Tell Pregnant Women It's Safe to Inject Enoxaparin Into Their Abdomen

January 2015

Questions will come up about whether it's okay to use a newer oral anticoagulant to treat venous thromboembolism during PREGNANCY.

Pradaxa, Xarelto, or Eliquis are tempting to use because they don't require injections or anticoagulant monitoring.

But don't use them. They haven't been studied in pregnancy...and the optimal dose hasn't been determined.

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Table of Contents

Chronic Illness Use New Medicare Codes to Help Bill For Clinic Services
Dyslipidemia Save Ezetimibe For Patients Who Don't Tolerate High-Dose Statins
Med Safety Use Teach Back To Verify Oral Chemo Regimens
Hypothyroidism Don't Be In a Hurry to Start Intravenous Levothyroxine
Antithrombotics Tell Pregnant Women It's Safe to Inject Enoxaparin Into Their Abdomen
Pediatrics Save Palivizumab For Infants Who Were < 29 Weeks When Born
Diabetes Have Prescribers Write for Number of Boxes of Insulin Syringes at Discharge
COPD Clarify Type of Tiotropium Inhaler on Admission Med Recs
Med Administration Consider Increased Prep Time When Switching to IV Pantoprazole
Neurology & Pain Stick to Short-Acting Opioids for Chronic Pain
Asthma Don't Use Ipratriopium for Asthma Exacerbations in Hospitalized Patients
Interactions Monitor Potassium Daily in Patients on TMP/SMX and and ACEI or ARB