Tag: Prescription Drugs
Higher β-Blocker Dose Linked to Lower Mortality Risk
Effect is larger in chronic heart failure patients with diabetes than CHF patients without diabetes
Dating Violence Victimization, Nonmedical Rx Med Use Linked
Nonmedical use of prescription drugs linked to dating violence for male, female high school students
Osimertinib Tops Standard EGFR-TKI for EGFR+ NSCLC
Significantly longer median progression-free survival for osimertinib in previously untreated NSCLC
Erlotinib Overdose Tied to Conjunctivitis
Findings in case study of man being treated for non-small-cell lung cancer
Peer Review Policy Cuts Atypical Antipsychotic Use in Children
Reduction in prevalence of atypical antipsychotic use after peer review policy implementation
Psychostimulant Use Tied to Placental Complications
Small increased relative risk of preeclampsia, preterm birth; absolute risk increases are small
Outcomes for Atrial Fibrillation Similar With Dabigatran, Warfarin
Ischemic stroke, extracranial bleeding rates similar; lower risk of intracranial bleeding with dabigatran
Prenatal Exposure to ADHD Meds Tied to Neonatal Morbidity
Increased risk of neonatal morbidity, especially central nervous system-related disorders
AAO: No Visual Acuity Change With Dexamethasone in DME
Visual acuity no better with dexamethasone added to ranibizumab in persistent diabetic macular edema
Adipocytes Metabolize, Inactivate Daunorubicin
Adipocytes metabolize daunorubicin to daunorubicinol, reducing its anti-leukemia effect
