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Patients taking phentermine for weight loss for more than three months experience greater weight loss without an increased risk for incident cardiovascular disease or death

Long-Term Phentermine Use Safe, Effective for Weight Loss

No difference in cardiovascular disease, death seen between those taking the drug for >12 versus ≤3 months
There are many unanswered questions about the safety and effectiveness of a drug used to combat hallucinations and delusions in Parkinson disease patients

Questions Remain About Safety of Parkinson Disease Psychosis Drug

Federal government has received high number of reports about deaths among patients taking Nuplazid
In real-life conditions

Drug Survival Rates Highest for Ustekinumab for Pediatric Psoriasis

Drug survival rates higher than for adalimumab, etanercept for all treatment and psoriasis types
The drug artesunate -- the World Health Organization-recommended first-line treatment for severe malaria -- will become the first-line treatment for severe malaria in the United States

Guidance Lists New First-Line Treatment for Severe Malaria in the U.S.

With discontinuation of quinidine, IV artesunate is now first-line drug for treatment of malaria
User data from medicine-related apps are routinely shared

User Data From Medicine-Related Apps Routinely Shared

User data from 24 apps received or processed by 55 unique entities, including developers, service providers
Nonadherence to inflammatory bowel disease treatment is more common among wealthier

Tx Adherence for Inflammatory Bowel Dz Lower in the Educated

Findings based on Indian study that also showed lower adherence overall for topical treatment
For euthyroid women with thyroid peroxidase antibodies and a history of miscarriage or infertility

ENDO: Levothyroxine Does Not Up Fertility in Women With TPO Ab

Live-birth rate did not increase for euthyroid women with thyroid peroxidase antibodies before conception
The number of adults reporting the use of strategies

Many Patients Still Employ Strategies to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs

33.6 percent of patients reported not taking medication as prescribed to reduce costs
Women with recurrent ovarian cancer who receive the poly ADP ribose polymerase inhibitor niraparib as maintenance therapy after treatment have both more time without side effects and significantly longer progression-free survival than those on placebo

Niraparib Extends Time Without Symptoms in Ovarian Cancer

Findings based on phase 3 study of maintenance therapy with PARP inhibitor following treatment
Three factors predict clinically significant neuropsychiatric adverse events in smokers with or without mental health conditions who use cessation pharmacotherapy

Three Factors Predict Psych Events With Drugs for Smoking Cessation

Anxiety, history of suicidal ideation/behavior, being white associated with higher risk for events