Hydrochlorothiazide, an Unexpected Drug of Abuse

Hydrochlorothiazide, an Unexpected Drug of Abuse

I’m a little bummed about my Minnesota Twins. Drug problems are everywhere and my team is not exempt. Apparently, hydrochlorothiazide is a drug of abuse in MLB’s drug testing policy. Mike Pineda, one of the Twins pitchers failed a drug test and was found...
FDA Metformin Kidney Function Dosing Changes – What are you Going to do?

FDA Metformin Kidney Function Dosing Changes – What are you Going to do?

So the FDA changed the labeling on metformin a while back and made it a little easier to use the drug in more patients who have poor kidney function.  Whenever changes like this happen, I like to take a little time and digest the changes. From a recent Medscape...