Recent Generic Drug Approvals

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Recent Generic Drug Approvals In the bustle of daily patient care, it is difficult to stay up-to-date on newly released generic medications, but doing so can prove beneficial.  In 2017, several medications potentially helpful in the hospice population became generic, including Seroquel XR®, Coreg CR®, and Pristiq®.  Though most generics available for these products are…

Tramadol in the Hospice Setting

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Tramadol is frequently prescribed for the treatment of pain in the palliative care setting.  Various reasons for its popularity include its low cost and ease of prescribing as it is a Schedule IV medication rather than a more highly regulated Schedule II product.  However, prescribers do have to consider its pharmacology and adverse effects in…