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The incidence of amphetamine and opioid use has increased among pregnant women

Increase Seen in Amphetamine, Opioid Use in Pregnant Women

Increase in amphetamine-, opioid-related deliveries disproportionate between rural vs. urban counties
For patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Vitamin D/Calcium Reduces Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Annual recurrence rate reduced with vitamin D, calcium supplementation versus observation

Clinically Relevant Benefits Seen for GLP-1RA, SGLTi Treatment of T1DM

Significant reductions seen in weight, HbA1c, total daily dose of insulin with GLP-1RA, and in HbA1c and basal insulin with SGLTi

For canagliflozin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes

Low Incidence of Diabetic Ketoacidosis With Canagliflozin

Canagliflozin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes have low incidence of serious adverse DKA events

Tislelizumab Plus Chemotherapy Beneficial for Resectable NSCLC

Significant benefit seen for neoadjuvant tislelizumab plus chemotherapy with adjuvant tislelizumab

May 2016 Briefing – Pharmacy

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pharmacy for May 2016. This roundup includes the latest...

Interventions Can Increase Adjuvant Endocrine Treatment Adherence

Findings based on meta-analysis involving more than 360,000 breast cancer survivors

For young patients with Crohn disease

Perianal Fistulizing Complications Preventable in Crohn Disease

Steroid-sparing therapy may reduce risk for PFCs in young patients with Crohn disease

Most Unvaccinated Americans Want to Stay That Way: Poll

Among those not vaccinated, 35 percent said they are unlikely to get vaccinated and 45 percent say they definitely will not

The 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine (PCV-13) is expected to be cost saving compared with PCV7

PCV13 Predicted to Be Cost Saving Versus PCV7

Although 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine is more costly than PCV7, net cost savings expected