Louisiana Medicaid has released the April 2018 Provider Update. Several topics that may be of interest to providers include:

• FDA Warns Against Clarithromycin Use in Patients with Heart Disease

• Opioids No Better than Non-Opioids for Pain-Related Function

• ACP Recommends Less-Intensive A1C Target for Type 2 Diabetes

• ACIP Recommends LAIV for 2018-2019 Influenza Season

• Can Taking Triptans Along With SSRIs or SNRIs Cause Serotonin Syndrome?

• New Steps to Managing the Use of Opioid Products

• Updated Guidelines for Hemorrhoids

• New Guidelines for Primary Care Management of Youths with Depression

To read the April Provider Update click here.