Oncologists Offer Strategies for Reducing Cost of Cancer Drugs
Suggest letting Medicare negotiate prices; back grassroots movement calling for change
Generic Meds Boost Survival in Some Early Breast Cancers
Researchers found benefit from aromatase inhibitors and bisphosphonates
No Need for More Propofol for MRI Sedation in ADHD
Children with ADHD undergoing MRI do not need higher doses of sedation
FDA Approves Technivie for Hepatitis C
For people with chronic hepatitis C genotype 4
FDA Approves Odomzo for Recurring Basal Cell Carcinoma
Medication is designed to inhibit the Hedgehog pathway
Adherence to Stroke Guidelines Overestimated by Hospitals
Study shows delivery of tissue plasminogen activator is often later than staff believes
AAIC: Hints That New Drug May Slow Alzheimer’s Progression
Initial findings need to be supported by additional studies
Fluoroquinolones Halt Multidrug-Resistant-TB in Contacts
FQN preventive therapy linked to health system savings and lower mortality versus no therapy
Bevacizumab Safe, Stable for Multiple Dosing From Single Vial
No evidence of infection, inflammation when bevacizumab is stored at 4° Celsius for a week
Pharmacological Prophylaxis Doesn’t Cut VTE in Cirrhosis
Low rate of VTE in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis; unaffected by pharmacological prophylaxis
