Tag: Prescription Drugs
Antipsychotic Initiation Ups Risk for Head Injury, TBI in Alzheimer Disease
TBI injury risk up for quetiapine versus risperidone users
Prevalence of Buprenorphine-Waivered Prescribers Increasing
Increase seen from 2007 to 2017; growth faster in counties with higher rates of opioid-related OD deaths
CDC Data May Be Underreporting Scope of Overdose Deaths
Number of deaths in Florida 19 to 39 percent higher using Florida Medical Examiners Commission data
Price Hikes for Hundreds of Medications
Prices of 411 drugs have increased an average of 5 percent
Guideline Issued for Testosterone Therapy in Adult Men
Testosterone recommended for men with sexual dysfunction who want to improve sexual function
APO(a)-LRX Found to Reduce Lipoprotein(a) Levels
Dose-dependent reduction found in patients with elevated lipoprotein(a) levels, cardiovascular disease
MIV-711 No Better Than Placebo for Pain Relief in Knee OA
But significant reductions seen in medial femoral bone area progression, medial femoral cartilage thinning
Neither Psychotherapy Nor Medications Favored for PTSD
Evidence insufficient to determine whether psychotherapy, medications are more effective
Machine Learning System Makes More Alerts for Med Errors
68.2 percent of MedAware alerts would not have been generated with clinical decision support system
Antiepileptic Drug Exposure Low in Breastfeeding Infants
Median percentage of infant-to-mother AED concentration ranged from 0.3 to 44.2 percent
