Tag: Prescription Drugs
Reduced Health Care Use for Exenatide Regimens in T2DM
Reduced costs for patients with exenatide-based regimens prescribed once weekly or twice daily
Cognitive Outcomes in Children No Better With Levothyroxine Tx
Subclinical hypothyroidism, hypothyroxinemia tx in pregnancy not linked to improved outcomes
Subdural Hematomas Rising Alongside Antithrombotic Use
Highest odds of subdural hematoma for combined use of vitamin K antagonist and antiplatelet drug
Exposure to Neuraminidase Inhibitors in Utero Not Harmful
No increased risks of adverse neonatal outcomes or congenital malformations with in utero exposure
Diazepam Not Beneficial for Acute Low Back Pain in ER
No better than placebo when added to naproxen, research suggests
Hormonal Maintenance Tx Ups PFS in Low-Grade Serous Cancer
Significantly longer progression-free survival in low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum
DPP-4i Treatment Doesn’t Up MI, Stroke Risk in Seniors
No increased risk for DPP-4i versus sulfonylureas, thiazolidinediones in older Medicare population
ASA: Pre-Hospital tPA May Reduce Stroke Disability
Findings for patients given tPA in a mobile stroke unit
ASA: Male Stroke Patients Twice As Likely to Get Timely tPA
Researchers not sure why the disparity exists
Glucagon Receptor Antagonist Ups Blood Pressure in T2DM
LY2409021 linked to drop in HbA1c, increases in SBP, DBP, mean arterial pressure
