Here are your weekly Vital Signs for week ending 11/2/13 Compiled and written by: Teresa Posthumus, RN FDA Drug Shortages Do you know what medications are on the drug shortage list and will affect daily care of our patients.  Here are just a few on this week’s list -Magnesium Sulfate Injection, Bupivacaine Hydrochloride (Marcaine, Sensorcaine) Injection.  To see the full list go to: FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Protecting and Promoting Your Heath Flu Season is Upon Us What areas are hardest hit by the flu this week?  How will the flu affect your patient care this season?  Follow latest updates with the CDC by following the link below. FluView A Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report Prepared by the Influenza Department FDA Newly Approved Medications Gazyva (obinutuzumab) Injection – A new medication developed and released for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.  How will this change our patient’s life and bedside nursing care? FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration – FDA approves Gazyva for chronic lymphocytic leukemia Are our foods moving towards being healthier for us? Even if it is only 1 food at time.  Kraft Mac and Cheese has agreed to take the yellow dye out of their mac and cheese.  Read the full article. Kraft Agrees to Take Yellow Dye Out of Mac and Cheese That sums up this weeks Nursing Vital Signs, covering the topics that have been prevalent in the Nursing and Healthcare news streams for the past week.  Please visit us again next Monday for more Weekly […]

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