Tag: Prescription Drugs
Ixekizumab Efficacious for Psoriasis Over 60 Weeks
Four in five patients saw at least a 75 percent improvement in symptoms
PPI Use Ups Risk of Osteoporosis, Osteopenia in Femur
PPI users have reduced mean femoral T-scores, increased frequency of osteoporosis, osteopenia
Clonidine Has Antipyretic Effect in ICU Patients
Patients receiving clonidine in addition to commonly used sedative agents have lower temperature
FDA Warns of Overdoses of Anti-Diarrhea Drug
Loperamide can cause serious heart problems when taken in higher-than-recommended amounts
No Significant Weight Change With Adjuvant Sulfonylureas
Addition maintains glycemic control without weight change among patients with T2DM taking metformin
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Cut Opioid Use
Reduction in rate of prescribing of Schedule II opioids seen immediately after program launch
ASCO: Adding Daratumumab Early in Myeloma Treatment Efficacious
Response rate doubled for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma
ASCO: Immunotherapy Beneficial in Advanced Bladder Cancer
About a quarter of older patients deemed too frail for chemo responded to atezolizumab
ASCO: IMAB362 Can Lengthen Lives of Gastric Cancer Patients
Patients with advanced disease lived longer when they received this targeted treatment
ASCO: Extension of Aromatase Inhibitor Tx Benefits Breast CA
Extension of aromatase inhibitor treatment to 10 years linked to higher rates of disease-free survival
