Tag: Prescription Drugs
Subcutaneous mAb May Benefit High-Risk Outpatients With COVID-19
SC casirivimab and imdevimab linked to reduced 28-day hospitalization or death for high-risk outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19
DMARDs Not Linked to Alzheimer Risk for Seniors With RA
No reduction in ADRD risk seen for treatment with tofacitinib, tocilizumab, TNF inhibitors versus abatacept
SGLT2 Inhibitors Reduce Heart Failure Hospitalization
But no indication of protection against all-cause death, kidney disease progression, or kidney failure; increased risk of genital infection
DMARD Prescribing Low for Older Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Any DMARD use recorded at 56 percent of rheumatologist visits and 30 percent of primary care provider visits
ACC: Mavacamten Cuts Need for Surgery in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
After 16 weeks, 76.8 and 17.9 percent in the placebo and mavacamten groups, respectively, decided to proceed with or were eligible for surgery
Intra-Articular Injection of Triamcinolone Beneficial in Hip Osteoarthritis
Pain improved with ultrasound-guided intra-articular hip injection of corticosteroid and local anesthetic added to best current treatment
ACC: Bleeding Risk Lower With Tranexamic Acid in Noncardiac Surgery
But, though difference is small, tranexamic acid not noninferior to placebo for primary safety outcome of composite cardiovascular outcome
Tebipenem Pivoxil Hydrobromide Noninferior to Ertapenem for UTI
Findings observed in patients with complicated urinary tract infection or acute pyelonephritis
Early Ivermectin Does Not Reduce Hospital Admission in COVID-19
Also no decrease seen in prolonged ED visits for patients with COVID-19 symptoms for up to seven days, at least one risk factor for progression
Buprenorphine Prescribing for Medicaid Beneficiaries Down in 2020
Despite increases in units per prescription, the amount of buprenorphine dispensed to Medicaid beneficiaries decreased early in the pandemic