Tag: Prescription Drugs
ACP Issues Guideline for Treating Acute, Subacute, Chronic LBP
Recommendations state opioids should be last resort for pain
Short-Course Tocilizumab May Up Hep B Reactivation in RA
Three patients with chronic HBV infection had reactivation, but they were asymptomatic
Use of Multiple CNS-Affecting Drugs Increasing Among Seniors
Psychiatrist cautions doctors and patients to consider risks and benefits of each drug
Rx Adherence Reminders No More Effective at ‘Fresh Start’ Dates
No difference in proportion of days covered for birthday, new year reminders vs control reminder
Valproic Acid Plasma Levels Down With Concomitant Meropenem
Concomitant use of meropenem linked to decrease in VPA plasma level, regardless of MEPM dose
Intravenous Lidocaine Offers Alternative for ICU Patients’ Pain
Findings in patients in intensive care unit with varying degrees of organ dysfunction
Shift in Bisphosphonate Tx After 2008 Recommendations
From 2008 to 2012, drop in proportion of younger women, increase in women aged ≥65 years
Novel Oral Glucose Lowering Drugs Cut Risks in T2DM
Reduced risk of all-cause mortality and CVD with dapagliflozin; lower risk of mortality with DPP-4i
30-day Mortality Down With Vancomycin in C. difficile
But Clostridium difficile recurrence rate similar for metronidazole, vancomycin
Variation in Prescribing Practices for Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis
For severe AD, first-line drugs of choice include cyclosporine, methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil
