Given the high incidence and frequent occurrence of morbidity and mortality among patients with sepsis, both therapeutic processes and interventions have been intensively studied and trialed. In 2001, ...

Severe sepsis and septic shock represent a major healthcare challenge. Much of the improvement in mortality associated with septic shock is related to early recognition combined with timely fluid ...

Here are five new drug shortages and discontinuations, according to drug supply databases from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Bumetanide injection: Several ...

Original Medicare provides coverage for IV infusion therapy when a doctor determines it to be medically necessary, both in a clinic setting and at home. Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans need to offer ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had a comment about your recent column on nuclear stress tests. As an 87-year-old person who has experienced atrial fibrillation and a mild stroke, I have had two nuclear stress ...

Heart pump medication, also called inotropic therapy, makes an injured or weakened heart pump harder. It's used to make the heart muscle's contractions stronger. It may also speed the heart's rhythm.

Why has a 64-year-old man become increasingly short of breath over the past 2 weeks? That's what Sandra K. Rabat, DO, of A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Mesa, Arizona, and ...

1. In a cohort of young participants, dobutamine stress tests were found to reduce cerebral blood flow on magnetic resonance angiography. Dobutamine is a sympathomimetic medication used in ...

Hikma is introducing dobutamine injection, in a 250 mg/20 ml vial. With this launch, Hikma’s growing U.S. portfolio of sterile injectable medicines now exceeds 150 products spanning a wide range of ...

Propranolol oral tablet is available only as a generic drug. It doesn’t have a brand-name version. Propranolol comes in four forms: oral tablet, extended-release oral capsule, oral liquid solution, ...

(UPDATED) A hastily convened collaboration between physicians, pharmacists, and industry experts has pulled together guidance for hospitals and clinicians navigating the US dobutamine shortage that ...