Tag: Prescription Drugs
Drug Combo Offers Long-Term Glycemic Control in T2DM
Reduction in HbA1c at 104 weeks greater with exenatide plus dapagliflozin versus either drug alone
Regulators Discuss Approval of New Alzheimer Disease Drug
Aducanumab does not cure or reverse Alzheimer disease; high dose may slow mental decline
Psilocybin Promising for Treating Major Depressive Disorder
Mean GRID Hamilton Depression Rating Scale scores significantly lower in immediate treatment group
Vosoritide Aids Bone Growth in Children With Dwarfism
Compared with placebo, vosoritide increased growth velocity to near-normal annual rate
ASN: Finerenone May Slow Progression in CKD With T2DM
Risks for chronic kidney disease progression, CV events lower with finerenone versus placebo
Recommendations Updated for HIV Treatment, Prevention
Prompt initiation of antiretroviral therapy advised in those with HIV and detectable viremia
Findings Conflicted for Benefit of Tocilizumab in COVID-19
One trial shows reduction in mortality, but no evidence of efficacy seen in two additional trials
Dasatinib + Blinatumomab Active for Ph-Positive ALL in Adults
Complete remission, overall survival seen in 98, 95 percent of patients in phase 2 study
Tocilizumab Does Not Prevent Intubation, Death in COVID-19
Intubation or death, disease worsening similar for tocilizumab, placebo in hospitalized patients
CDC: 65.3 Percent of U.S. Women Currently Using Contraceptives
Female sterilization most common contraceptive method; use declined with higher education
