Tag: Prescription Drugs
Meds + Risk Factors Contribute to QTc Interval Lengthening
Combined with risk factors, QT prolonging meds tied to greater QTc lengthening than QTPM alone
Worse Outcomes for HIV Kidney Recipients on PI-Based ART
Increased risk of allograft loss, death for HIV-positive patients receiving protease inhibitor ART
Errors in Opioid Prescribing for Adult Outpatients Common
Errors in 89 percent of handwritten prescriptions, 0 percent of EHR-computer generated prescriptions
More Than 1 in 3 With Behçet’s Has Bacterial Overgrowth
Six of seven patients taking rifaximin reported improvement in symptoms after four weeks
Meningitis After Vaccination in Eculizumab Recipients
Sixteen cases of meningococcal disease reported in eculizumab recipients during 2008 to 2016
Addition of Aripiprazole Ups Major Depressive Disorder Remission
Small increased likelihood of remission at 12 weeks in patients with major depressive disorder
Too Many Children Not Getting Epinephrine When Needed
Findings suggest ongoing education for patients and medical care professionals needed
Cognitive Screening Tools Can Be Used in Home Medication Review
Anxiety and depression checklist, and 'worried about your memory' tools can be self-administered
No Signs of Abuse Potential for Eluxadoline in IBS With Diarrhea
Data from three randomized trials show no signs of abuse potential for 75, 100 mg eluxadoline
Rate of Non-Health Care Facility Medication Errors on the Rise
Poison control centers get one call every 21 seconds about a potentially serious mix-up
