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For patients hospitalized with COVID-19

Remdesivir Cuts Time to COVID-19 Recovery

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However, no significant difference in mortality found between remdesivir and placebo groups
The majority of older adults who take multiple medications have never had a comprehensive medication review

Poll: Medication Management Lacking in Older Adults

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Most older adults taking multiple medications have never had a comprehensive medication review
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday that it is seeking emergency approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an experimental antibody cocktail given to President Donald Trump shortly after he was diagnosed with COVID-19.

Maker of Antibody Cocktail Trump Took Seeks Emergency Use Authorization

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Although effectiveness has not yet been seen in humans, drug has shown promise in treating mild cases of COVID-19
Lopinavir-ritonavir is not associated with reductions in 28-day mortality or duration of hospital stay among patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19

Lopinavir-Ritonavir No Benefit in Patients Admitted With COVID-19

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No reductions seen in 28-day mortality or duration of hospital stay in COVID-19 with lopinavir-ritonavir
Eli Lilly and Co. is seeking U.S. approval for emergency use of an experimental antibody therapy for COVID-19.

Company Seeks FDA Emergency Approval for COVID-19 Antibody Therapy

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Request based on partial clinical trial findings suggesting the drug reduces symptoms in mild or moderate COVID-19
For patients with hormone receptor-positive

Abemaciclib Beneficial for HR+, HER2− Early Breast Cancer

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Significant improvements seen in rates of invasive disease-free survival, distant recurrence-free survival
Hydroxychloroquine administered for eight weeks as preexposure prophylaxis has no clinical benefit in hospital-based health care workers exposed to patients with COVID-19

Hydroxychloroquine Not Beneficial for SARS-CoV-2 Preexposure Prophylaxis

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No clinical benefit seen versus placebo for hospital-based health care workers exposed to patients with COVID-19
Prescription pain medication abuse decreased significantly from 2007 to 2018

ASA: Sustained Decrease Seen in Prescription Opioid Abuse in U.S.

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Significant declines seen from 2002 to 2013 and 2014 and from 2015 to 2016, 2017, 2018
For patients with non-small cell lung cancer with programmed death ligand 1 expression

Atezolizumab Prolongs Survival in NSCLC With PD-L1 Expression

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Overall survival longer than for chemotherapy in metastatic NSCLC with high PD-L1 expression
For women with chronic pelvic pain

Gabapentin Does Not Lower Pain Scores in Chronic Pelvic Pain

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Treatment also linked to more serious adverse events