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Americans could import less expensive prescription drugs from Canada under a plan being developed by the Trump administration.

Trump Admin Announces Plan to Allow Drug Imports From Canada

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Plan will start by exploring options for importing certain prescription drugs to lower costs for Americans
Compared with placebo

Oral Semaglutide Reduces HbA1c, Weight in Patients With T2DM

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Semaglutide has a safety and tolerability profile consistent with other GLP-1 receptor agonists
Patients receiving gastric acid inhibitors have an increase in prescriptions of anti-allergic drugs

Risk for Allergy Development Increased After Gastric Acid Inhibitor Use

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Rates ratios increased with increasing age and were more prominent in women
For patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis

Biologic Tx for Psoriasis May Reduce Coronary Inflammation

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Findings indicated by perivascular fat attenuation index, as measured by coronary CT angiography
Three drug companies will pay a total of nearly $70 million to California to settle charges of delaying the sale of generic drugs to keep brand-name drug prices high

$70 Million Settlement Reached in Generic Drug Delay Case

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In pay-to-delay deals, generic drug makers paid to keep cheaper version of the drug off market
Benzodiazepines and muscle relaxants are associated with serious falls among people living with HIV in their 50s

Serious Falls Pose Risk to People Living With HIV

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Benzodiazepines, muscle relaxants related to serious falls in people living with HIV
New warnings about an increased risk of thrombosis and of death among ulcerative colitis patients taking the 10 mg twice daily dose of the drug tofacitinib (Xeljanz

FDA: Blood Clot, Death Risk Up With Higher Dose of Tofacitinib

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Increased risk seen with 10 mg dose of tofacitinib used for treating ulcerative colitis
A considerable proportion of men who have sex with men

Some Men at Risk for HIV Do Not Live Near PrEP Provider

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Thirteen percent of PrEP-eligible men who have sex with men live in 30-minute-drive deserts
Roxadustat is noninferior to epoetin alfa for increasing hemoglobin levels among patients with anemia who are undergoing dialysis

Roxadustat Noninferior to Epoetin Alfa in Dialysis Patients

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And for anemia in patients with kidney disease not undergoing dialysis, roxadustat is superior to placebo
Metformin use is associated with a substantially lower risk for dementia among younger African-American patients with diabetes compared with sulfonylurea initiation

Metformin May Lower Dementia Risk in Black Patients With T2DM

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Findings strongest in younger African-American patients aged 50 to 64 years