Tag: Prescription Drugs
Off-Label Use of Metformin Common in U.S. Adolescents
Analyses of three databases show use for metabolic syndrome, PCOS, and obesity
CDC Issues New Prescription Guidelines for Opioids
To curb abuse, doctors should try non-opioid options for chronic pain not involving cancer, terminal illness
Antihyperglycemic Medication Prescribing Trends Are Changing
Decrease in glyburide and thiazolidinedione Rx; increase in gliclazide, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor
Antioxidant-Pregabalin Cuts Pain in Chronic Calcific Pancreatitis
Randomized trial shows significant pain reduction for patients with chronic calcific pancreatitis
Analgesics Plus Exercise Therapy Feasible for Knee OA
Seventy-eight percent of patients could participate in exercise protocol after analgesic use
Rebound Growth for One in Four With Infantile Hemangioma
Factors linked to rebound growth include age of discontinuation, deep IH, and female gender
Warfarin’s Intracranial Bleed Risk Higher Than Previously Reported
Several factors place patients at increased risk of traumatic intracranial bleeding
Combo Tx Protects Pregnant Women, Fetuses From Malaria
Findings suggest older medication is losing effectiveness, researchers say
Lapatinib + Trastuzumab May Rapidly Shrink Breast Tumors
Researchers say combo therapy works well for about one in four women with HER2+ breast cancer
Bevacizumab, Triamcinolone Up Outcome After Cataract Surgery
Both linked to improvements in visual acuity; only triamcinolone tied to sustained improvement in CMT
