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The use of antipsychotic drugs for the management of the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) is not an FDA-approved indication, is controversial, and yet continues to be [...]

Dan Cohen founded a non-profit organization called Music and Memory℠ in 2010 after seeing the benefit music afforded nursing home residents throughout New York.  A recent documentary entitled [...]

From the Front Lines  Appropriate Medication Use in Post-Acute and LTC From the Front Lines is a monthly publication of AlixaRx Pharmacy that shares best practices and medication-related [...]

From the Front Lines  Appropriate Medication Use in Post-Acute and LTC From the Front Lines is a monthly publication of AlixaRx Pharmacy that shares best practices and medication-related [...]

Zyvox (linezolid) is an antibiotic effective against a wide spectrum of gram-positive organisms, including resistant strains such as methicillin-resistant staphylococcus (MRSA) and [...]

Prescribing is a well-known term used to describe the act of ordering a treatment, typically a medication to treat a disease or symptom.  As a person ages they tend to accumulate what I refer to [...]

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Many factors can affect a nursing home resident’s appetite.  After review of several acetylcholinesterase inhibitor medications including Exelon (rivastigamine) patches, Aricept (donepezil), and [...]

From the Front Lines  Appropriate Medication Use in Post-Acute and LTC From the Front Lines is a monthly publication of AlixaRx Pharmacy that shares best practices and medication-related [...]

Ivabradine (Corlanor® – Amgen) is indicated to reduce the risk of hospitalization in patients with stable, symptomatic chronic heart failure with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 35%, who are [...]