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Manufacturers of injectable morphine alerted the industry on September 18th of a shortage of select strengths of morphine injectable including the 10mg/mL strength, commonly used in hospice. Injectable morphine strengths 0.5 mg/mL, 1mg/mL, 2mg/mL, 4mg/mL & 50mg/mL remain available. Manufacturing [...] Continue Reading
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Symptom management for patients with end-stage heart failure (HF) is demanding. Additionally, the medications most effective for palliation are cardiac-specific (i.e., intravenous furosemide and inotropes) and may not be readily available in the home due to lack of practice guidelines [...] Continue Reading
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“Palliative care” is a term often identified as synonymous with “hospice”. Although hospice programs provide the vast majority of this type of care, palliative care is actually a model for which patients of all ages and stages of illness are [...] Continue Reading