Kenneth Bender, PharmD, MA

August 09, 2023

Updates to CDC recommendations on influenza and COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine formulations will impact your choices during flu season this year.

August 08, 2023

CDC immunization recommendations for influenza, COVID-19, and RSV from the updated 2023 schedules are summarized in this Guideline Topline.

July 19, 2023

Guidelines on primary ASCVD prevention from the USPSTF and the AHA/ACC/Multisociety differ on why and when to initiate a statin. Try the 5-question quiz.

July 11, 2023

In a recent comparison of guideline recommendations for initiating statin therapy in primary prevention, researchers found significant differences in the numbers who would benefit.

June 13, 2023

Try this 7-question quiz on the 2023 guidelines from The Endocrine Society that focus on advances in diabetes treatment that help minimize risk of hypoglycemia.

June 05, 2023

The Endocrine Society's first update on management of hypoglycemia since 2009 emphasizes the value of new technology and therapeutics in minimizing risk.

May 03, 2023

The updated American College of Physicians osteoporosis treatment guideline is summarized in this topline review for primary care clinicians.

April 24, 2023

When combined, fluvoxamine and inhaled budesonide appear more likely than either agent alone to reduce risk of early COVID-19 becoming severe, say TOGETHER investigators.

April 11, 2023

Updated VA/DoD chronic pain management guidelines include recommendations for dual use of buprenorphine and increased mental health assessment before prescribing opioids.

March 31, 2023

New pain management guidelines suggest use of buprenorphine as a potentially "safer" opioid analgesic for chronic pain when there are no reasonable alternatives.