Tag: Prescription Drugs
CV Event Risk Up With Rejected, Abandoned PCSK9i Prescriptions
Rejection rates higher for PCSK9i prescriptions for women, racial minorities, lower-income groups
Senate Bill Would Reduce Drug Costs for Seniors
Bill would limit drug copays for people with Medicare Part D by capping annual out-of-pocket costs
Filgotinib Bests Placebo in Tx of Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis
Clinical response rate higher among patients with active RA resistant to treatment with biologic agents
Supply of Opioids Predicts Long-Term Use in Injured Workers
Odds of long-term opioid use up with initial Rx for five- to nine-day supply versus supply of less than five days
Music Relieves Preop Anxiety Before Peripheral Nerve Block
Similar changes seen in levels of preoperative anxiety for patients receiving music medicine, midazolam
Key Cystic Fibrosis Pathogens Reduced With Ivacaftor Use
Ivacaftor use linked to reductions in P. aeruginosa rates, prevalence of S. aureus, Aspergillus species
Pregnancies in Women Taking Isotretinoin Dropped Since 2006
Pregnancies reduced in women taking isotretinoin since iPLEDGE initiation in 2006, but exposure persists
Rituximab Noninferior to Cyclosporine in Membranous Nephropathy
Drug found to be superior in maintaining proteinuria remission for up to 24 months
Etanercept Tx for Autoimmune Disease May Up Risk for IBD
Findings seen in patients receiving etanercept for other autoimmune diseases
Oliceridine Studied for IV Pain Relief After Abdominoplasty
Findings published from phase III trial of patients with moderate-to-severe acute postoperative pain
