Safety tips for intense pulsed light therapy

By Eileen Woo, BSN, RN, and Jitendra Virani, MS (Article originally published in Nursing2012, February issue.) INTENSE PULSED LIGHT (IPL) therapy is indicated for use in surgical, aesthetic, and cosmetic applications.1 IPLs use flashlamps, computer-controlled power supplies, and bandpass filters to generate light pulses of prescribed duration, intensity, and spectral distribution. The light energy is…

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Interactions between certain HIV or hepatitis C drugs and cholesterol-lowering statin drugs can increase the risk of muscle injury

Safety AnnouncementAdditional Information for PatientsAdditional Information for Healthcare ProfessionalsData SummaryStatin Dose Limitations Reference   Infographic About Cholesterol and Statins  Safety Announcement [3-01-2012] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing updated recommendations concerning drug-drug interactions between drugs for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) known as protease inhibitors and certain cholesterol-lowering drugs…