Practicing clinicians come across uses of pharmacologic agents that may not always be listed in the usual references. For example, glycerin injection for nerve block, H2 antagonists in colorectal cancer, or colchicine for systemic sclerosis may represent novel, hard-to-find clinical applications. If you have encountered a new and/or unusual use of a drug, submit the information to this Hospital Pharmacy feature. Send three copies, double-spaced, 1,000 words or less, to: Thomas G. Burnakis, PharmD, Baptist Medical Center, 800 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32207.
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