Tag: Prescription Drugs
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors May Up Lung CA Risk
Higher risk seen with ACEIs versus angiotensin receptor blockers; risk linked to duration of use
ASTRO: Oropharynx CA Survival Rates Worse With RT/Cetuximab
Inferior overall and progression-free survival for radiation/cetuximab versus radiation/cisplatin
Trump Administration Announces Plan to Cut Drug Prices
HHS study shows Medicare pays 80 percent more than other countries for certain prescription drugs
Triple Combo Regimens May Address Cause of Cystic Fibrosis
Promising results for VX-659-, VX-445-tezacaftor-ivacaftor for cystic fibrosis with mutations in CFTR
2014 to 2016 Saw 470 Percent Increase in HIV PrEP Use in U.S.
~7 percent of those with indications for PrEP were prescribed PrEP, including 2.1 percent of women
Seven-Day Metronidazole Better for Trichomoniasis Tx in Women
Women in the seven-day-dose group less likely to be positive at test of cure versus single-dose group
Long-Term Benzodiazepines Do Not Up Mortality in COPD, PTSD
No difference in mortality, but risk for suicide elevated with long-term benzodiazepine use
Dose Range of IV Ketamine for Adjunct Tx of Depression Tested
Single IV doses of 0.5 or 1.0 mg/kg better than active placebo at cutting depression symptoms
Gabapentin Beats Pregabalin for Chronic Sciatica
More frequent adverse events seen with pregabalin, especially when taken before gabapentin
Halobetasol Propionate Lotion Shows Efficacy for Tx of Psoriasis
Findings based on two phase 3 trials of halobetasol propionate lotion versus vehicle
