Tag: Prescription Drugs
Drug May Reduce Need for Ventilators in COVID-19 Patients
85 percent of study population was Hispanic, Black, Native American, other ethnic or racial minorities
Spironolactone Not Tied to Breast Cancer Recurrence
Drug can be used for alopecia treatment in breast cancer survivors
New Drug Shows Promise in Preventing Severe COVID-19
Drug is monoclonal antibody, a man-made copy of antibody produced by a recovered COVID-19 patient
Antipsychotic Rx Still Common With Intellectual Disabilities
Also, sharp increase seen in antidepressant prescriptions in 2014 versus 2004
Levodopa Benefits Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Levodopa is safe and well-tolerated, improves visual outcomes, and delays anti-VEGF treatment
Eflornithine + Sulindac Shows No Benefit in Adenomatous Polyposis
Incidence of disease progression not significantly lower with combo versus either drug alone
Intensive Therapy for HTN Tied to Drop in Orthostatic Hypotension
Meta-analysis of trials shows risk for OH reduced with intensive blood pressure treatment for hypertension
Darolutamide Boosts Survival in Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer
Risk for death significantly lower versus placebo in nonmetastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer
Baricitinib May Shorten Recovery Time in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Adding anti-inflammatory drug to remdesivir seems to shorten time to hospital discharge
Shift Seen to Newer Agents to Treat Psoriasis
Biologics and small molecule inhibitors increasingly used for treatment of newly diagnosed psoriasis
