Tag: Prescription Drugs
Fall Risk Up With Initiation, Intensification of HTN Meds
Short-term fall risk up during 15 days after initiation, intensification of antihypertensive medication
Fewer Self-Injury Events With Lithium for Bipolar Disorder
Patients on one of the alternative mood stabilizers were 40 percent more likely to harm themselves
Two Years of Tamoxifen Offers Long-Term Survival Benefit
Survival benefit for premenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive primary breast cancer
Nilotinib Associated With Case of Scurvy
Drug appears to affect cutaneous metabolism; patient improved with ascorbic acid supplements
Misoprostol Should Be Considered in Postpartum Hyperthermia
Report of 21-year-old with severe hyperthermia, rigors, tachycardia, transient encephalopathy
Macitentan Doesn’t Reduce Number of New Digital Ulcers
Findings over 16 weeks among patients with systemic sclerosis and active ischemic digital ulcers
Ketamine May Ease Suicidal Thoughts in Major Depression
Small study found that the drug worked quickly in patients with treatment-resistant depression
Metreleptin Ups Resting-State Connectivity in Lipodystrophy
Significant increases in hypothalamus; insula, superior temporal gyrus; medial prefrontal cortex
Genetic Variants ID Treatment Response in Psoriasis
Ten SNPs presented that correlate with treatment responses to anti-TNF-α agents
Survival for HCV Cirrhosis, SVR Same As General Population
Findings in patients with compensated HCV cirrhosis who achieve SVR on interferon-based regimen
