Vitamin D Replacement Improves Chronic Widespread Pain
Improvements in patients with chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain and vitamin D deficiency
AHA: Wide Variation in Prices of Generic Heart Failure Meds
Patients can spend from $12 to $400 a month to fill prescriptions
AHA: Proton Pump Inhibitors Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk
Researchers concerned about high doses of meds like esomeprazole and omeprazole
AHA: Knowledge of Stroke Risk Lacking Among A-Fib Patients
Study finds gaps in what patients know about atrial fibrillation
AHA: Many A-Fib Patients Not Receiving Oral Anticoagulants
Only 46 percent of patients with indications received OACs at discharge from hospital
Medication Adherence Up in Patient-Centered Medical Homes
Among matched control and medical home practices, adherence up in medical homes
Ledipasvir-Sofosbuvir Safe for Kidney Recipients With HCV
SVR12 for all kidney transplant recipients with HCV genotype 1, 4 after 12 or 24 weeks of treatment
Findings Support Bisphosphonate Use in Men With Osteoporosis
Reduced risk seen for vertebral and possibly nonvertebral fractures
ACR: High Demand for CVD-Preventive Meds in IJD
High indication for medications, but initiation is infrequent in inflammatory joint disease cohort
GI Adverse Events Up With GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
Risk varies based on dose, background medications, and type of GLP-1 RA
