Direct-to-Doctor Payments May Increase Opioid Prescribing
Prescribers receiving opioid-specific payments prescribed 8,784 more opioid daily doses per year
Discontinuing TNFi Before Gestational Week 20 Is Feasible
No clinically meaningful disease worsening among women with well-controlled RA, juvenile arthritis
Physician Burnout Tied to Ability to Address Social Needs
Risk for burnout lower in clinics with social worker, pharmacist on care team
Shortage of Anxiety Drug Creates Alarm Among Patients, Doctors
Buspirone price has fallen so low that many manufacturers claim they cannot make a profit on it
E-Cigarettes More Effective for Smoking Cessation
One-year abstinence higher with e-cigarettes than other nicotine replacement products
Small Increase in HbA1c Seen With Switch to Human Insulin in T2DM
No increase in serious hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia after switch from analogue to human insulin
FDA Approves First Generic Version of Advair for Asthma, COPD
Medication approved to treat children aged 4 or older with asthma, adults with asthma or COPD
Oral Antibiotics Noninferior to IV for Bone, Joint Infection
Noninferiority in intention-to-treat analysis; supported by complete-case, per-protocol, sensitivity analysis
Management of MS in Pregnancy Reviewed in U.K. Guideline
Pros and cons of continuing treatment throughout pregnancy should be discussed individually
Methotrexate Well Tolerated, Effective for Psoriasis in Chinese
Greater therapeutic response, fewer adverse events seen in those without psoriatic arthritis
