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October 1997

Special Report (41K file)
Oral Contraceptives: Safety Issues (by Milo Gibaldi, Ph.D.)- - This independent report, originally published in Pharmaceutical News, examines the complex body of liteature ammased on the safety of oral contraceptives and succinctly sums up the evidence regarding the risk of breast cancer, stroke, and thromboembolism.
I. Introduction

II. Combination OCs and the Risk of:

-- Breast Cancer
-- Stroke
-- Thromboembolism

III. But do Third Generation OCs Really Increase the Risk of Thromboembolism?
IV. Conclusions
V. References

April 1996

Vol. 25 No. 4 Newsletter (36K file)
I. Metformin (Glucophage®) Therapy and the Risk of Lactic Acidosis (by Elizabeth Rudy, D.V.M.) Bibliography (17K file)
II. P & T COMMITTEE ACTIONS, Feb '96

March 1996

Vol. 25 No. 3 Newsletter (34K file)
I. Emergence of Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: A Worldwide Problem (by Pamela A. Frick, R.Ph.) [Errata (page 13; penicillin dose) corrected 10/9/97] Bibliography (17K file)
II. P & T COMMITTEE ACTIONS, Feb '96

August 1994

Vol. 23 No. 8 Newsletter (36K file)
I. Pharmacotherapy of Pain: Current Perspectives (by PElaine Pappas, B.S.)
II. Clarification of Conditions for UWMC/HMC Methadone Prescriptions

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