Tag: Prescription Drugs
AARP: Medication Costs for Seniors Continue to Soar
Cost of brand-name drugs for chronic conditions rose nearly 130 times faster than inflation rate
Outcomes-Based Pricing Suggested for New, Costly Drugs
Strategy would compel manufacturers and insurers to share accountability for clinical outcomes
β-Blockers May Not Be Appropriate for Dementia Patients
In this group, use of drugs after acute myocardial infarction can compromise quality of life
Rate of Psychiatric Drug Use About 16 Percent in U.S. Adults
Highest rate of use seen for antidepressants
SABCS: Rx Combo Promising in Advanced HR+, HER2− Breast CA
Everolimus added to fulvestrant appears to improve progression-free survival
SABCS: Tamoxifen May Be Unfairly Blamed for Side Effects
Perceived side effects might lead some to stop taking the medication, researchers say
SABCS: Aromatase Inhibitors Tied to Reduced Endothelial Function
Women on aromatase inhibitors exhibit less elasticity in their blood vessels
Osimertinib Bests Platinum-Pemetrexed in T790M+ NSCLC
Significantly longer duration of progression-free survival with osimertinib vs platinum-pemetrexed
Nusinersen Shows Promise in Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Study results are promising but do not represent a cure
Timely Epinephrine Increases Cardiac Arrest Survival
Dose within five minutes of cardiac arrest increases chances by 20 percent
