Tag: Prescription Drugs

Adults younger than 65 years twice as likely to report not filling needed prescriptions due to cost versus seniors

Compared with placebo, pembrolizumab prolonged regression-free survival in resected high-risk stage IIB and IIC melanoma

0.5-mg and 1-mg tablets may contain levels of N-nitroso-varenicline at or above levels approved by the FDA

UGIB after MI linked to increased risk for all-cause mortality and stroke, but not recurrent myocardial infarction; predictors of UGIB include age and smoking status

Reductions in mortality seen in association with ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, thiazide diuretics

Lower hospitalization rates seen at 14, 21, 28 days for high-risk patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who received casirivimab-imdevimab

Fixed-dose combo with BP-lowering meds, statin, and aspirin yields largest reduction in cardiovascular risk

Benzodiazepine deaths increased from April-June 2019 to April-June 2020, with larger increase for illicit benzodiazepine deaths

Reduction in systolic blood pressure greater at week 12 with fixed-dose quadruple quarter-dose combo versus standard-dose monotherapy

Findings based on a systematic literature review of studies reporting the use of ketamine, esketamine for treatment-resistant depression