Tag: Prescription Drugs
In Utero Psychotropics + Opioids Up Neonatal Drug Withdrawal
Risk of withdrawal increased two-fold with in utero exposure to two or more psychotropics plus opioids
APA: Reasons for Underuse of Buprenorphine by PCPs ID’d
Doctors not willing to increase prescribing due to lack of belief in agonist tx, lack of time for more patients
Canagliflozin Delays Increase in Certain CV Biomarkers in T2DM
Canagliflozin may reduce CV, heart failure risk over two years versus placebo in older patients with T2DM
ABP 501, Adalimumab Biosimilar, Safe and Effective, for Psoriasis
Findings based on comparison over 52 weeks, including single transition
Inappropriate Med Use High in Cognitively Impaired Seniors
Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication use higher for frail seniors with cognitive impairment
Review: Levetiracetam Best Monotherapy for Partial Seizures
First-line tx sodium valproate tops carbamazepine, topiramate for generalized onset seizures
Are Clinicians Overprescribing Gabapentinoids for Pain?
Non-trivial side effects, no robust evidence for off-label use of gabapentinoids for other types of pain
Meta-Analysis Compares Efficacy of Therapies for Preventing TB
Isoniazid, rifampicin monotherapy, combination therapies can prevent active TB in latent TB infection
More Progress Needed for Hep C Elimination in Country of Georgia
Overall, 84.1 percent of those tested for HCV RNA after treatment had no detectable virus in their blood
Variation in Management for Infants With GERD
Variation in overall utilization of anti-reflux surgery, and in surgical and diagnostic approach
