A 57-year-old man presents with face, arm, and leg weakness and slurred speech after violent coughing. He has pain over the right eye, which the wife noted as smaller than the left. Diagnosis? Medscape
Safe Use of Drugs Requires Reports From Clinicians
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The Safe Use Initiative is taking aim at adverse drug events and seeks input on safety issues encountered by frontline clinicians.
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Safe Use of Drugs Requires Reports From Clinicians
The Safe Use Initiative is taking aim at adverse drug events and seeks input on safety issues encountered by frontline clinicians. Medscape Pharmacists