Hospital Pharmacist's Letter

May 2021 Issue

Patients will ask you whether COVID-19 vaccines increase clot risk...

You'll see more insulin pumps continued on admission...

You're in a key position to help avoid COVID-19 vaccine errors...

You'll see focus on preventing errors with labor and delivery (L&D) meds...

CovidMay2021

Byfavo
Remimazolam
A new IV benzodiazepine for procedural sedation

Verquvo
vericiguat
A guanylate cyclase stimulator for patients with symptomatic chronic heart failure and ejection fraction <45%

Xaracoll
Bupivicaine implants
Bupivicaine implants for postsurgical anesthesia after open inguinal hernia repair