January 22, 2020

FDA New-Medication Approval Times Dropped Significantly in Recent Years
The FDA is approving new medications more quickly and authorizing use of more generic drugs and biologics, according to a new review. Find out how and why this is occurring, based on a look-back at approvals since the 1980s.

New Assessment of Fluoroquinolone Prescribing
in LTC Patients
How many of the fluoroquinolone antibiotic scripts being filled for long-term care (LTC) patients are inappropriate? A new study suggests that a lot of them are, pointing out that numerous precautions apparently are being overlooked when the antibiotics are prescribed.

Three New York C Auris
Patients Pan-Resistant to
Antifungal Treatment
Hospital pharmacists should be on the lookout for inpatient yeast infections that don’t respond to routine anti-fungal medications. Three pan-resistant Candida auris cases were recently identified in New York. Here is more information.

Does Long-Term Estrogen Exposure Improve Mental Status in Older Women?
For years, women have been cautioned about the potential dangers of long-term hormone therapy. Find out why a new study suggests long-term hormone therapy, as well as lengthier endogenous estrogen exposure, can be helpful in maintaining cognitive status in older, postmenopausal women.

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