Bulletins

 

The Drug Information Service writes monthly bulletins that are distributed to health professionals around Canterbury District Health Board.  The bulletins aim to educate about particular issues related to drug therapy.  The subject matter often arises from enquiries received by the service.

Some of our bulletins* produced in the past are listed below:
 

2009
Drugs in Breastfeeding
Pharmacokinetic Drug Interactions with Antiepileptic Drugs
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu®)
Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhoea
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) – managing inpatient nicotine dependence
2008
Why has PicoPrep™ replaced oral Fleet™?
Vancomycin Dosing in Adults
Drug dosing in obesity
Reporting Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR) – why is it important?
Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor (SSRI) prescribing in the elderly
Allergy to penicillins
Acute Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions
Once Daily Dosing of Gentamicin in Adults
Drug Interactions with probenecid
Analgesic use for non-labour pain during pregnancy
Oxycodone audit at Christchurch Hospital
2007
Treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) during pregnancy
Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) – immune-mediated versus pharmacological
Nicotine Replacement Therapy – Managing Inpatient Nicotine Dependence
Statin-induced Myopathy
Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) - How to dose
Drug-induced seizures
Constipation
Drug-Induced QT Prolongation
Monitoring Phenytoin Serum Concentrations
2006
Nausea and/or Vomiting - Antiemetic Therapy
Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis (Hayfever) in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
Oxycodone Compared to Morphine
Treatment of Vulvovaginitis in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
Drug Interactions with Fruit Juices
Sexual Dysfunction With SSRIs
Drugs & Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Serotonin Syndrome / Toxicity  
Drug Induced Hyponatraemia
Others
Atypical antipsychotic-induced blood dyscrasias  
Once Daily Dosing of Aminoglycosides 
Managing Medicines Perioperatively
Vitamin D & Calcium for Osteoporosis
Drugs In Breastfeeding
Drug-Induced Delirium
Interactions with Systemic Antifungals
Sulphur Allergy
Drug Use in Liver Impairment
Clinically Important Features of CYP2D6
UTIs in Chronic Renal Failure
Drugs Affecting Platelets
Tramadol
Herbal Medicines
Macrolides
Digoxin

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Page Last Updated: 30/09/09

Clinical Pharmacology Department : Christchurch Hospital : Private Bag 4710 : Christchurch : 8140 : NZ

Phone 0800 DRUGINFO (378 446) : email druginfo[AT]cdhb.govt.nz