Tag: Prescription Drugs
Oral Bisphosphonate Use Tied to Lower Endometrial Cancer Risk
Reduction in endometrial cancer risk with ever use in large cohort of postmenopausal women
Use of Injected Opioid Tied to HIV Outbreak in Indiana
Addicts using tainted needles to inject the prescription opioid oxymorphone
Six-Month Dual Antiplatelet Tx Noninferior to 24-Month DAPT
Findings show noninferiority for six-months of treatment in aspirin-sensitive patients
Noncancer Pain Patients Commonly Use Benzodiazepines
High prevalence of benzodiazepine use is inconsistent with guidelines
Proton Pump Inhibitor Use Not Linked to Cardiac Arrhythmia
In adjusted analyses, no increased risk of arrhythmia with PPI use for critically ill patients
Three Meds for Diabetic Macular Edema Compared
Aflibercept has slight advantage over bevacizumab, ranibizumab, but cost is an issue
Propranolol Effective for Infantile Hemangioma
Propranolol 'first and only medical treatment approved to treat infantile hemangioma'
Fondaparinux Found to Effectively Treat NSTEMI
Swedish researchers find fondaparinux is effective, and reduces bleeding risk versus heparin
Antipsychotic Rx Often Relates to Non-Approved Indications
Major categories of reasons for medication use are behavioral, psychiatric, emotional states, cognition
Intervention Cuts Drug Prep Errors for Peroral Drugs
Drop in incorrect crushing and/or suspending of solid peroral drugs for patients with feeding tubes
