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    What are the adverse effects of prolonged opioid use in patients with chronic pain?

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    Lisa Edgerton, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
    Bridget Loven, MLIS

    EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: CONSTIPATION, NAUSEA, AND DYSPEPSIA are the most common long-term adverse effects of chronic opioid use (strength of...

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    Which asthma patients should get the pneumococcal vaccine?

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    John Brock Harris, PharmD, BCPS
    Lisa Edgerton, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
    Karen Stafford, MLS

    EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 19 AND 64 YEARS who have chronic lung disease, including asthma, should get the vaccine, as...

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    Is there much risk in using fluoroquinolones in children?

    Author:
    Rick Hernandez, MD
    Lisa Edgerton, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
    Donna Flake, MSLS, MSAS

    EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: No, the risks seem to be minimal. Arthralgias and myalgias have been observed clinically in children and adolescents...

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