Central California Alliance for Health | Living Healthy | September 2015

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Formulary changes
medicines
Drug name Used for Action
Trospium 20mg and Trospium ER 60mg Overactive bladder Added
Alfuzosin ER 10mg Benign prostatic hypertrophy Added
Tudorza Pressair 400mcg, Breo Ellipta
100-25mcg and Anoro Ellipta 62.5-25mcg
Chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD)
Added
Daliresp 500mcg Chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD)
Added as step therapy after trial and
failure of two formulary alternatives
Alvesco 80mcg, 160mcg Asthma Added
pentoxifylline 400mg and cilostazol 50mg,
100mg
Intermittent claudication (leg
pain caused by poor circulation)
Added
Pyrantel Pamoate 50mg/ml oral susp.
(generic only)
Pinworms Added
Didanosine 125mg, 400mg and Zidovudine
300mg
HIV Added
uvoxamine maleate 25mg, 50mg, 100mg Obsessive-compulsive disorder Added
acetic acid-aluminum 2% drops and
neomycin sulfate 500mg
Antibiotic Added
leucovorin calcium 5mg, 10mg, 25mg Oncology Added (quantity limit applies)
Emend 40mg, 80mg, 125mg Nausea/vomiting Added (quantity limit applies)
acetic acid 0.25% irrig. soln. Irrigation of bladder Added (quantity limit applies)
Carnitor 330mg, Carnitor SF 100mg/ml soln. Levocarnitine de ciency Added (quantity limit applies)
sodium chloride 0.9% vial and syringe and
heparin ush
IV care Added (quantity limit applies)
Taking Care of Myself:
A Guide for When I Leave
the Hospital
the Hospital will help you ask the
right questions and keep track of
important information.
e guide is available here:
.
Here are some questions you
should ask your doctor or nurse
before you leave the hospital.
KNOW YOUR MEDICATIONS.
What are the names of the
medicines I have to take? How
much/many should I take?
Why do I have to take these
medicines?
How do I take this medicine? With
or without food? At a certain time
of day?
Can I take over-the-counter (OTC)
medicines?
KNOW WHO TO FOLLOW UP WITH.
When should I call my primary
care doctor to make a follow-up
appointment?
Do I have to see any specialists? Ask
for name, specialty, phone number,
address and reason for appointment.
When should I go to the emergency
room?
OTHER
QUESTIONS.
Do I need
any special
equipment at
home?
Who will
help me with my daily
activities?
You may think of other questions
to ask. Remember, it is your nurses’
and doctors’ job to answer your
questions so you can get well and be
safe.
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