Editor’s Note: Medications’ Long-term Effects of Short-term Use

When a patient goes into the hospital they often are put on medications that affect their glucose. These meds can then follow them home where there are no clinical pharmacists or registered nurses to make sure everything runs right. This week our Case Study focuses on the use of steroids for the treatment of chronic obstructive airways disease and the long-term effects of short-term use.

Our Homerun Slides continue to explain the science behind newer agents for therapy and how they differ, and our Disaster Averted reminds us of the importance of both interviewing our patients and asking the right questions.