Tag: Prescription Drugs
Asthma, COPD Medication Adherence Up During Pandemic
Authors say increased adherence may reflect patient concern about controlling primary respiratory illness
CDC: Prevalence of Hypertension Higher in Rural Versus Urban Areas
HTN prevalence varied from 18.0 to 55.0 percent across counties; med use also higher in rural areas
RHB-105 Effective for Eradication of Helicobacter pylori in Adults
Eradication rates with triple therapy unaffected by resistance to clarithromycin, metronidazole
Endovascular Thrombectomy Alone Noninferior in Ischemic Stroke
Noninferior to IV alteplase followed by endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke
ACE Inhibitors, ARBs Not Linked to In-Hospital COVID-19 Death
Risk for in-hospital death increased with age >65, underlying cardiovascular disease, COPD, smoking
Guideline Issued for Nonsevere, Severe COVID-19 Therapy
Corticosteroids recommended for severe COVID-19 with ARDS but not severe COVID-19 without ARDS
Yoga + Medical Care Better for Episodic Migraines
Improvement seen in headache frequency, intensity, pill count, disability assessments
L-Thyroxine Does Not Improve Subclinical Hypothyroidism in ≥65s
No improvement seen in hypothyroid symptoms, tiredness versus placebo in older adults with SCH
ACE Inhibitors, ARBs Not Linked to Risk for COVID-19
And, not one of five classes of anti-HTN meds linked to increased likelihood of positive COVID-19 test
Guidelines Issued for Managing Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Topical glucocorticosteroids recommended over no treatment
