Tag: Prescription Drugs
Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Improves Survival in Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Cancer
Improved disease-free survival seen among patients with high-risk muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma after radical surgery
Pembrolizumab + Chemo Beneficial for Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Overall survival higher in group receiving pembrolizumab plus chemo versus chemotherapy alone
Adjuvant Durvalumab Extends Survival in Small Cell Lung Cancer
Significantly longer overall and progression-free survival seen among patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer
Erenumab Effective for Nonopioid Medication Overuse Headache in Chronic Migraine
Safety profile similar to other trials, with six in 10 sustaining medication overuse headache remission over six months
Rx Amphetamine Use Linked to Increased Odds of Psychosis, Mania
Dose-response relationship seen, with increased odds for high doses of amphetamine
Rx Up for Stimulants and Antidepressants, Down for Opioids, 2019 to 2022
Proportion of telehealth prescriptions climbed across medications
Many U.S. Adults With Uncontrolled HTN Are Unaware of HTN Status
70.8 percent of those who were aware of their HTN status and met criteria for meds had uncontrolled hypertension
2017 to 2022 Saw Increase in Naloxone Prescribing Among Adolescents
Pediatricians accounted for increasing proportion of prescriptions dispensed, with 991 percent increase over six years
Liraglutide Efficacious, Safe for Children Aged 6 to <12 Years
Liraglutide results in greater reduction in BMI than placebo plus lifestyle intervention for children with obesity
Quadruple Single Pill Superior for Resistant Hypertension
Reductions seen in mean office sitting systolic BP and sitting diastolic BP and in mean 24-hour ambulatory systolic BP












