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Gen-Equip: Genetics Education for Primary Care
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The partners in this project currently work in six different European countries. We have partners with expertise in primary care practice, genetics and adult education, as well as a patient support organisation. The project was originally designed by Professor Heather Skirton,...
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Medical Marijuana Overview: Patient Care Considerations for all Primary Care Physicians
Objectives:
- Recognize the difference between recommending and prescribing medication in regard to medical marijuana
- Summarize components of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Rules and Regulations in regard to patient licensing and physician recommendations
- Recognize...
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Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Clinical Outcomes
BACKGROUND:
Urinary incontinence (UI), a common malady in women, most often is classified as stress, urgency, or mixed.
PURPOSE:
To compare the effectiveness of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions to improve or cure stress, urgency, or mixed UI in nonpregnant ...
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Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Weighing Up the Evidence
Aspirin is one of the most universally recognized and commonly prescribed medications worldwide. It is estimated that 48.7 million U.S. adults are taking aspirin for cardiovascular disease prevention; the majority (~73%) for primary prevention. The benefit of aspirin for secondary prevention of...
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Reducing Risk for Patients on Long-Term Opioids
Safer prescribing of opioids: algorithm for managing patients already receiving long-term opioids.
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Pain and Opioid Management in Primary Care
Oklahoma ranked 5th nationally in rates of opioid prescribing in 2016, with 97.9 opioid prescriptions per 100 people. Opioids account for the majority of prescription drug-related overdose deaths. Despite recent declines, deaths from opioids remain common.
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Pulmonary Health Effects of Agriculture
PURPOSE OF REVIEW:
Occupational exposures in the agricultural industry are associated with numerous lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, lung cancer, and interstitial lung diseases. Efforts are ongoing to ascertain...
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Pharmacotherapy for social anxiety disorder (SAnD)
Background
Recognition is growing that social anxiety disorder (SAnD) is a chronic and disabling disorder, and data from early trials demonstrate that medication may be effective in its treatment. This systematic review is an update of an earlier review of pharmacotherapy of SAnD.
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Prescribing Statins to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease – Ten Common Misconceptions
Statins (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) are one of the most widely prescribed medications in the world. However, their use in patients is often inappropriate because these medications have some unique properties not shared with other pharmaceuticals. This Commentary lists ten common...
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