Tag: Prescription Drugs
Trametinib Safe, Effective for Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Seven of 10 children with relapsed or refractory JMML completed all 12 cycles of therapy or used trametinib as bridge to HSCT
Lebrikizumab Tied to Sustained Atopic Dermatitis Treatment Effect
Findings seen despite negligible remaining lebrikizumab serum concentrations following treatment withdrawal
Continuing Metformin in Pregnancy Has Little Effect on Nonlive Birth
Little to no increased risk for nonlive birth seen among women continuing metformin and adding insulin versus switching to insulin monotherapy
Paternal Metformin Use Not Linked to Major Congenital Malformations
No significant association seen for increased risk for MCMs with metformin in monotherapy, but association suggested for metformin in polytherapy
2008 to 2021 Saw Increase in Prevalence of Chronic HTN in Pregnancy
During study period, use of antihypertensive medications was relatively stable for those with chronic hypertension
Few Receive Meds for Opioid Use Disorder After Nonfatal Overdose
Lower odds of fatal OD seen with filling naloxone prescription, receiving methadone or buprenorphine, receiving behavioral health assessment or crisis services
No Link Seen Between Exposure to Immunosuppressive Therapy, Cancer in IBD Patients
No significant association seen between immunosuppression receipt and incident cancer after adjustment for confounders
ENDO: Teprotumumab Shows Long-Term Efficacy for Thyroid Eye Disease
Inflammatory and ophthalmic composite outcome improvements seen in 90 percent of patients at 72 weeks
Several Drugs Linked to Risk for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
aSAH risk increased in association with current use of warfarin, venlafaxine, prochlorperazine, and co-codamol
Smoking Cessation Aids Equally Effective in Those With Mental Health Conditions
Specifically, vaping products, varenicline, and heated tobacco products tied to significantly greater odds of successful cessation
