Tag: Prescription Drugs
AACR: Pembrolizumab Beneficial for Advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer
Antitumor activity promising; objective response rate 19.3 percent for patients with incurable, advanced SCLC
Dolutegravir Feasible for HIV Tx in Women of Childbearing Age
Risk for neural tube defects offset by fewer deaths among women, decreased sexual HIV transmission
Use of Biologics to Treat IBD in U.S. Adults May Be Suboptimal
While study design, methodology make comparisons difficult, adherence, continuation appear to be poor
Long-Term Phentermine Use Safe, Effective for Weight Loss
No difference in cardiovascular disease, death seen between those taking the drug for >12 versus ≤3 months
Questions Remain About Safety of Parkinson Disease Psychosis Drug
Federal government has received high number of reports about deaths among patients taking Nuplazid
Drug Survival Rates Highest for Ustekinumab for Pediatric Psoriasis
Drug survival rates higher than for adalimumab, etanercept for all treatment and psoriasis types
Guidance Lists New First-Line Treatment for Severe Malaria in the U.S.
With discontinuation of quinidine, IV artesunate is now first-line drug for treatment of malaria
User Data From Medicine-Related Apps Routinely Shared
User data from 24 apps received or processed by 55 unique entities, including developers, service providers
Tx Adherence for Inflammatory Bowel Dz Lower in the Educated
Findings based on Indian study that also showed lower adherence overall for topical treatment
ENDO: Levothyroxine Does Not Up Fertility in Women With TPO Ab
Live-birth rate did not increase for euthyroid women with thyroid peroxidase antibodies before conception
