Pharmacist's Letter Hospital

May 2019 Issue

Almost half of patients experience a med error when transferring from the ICU to a non-ICU setting....

You'll be asked how to handle intrathecal pumps during transitions of care....

You'll see a continued shift toward ORAL antibiotics for bone and joint infections in adults....

Intravenous brexanolone (Zulresso, zul-REH-soh) will make a splash as the first FDA-approved treatment for postpartum depression....

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Zulresso
brexanolone
An injectable medication for treatment of postpartum depression

Spravato
esketamine
A nasal spray that is the active isomer of ketamine used for resistant depression

Lokelma
sodium zirconium cyclosilicate
A potassium binder for hyperkalemia