Tag: Prescription Drugs
AAN: Cerliponase Alfa Beneficial for Form of Batten’s Disease
Reduced decline in motor, language function in children with CLN2 compared with historical controls
Serlopitant Found to Be Safe, Effective for Chronic Pruritus
Findings show a dose-dependent response in decrease in itchiness
Guidelines Developed for Use of Drugs in Multiple Sclerosis
Guidelines relate to starting, switching, stopping disease-modifying therapies
Phone App Linked to Improved Psoriasis Treatment Adherence
App intervention group also had greater reduction in psoriasis severity than non-intervention group
Too Few Adults Taking Epilepsy Meds Have Seizure Control
Ninety percent of those with active epilepsy take meds; 44 percent of those report seizure control
Belimumab Aids Anti-dsDNA+, Hypocomplementemic Lupus
More SLE Responder Index responders at week 52 in the belimumab group versus the placebo group
AAN: Erenumab Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat Migraine
Higher proportion of patients achieved a ≥50 percent reduction in mean monthly migraine days
Adults Using Benzodiazepines More Likely to Receive Opioid Rx
Increase in new opioid prescriptions for U.S. adults using benzodiazepines stopped in 2010
Polypharmacy More Likely for Cancer Survivors
More cancer survivors prescribed five or more unique medications, including those with abuse potential
New Drug Combo Ups Survival in HER2/neu Uterine Serous Cancer
Adding intravenous trastuzumab to carboplatin-paclitaxel increased progression-free survival
