Tag: Side Effects
Burden of Anticholinergic Meds in Older Adults Must Be Considered
Often prescribed to older adults; measures developed for quantifying anticholinergic burden
SABCS: Tamoxifen May Be Unfairly Blamed for Side Effects
Perceived side effects might lead some to stop taking the medication, researchers say
GI Adverse Events Up With GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
Risk varies based on dose, background medications, and type of GLP-1 RA
Severe Neurologic Disorder With Administration of BIA 10-2474
Phase 1 study involving healthy volunteers results in severe neurologic disorder, with one brain death
Alemtuzumab May Reverse Some Disability in Newly-Diagnosed MS
Alemtuzumab modifies disability measures favorably compared with SC IFN-β-1a
Many Spinal Manipulation Trials Don’t Report Adverse Events
Significant increase in reporting of adverse events post-CONSORT statement of 2010
Review of Evidence Confirms Efficacy of Statin Therapy
Larger absolute benefits for prolonged therapy; benefits outweigh rare cases of adverse events
FDA Issues Stronger Warning on Side Effects of Fluoroquinolones
Agency is recommending that health care providers not prescribe them for certain patients
Misoprostol Should Be Considered in Postpartum Hyperthermia
Report of 21-year-old with severe hyperthermia, rigors, tachycardia, transient encephalopathy
Melanoma Therapy Tied to Cutaneous Adverse Events
Anti-programmed cell death-1 therapy tied to lichenoid reactions, eczema, vitiligo
