Tag: Prescription Drugs
ACC: Statins Cut Heart Failure Risk in Early Breast Cancer Treatment
Risk for heart failure hospital visit declined with statins for women receiving anthracyclines, trastuzumab
Fostemsavir Active in Multidrug-Resistant HIV-1 Infection
Reduction in HIV-1 RNA level significantly greater for fostemsavir versus placebo in randomized cohort
Reduction Noted in Transfusion Burden With Luspatercept
Reduction seen with luspatercept versus placebo for patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia
Gilead Backs Down on Special Designation for Possible COVID-19 Drug
Pharmaceutical company had asked the FDA to designate remdesivir an 'orphan drug'
FDA Warns of Defective EpiPen Dangers
Devices may activate prematurely if the blue safety release is removed using sideways force
Many Older Adults Receive Inpatient Diabetes Rx Intensification
Benefit unlikely in half due to limited life expectancy or already being at their HbA1c goal
Interleukin-1β Inhibition Linked to Reduced Incidence of Anemia
Among those with baseline anemia, hemoglobin levels improved with canakinumab versus placebo
Shortages Seen for Drugs That Show Promise Against COVID-19
Patients who currently rely on remdesivir or hydroxychloroquine now facing dangerous shortages
Triple Therapy Cuts Mortality in Patients With Symptomatic COPD
All-cause mortality risk significantly lower for triple-drug regimen versus one of two dual-drug regimens
Iron Chelation Therapy Treats Iron Overload in MDS
Event-free survival prolonged with ICT for patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes
