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Three already existing drugs may offer pregnant women and their developing fetuses protection against the damaging effects of Zika virus

Researchers Investigate Three Drugs That Might Fight Zika

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But only one is already approved in the United States
Latanoprost-eluting contact lenses are effective at lowering intraocular pressure in a glaucoma model

Drug-Eluting Contact Lenses May Help Treat Glaucoma

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Latanoprost-eluting lenses as effective in monkeys as the standard eye drop treatment
Acneiform eruptions due to the BRAF kinase inhibitor vemurafenib in a patient with multiple metastatic melanoma lesions are described in a case report published online Aug. 11 in the Journal of Dermatology.

Acneiform Eruptions Observed After Vemurafenib Treatment

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Case report describes acneiform eruptions after tx of metastatic melanoma lesions with vemurafenib
The safety of dual antiplatelet therapy duration varies with percutaneous coronary intervention complexity

PCI Complexity Influences Optimal Duration of DAPT

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Long-term DAPT linked to significant reduction in MACE in patients undergoing complex PCI
Of the newer generation sulfonylureas

Gliclazide Has Lowest Risk of Hypoglycemia of Newer SUs

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When added to metformin, gliclazide has lowest risk of hypoglycemia of newer generation sulfonylureas
The potassium-competitive acid blocker vonoprazan-based triple therapy seems safe and effective compared with conventional proton pump inhibitor-based triple therapy as first-line treatment against Helicobacter pylori

Vonoprazan-Based Triple Tx Feasible for H. pylori

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Vonoprazan-based triple therapy safe and effective compared with conventional PPI-based triple tx
Ultrasonography can be useful for guiding modification of anti-rheumatic drugs and steroids for patients with inflammatory arthritis

Ultrasonography Can Guide Drug Modification in Arthritis

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Positive power Doppler velocity results particularly influential in inflammatory arthritis
Prescription drug prices are skyrocketing in the United States due in large part to government regulations

Steep Rise in U.S. Drug Prices Tied to Patent Monopolies

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Letting Medicare and Medicaid negotiate pricing would likely help bring costs down, researchers say
Daratumumab with bortezomib and dexamethasone is associated with longer progression-free survival in patients with relapsed or relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma

Survival Up With Daratumumab in Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

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Longer progression-free survival seen with daratumumab plus bortezomib and dexamethasone
Metformin may be effective in decreasing weight gain associated with atypical antipsychotic use in autism spectrum disorder

Metformin May Help Treatment-Associated Weight Gain in ASD

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Weight gain often a side effect of antipsychotic drugs used to treat irritability and agitation