

The adoption of SNFists (ie,...

02/20/2024

Annals of Long-Term Care

Different Factors Found to Predict Morning and Later-Day Migraines

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Different Factors Could Predict Morning and Later-Day Migraines

02/20/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Poor perceived sleep and decreased energy the day before were each associated with increased risk of having a migraine in the morning. Researchers published the study results in Neurology.

Poor perceived sleep and...

02/20/2024

Neurology

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LAI Antipsychotics at Discharge Associated With Sharp Decline in Readmissions

02/17/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

LAI antipsychotics upon hospital discharge were linked with 75% fewer 30-day rehospitalizations compared with oral antipsychotics in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, according to results published in the Journal of...

LAI antipsychotics upon hospital...

02/17/2024

Psych Congress Network

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Dopamine Release Defects Can Occur Before Neurodegeneration in PD

02/16/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Although the death of dopaminergic neurons and reduced levels of striatal dopamine are often used to explain motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), dopamine deficits may not result from cell death alone, according to a review...

Although the death of...

02/16/2024

Annals of Long-Term Care

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Dairy, Gluten Show No Major Effect on MS Activity and Quality of Life

02/15/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Dairy and gluten intake had no substantial effects on disease activity and quality of life in a retrospective study of 186 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Researchers published their findings online in Multiple Sclerosis Journal –...

Dairy and gluten intake had no...

02/15/2024

First Report Managed Care

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Misprint Prompts Tablet Recall

02/15/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Inc. is recalling more than 73,000 bottles of glimepiride tablets because of a misprint on the tablets. The recall was published in the February 14, 2024, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report.

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Inc. is...

02/15/2024

Pharmacy Learning Network

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Capsules Recalled for Unknown Impurity

02/15/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York is recalling 858 bottles of phenoxybenzamine hydrochloride capsules because they are out of specification for an unknown impurity, according to the February 14, 2024, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New...

02/15/2024

Pharmacy Learning Network