Be Ready for Dexamethasone Orders to Treat COVID-19

August 2020

Questions are flooding in about whether dexamethasone is a "breakthrough" in treating COVID-19.

Early guidance recommended avoiding steroids...due to lack of benefit and possible harm seen in SARS and MERS.

Now a U.K. study suggests that dexamethasone reduces mortality in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19.

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Table of Contents

Med Safety Watch for Paralyzing Agents WithOUT Usual Warnings
Practice Strategize to Prevent Snags With a Patient's Own Meds
Infectious Diseases Be Ready for Dexamethasone Orders to Treat COVID-19
Influenza Prepare to Dispense Flu Vaccines for 2020-2021
Med Safety Know What to Expect in a "Just Culture"
Practice There May Be More to a Med Name Than Meets the Eye
Practice Help Your Pharmacy Team Adapt to Change
Allergic Reactions Ensure Anaphylaxis Patients Get Epinephrine ASAP
Insulin Lyumjev and Semglee Will Be the Latest Insulins for Diabetes