Tag: Prescription Drugs
Omitting 5-FU Bolus Does Not Reduce Survival in Advanced Cancer
However, omission does result in reductions in neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
Depemokimab Cuts Exacerbation Rate in Eosinophilic Asthma
Annualized rate of exacerbations reduced across two randomized trials in severe asthma with eosinophilic phenotype
Low-Dose Triple-Pill Protocol Lowers BP in Black Africans With Hypertension
Mean home systolic blood pressure lower with triple-pill protocol versus standard-care protocol at month 6
Timing of Blood Pressure Meds Has No Impact on Outcomes
Findings seen for both primary care patients with hypertension and nursing home residents
Polypharmacy Common in Medicaid-Enrolled Youth With Behavioral and Mental Health Diagnoses
Although uncommon, contraindicated drug pairs have been prescribed
Empagliflozin Confers Kidney-Protective Benefits After Acute MI
Reduced risk seen for total hospitalizations for heart failure, total adverse events of heart failure or all-cause mortality
Report Reveals Extent of Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence in Seniors
3.6 percent did not get prescription medications due to cost; 3.4 percent did not take medication as prescribed due to cost
Monoclonal Antibody Tops Placebo for Reducing Migraine Frequency
Humanized mAb directed against pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide ligand reduces migraines over four weeks
First-Generation Antihistamines Increase Risk for Seizures in Children
Highest risk seen in young children aged 6 to 24 months
Asthma Inhalers Tied to Large Greenhouse Gas Emissions Production
Metered-dose inhalers were responsible for nearly all inhaler-related emissions
