Pharmacist's Letter Canada

Chart: Antimicrobial Drug Interactions and Warfarin August 2014

PL Voices: GI Bleeding Concerns with Dabigatran (Pradaxa) July 2014

Article: more about GI bleeding with Pradaxa (dabigatran) July 2014

PL Voices: Antithrombotics to Prevent Thromboembolism After Hip or Knee Replacement June 2014

Article: more interest in ORAL options to prevent blood clots after hip or knee replacement surgery June 2014

Patient Education: New Drugs to Prevent Clots June 2014

PL Voices: Appropriate Use of Antithrombotics for Preventing Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation May 2014

Guideline: 2014 Focused Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation May 2014

Article: The newer anticoagulants will be used more to prevent stroke due to atrial fibrillation May 2014

Commentary: OATP Drug Interactions March 2014

Article: More obese patients will get bariatric surgery and need help with their meds afterward December 2013

PL Voices: Appropriate Medication Use After Bariatric Surgery December 2013

PL Voices: Combining Antiplatelet Drugs with Anticoagulants November 2013

Article: how to manage antiplatelet therapy in patients already taking anticoagulants November 2013

Article: More patients will get aspirin plus a SHORT course of clopidogrel immediately after a minor ischemic stroke or TIA September 2013