Tag: Prescription Drugs
HCC Drops Beyond Five Years of Entecavir/Tenofovir Tx for Hep B
Older age, lower platelets at baseline and year five, liver stiffness ≥12 kPa linked to HCC development
Strategies Compared for Cancer Medication Submission Lags
Shorter submission lag for global trial, early-initiation bridging strategy vs late-initiation strategy
Early Loop Diuretic Tx Tied to Lower Mortality in Heart Failure
Early-treatment group had significantly lower in-hospital mortality even after adjustment
Nivolumab Doesn’t Up PFS in Stage IV or Recurrent NSCLC
Findings in patients with previously untreated disease with PD-L1 expression level of ≥5 percent
Marital Status Among Factors Tied to Gout Rx Adherence
Belief about medicines, presence of comorbidity, being married positively influence meds adherence
Guidelines Address Peri-Op Care in Rheumatic Disease
Guidelines address use of antirheumatic drugs for adults with RA, SpA, JIA, SLE undergoing THA/TKA
Tofacitinib Associated With Improvement in Nail Psoriasis
Improvement in nail psoriasis severity at 16 weeks versus placebo; maintained through 52 weeks
Month of BID Pimecrolimus Best in Facial Seborrheic Dermatitis
Most improvement in total severity score for pimecrolimus 1% cream twice daily for four weeks
Health Insurers Recruiting Former Pharma Reps to Cut Costs
Former pharma reps are educating doctors about costs of meds, encouraging use of generics
High HCV Cure Rates in HIV Coinfection Cases at Urban Clinic
Sustained virologic response rate of 97 percent, with no variation by race in predominantly black cohort
