Tag: Prescription Drugs
Excessive Hair Growth Documented After IFN-β Tx
Patient received localized IFN-β treatment after resection of malignant melanoma on right thigh
Proton Pump Inhibitors Linked to Chronic Kidney Disease
While study can't prove cause-and-effect, increasing damage seen as dose rises
More Testing, Treatment Could Dramatically Cut New HIV Cases
Researchers say testing, treating, and providing preventive drugs are crucial
Review Examines Efficacy of PPI Tx for Esophageal Eosinophilia
About half of patients with symptomatic esophageal eosinophilia have clinicohistologic remission
ASCO: CTC Heterogeneity Predicts Hormone Tx Response in mCRPC
Patients with higher heterogeneity score did not respond well to hormone therapy
Oral Fluconazole Exposure Linked to Spontaneous Abortion Risk
Exposure in pregnancy linked to significantly increased risk of spontaneous abortion
ASCO: Cabozantinib Improves Progression-Free Survival in RCC
Improvements seen across patient subgroups defined by risk category, tumor burden, prior therapy
For HIV-Infected, Number of Daily Pills Decreasing
Reduction in number of daily pills from 2005 to 2012; only 50.9 percent on BID regimen in 2012
Support for First-Line Erlotinib in NSCLC With EGFR Mutations
And erlotinib therapy beyond progression may delay salvage tx for some patients
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers, ACEIs Deemed Equally Effective
Research challenges previous findings that suggest ACE inhibitors have greater benefits