Catherine Li, PharmD, BCIDP

A new strategy for universal infant immunization in the 2023-2024 RSV season faces implementation and medication access barriers.

Emergency departments (EDs) are an important entry point into the health care system and have been identified as a location with opportunity for increased HIV diagnosis and management.

With an increased incidence of this sexually transmitted infection, a review of an older antibiotic for treatment has shown some clinical benefits in other countries.

This study characterized the incidence of serotonin syndrome and identified contributing risk factors with combined medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and linezolid use.

This nitroimidazole antibiotic is shown to be efficacious for this condition.

When using ceftolozane/ tazobactam to treat patients with P aeruginosa respiratory tract infections, the use of extended or continuous antibiotic infusion and/or combination therapy with other active antibiotic agents should be considered, particularly if targeting higher MIC values.

Evaluating the impact of the 2016 FDA boxed warning on fluoroquinolone prescribing rates for uncomplicated urinary tract infections.