Tag: Prescription Drugs
Exenatide Twice Daily Deemed Efficacious Across BMI Ranges
Significant weight loss with exenatide across BMI ranges; weight increased with comparators
Progesterone Attenuates Drug-Induced QT Interval Lengthening
Findings in healthy females who received progesterone or placebo for seven days
ACEI/ARBs Up AMI Outcomes Regardless of Renal Status
Treatment linked to improved long-term survival, regardless of underlying kidney function
Liraglutide Is Not Justified for All Patients With T1DM
Addition of 1.2 and 1.8 mg liraglutide linked to modest reduction of weekly mean glucose levels
Propranolol Use Tied to Increased Mortality in Child-Pugh B, C
Propranolol use beyond six months linked to increased mortality in Child-Pugh C with ascites
Sacubitril-Valsartan May Be Cost-Effective Option in HFrEF
More costly than enalapril but more effective over a lifetime in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Rectal Indomethacin Doesn’t Prevent Post-ERCP Pancreatitis
Indomethacin no benefit for patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Lamotrigine in Pregnancy Not Linked to Certain Birth Defects
Excess risk of orofacial cleft estimated to be less than one in every 550 exposed babies
Diuretic Dose Not Linked to Outcome in Heart Failure
In multivariate analysis, no correlation seen for patients with worsening heart failure
Surgery Cuts Fracture Risk in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Reduced fracture risk for surgery; bisphosphonate treatment no better than observation
