Just a Few Providers Account for Large Number of Opioid Scripts
Top 1 percent of providers account for 49 percent of all opioid doses, 27 percent of all opioid prescriptions
QoL Extended With Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab in Liver Cancer
And, triplet and doublet drug regimens delay decline in quality of life in BRAF V600E metastatic CRC
Suvorexant May Improve Insomnia With Alzheimer Disease
Suvorexant does not appear to worsen underlying cognitive impairment
Benefits of Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy May Be Lasting
Reductions in anxiety, depression in cancer-related psychiatric distress sustained at 3.2 and 4.5 years
Naloxone Prescribing Increasing but Still Very Low
Factors associated with naloxone fills include high opioid daily dosage, concurrent benzodiazepines
Racial Disparities Noted in Quality of Care for Dementia
Asian patients less likely to be prescribed antidementia drugs; anxiolytics/hypnotic Rxs lower for blacks
Drug Price-Fixing Charge Laid Against ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli
Former drug industry executive charged with restricting competition to maintain a monopoly on the drug Daraprim
Potential Links ID’d for Marijuana Use, Cardiovascular Risks
Key classes of cardiovascular medications are affected by marijuana, including statins, β-blockers
Tdap or Td Vaccine May Be Used for Decennial Td Booster Doses
Either Tdap or Td also allowed for tetanus prophylaxis in wound management, catch-up immunization doses
Prehospital Epinephrine Aids Out-of-Hospital Pediatric Cardiac Arrests
Study shows improved return of circulation following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest but not improved survival
