Tag: Prescription Drugs

Opioids administered or prescribed in 35.0 and 32.5 percent of U.S. visits in 2016, respectively, compared with 24.5 and 13.5 percent in 2022

Maternal use of valproate, phenobarbital, and topiramate early in pregnancy linked to increased risk versus lamotrigine use

Lower risk for moderate-to-severe gastroenteritis seen during seven days after enrollment with oral ondansetron versus placebo

Benefits include lower incidence of all-cause mortality, hospitalizations

Increased cardiovascular risk over five years also seen in association with delayed diagnosis

Verified six-month continuous abstinence rate 9.6 percent in NRT group and 28.4 percent in VNP group

Better control of nocturnal blood pressure and improved circadian rhythm seen with bedtime versus daytime dosing

Authors say findings support guidance to avoid these medications when possible

Inconsistency seen most often in terms of patient fitness, with variance in almost all approved indications

Patients taking Kerendia saw significant reduction in cardiovascular death and hospitalization and urgent visits for heart failure