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AI May Be Useful in Polypharmacy Management

ChatGPT deprescribing decisions varied along activities of daily living status, cardiovascular disease history, and medication type

Antihypertensive Meds Initiation Linked to Fractures in Nursing Home Seniors

Antihypertensive medication initiation also linked to higher risk for severe falls requiring hospitalization, ED visits

Improvement Seen in Survival With Adjuvant Pembrolizumab in Kidney Cancer

Disease-free survival benefit was consistent with that seen in previous analyses; improvement in overall survival also seen

Erenumab Effective, Safe for Rosacea-Linked Erythema, Flushing

Reduction seen in mean number of days with moderate-to-extreme flushing, moderate-to-severe erythema

Eli Lilly Says Zepbound Can Ease Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Studies revealed that the medication reduced sleep apnea severity by nearly two-thirds

Medications Still Effective for Treating ADHD in Children

Although most effective for symptoms, medications are also tied to adverse effects

2011 to 2020 Saw Increase in Annual Prescription Meds Expenditures

Metabolic agents were the most costly category; antidiabetic agents were the mostly costly therapeutic area

Postpartum Low-Dose Esketamine Aids Moms With Prenatal Depression

Single low-dose esketamine reduces depressive episodes at 42 days postpartum for mothers with prenatal depression

Adjuvant Alectinib Improves Disease-Free Survival in Lung Cancer

Findings seen among patients with resected ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer

ACC: Similar Seizure Incidence Seen for Topical, IV Tranexamic Acid in Cardiac Surgery Patients

However, topical administration resulted in an 8.3 percent absolute increase in transfusion