Injectable epinephrine often isn’t used quickly enough

Conditions
May 5, 2012

Mark Twain once said, “The difference between the right word and the wrong word is the difference between lightning and lightning bug.” He was referring to the power of language. With an allergist, the consequences of the right and wrong words have measurable consequences, ranging from comfort to chronic misery, to medical payments spent wisely or wasted, and sometimes life or death.

For example, people with lactose intolerance will mistakenly believe …

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Injectable epinephrine often isn’t used quickly enough

Observing the Primatene Mist controversy as an asthma specialist

Meds
October 8, 2011

As the clock ticks away on Primatene Mist, the only over-the-counter asthma inhaler left on the market, it is being ginned up as an argument against regulatory overreach by the Obama administration. I have been observing the Primatene controversy for decades as an asthma specialist. I have to say that there’s blame enough on many sides of this discussion, not just pro and con government regulation, but both the pharmaceutical …

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Observing the Primatene Mist controversy as an asthma specialist

How an allergy specialist reaches out to PCPs

Physician
July 22, 2011

Every chance I get, I do a grand rounds with pediatricians and other PCPs to promote what you might call Allergy & Asthma 201, and also welcome as many residents as is practical for rotations in my office.  The reason is straightforward—I have plenty of new patients who need the specialty care that an allergist can provide — both my accountant and I are happy to have them — but …

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How an allergy specialist reaches out to PCPs