Tag: Prescription Drugs
Quarterly Canakinumab Reduces Risk for Gout Attacks
Doesn't affect serum uric acid levels over time, but targets interleukin-1β
Drug Prices Increase More Than Expected After Shortages
Expected price increase 20 percent for all drugs after shortage versus 9 percent in absence of shortage
Tafamidis Treats Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
Reduces all-cause mortality, cardiovascular-related hospitalizations compared with placebo
Drug Prices Seem Not to Be Influenced by Their Value
Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of 30 heart medications varied from cost-saving to costly
Potentially Inappropriate Opioid Prescribing Tied to Overdose
Increased risks of all-cause mortality, fatal overdose, nonfatal overdose with PIP of opioids
Many Foster Kids Inappropriately Prescribed Psychiatric Drugs
Some children may be getting meds they don't need, others may be going without drugs that may help
Many Older Adults Transition to Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use
Factors linked to long-term use include white race, days in index prescription, poor sleep quality
Single, Fixed-Dose Combo Pills Improve Hypertension Outcomes
Findings show improved outcomes may be due to better medication adherence
Fingolimod Cuts Multiple Sclerosis Relapses in Pediatric Patients
Compared with interferon beta-1a, less lesion accumulation seen on MRI but more adverse events
National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Aug. 25-27
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Total Store Expo The Total Store Expo of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)...
