LESS use of aspirin to prevent a FIRST heart attack or stroke

November 2015

You'll see LESS use of aspirin to prevent a FIRST heart attack or stroke...due to new recommendations.

We know aspirin is beneficial for SECONDARY prevention...in patients who've already had a CV event...because benefits outweigh bleeding risks.

But when to use aspirin for PRIMARY prevention is controversial...because benefit doesn't always exceed risk.

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Table of Contents

Diabetes Don't be too Quick to Jump on the Jardiance (empagliflozin) Bandwagon
Contraceptives Consider Ella to Prevent Pregnancy if it's 4 or 5 Days Since Unprotected Sex
Diabetes how regular or NPH insulin compares to insulin analogs in type 2 diabetes
Sports Medicine Recommend Baby Oil to Remove Kinesiology Tape
Homeopathy Tell Patients Not to Use Homeopathic Nosodes to Prevent Infection
Aspirin LESS use of aspirin to prevent a FIRST heart attack or stroke
Supplements Tell Patients to Forget About Using Prevagen for Memory
Chronic Pain more clarity on treating neuropathic pain
Sinusitis shift away from antibiotic use for chronic sinusitis
Pediatrics New concerns are emerging about respiratory depression in kids taking tramadol