Tag: Prescription Drugs
Costs of ART Regimens Increasing, Outpacing Inflation
Annual average wholesale price of initial ART regimens recommended for most persons with HIV >$36,000
More Naloxone Orders Filled When Pharmacists Can Dispense
2,328 percent increase in naloxone orders found in Ohio Medicaid population after policy implementation
Experimental Antiviral Drug to Be Tested Against New Coronavirus
Trial to be conducted in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak
Early Treatment Tied to Less Disability With Pediatric-Onset MS
Less disability seen among those initiating disease-modifying therapy within two years of clinical onset
Hydromorphone-CR Exposure Ups Heart Infection Risk in PWID
Rates of infective endocarditis increased among PWID exposed to controlled-release hydromorphone
Opioid Prescribing Rates Down at State Level From 2010 to 2016
Among 11 states, daily dosage declined the least in Idaho and Maine, the most in Florida
QoL Extended With Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab in Liver Cancer
And, triplet and doublet drug regimens delay decline in quality of life in BRAF V600E metastatic CRC
Suvorexant May Improve Insomnia With Alzheimer Disease
Suvorexant does not appear to worsen underlying cognitive impairment
Naloxone Prescribing Increasing but Still Very Low
Factors associated with naloxone fills include high opioid daily dosage, concurrent benzodiazepines
Racial Disparities Noted in Quality of Care for Dementia
Asian patients less likely to be prescribed antidementia drugs; anxiolytics/hypnotic Rxs lower for blacks
