Tag: Prescription Drugs
Mobile Texts May Up Adherence to Meds for Chronic Illness
Meta-analysis shows mobile phone text reminders double the odds of medication adherence
Opioids Don’t Ease Disability in Neuropathic Pain
Medications aren't useful in restoring motion, researchers say
High Level of Tenofovir Resistance for Those With HIV
Resistance affects almost two-thirds of those taking tenofovir in sub-Sahara Africa
Carbamazepine Affects Warfarin Anticoagulation
Carbamazepine co-treatment linked to subtherapeutic anticoagulative effect of warfarin
Belatacept Regimen Ups Kidney Transplant Survival
Higher patient, graft survival and mean eGFR with more- and less-intensive belatacept vs. cyclosporine
Review: Dabigatran Comparable to Warfarin for Nonvalvular A-Fib
Linked to lower risk of intracranial bleeding, but higher risk of gastrointestinal bleeding
Low-Dose Chlorthalidone Beats HCTZ for Ambulatory BP Control
Reduces mean 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure, while 12.5-mg hydrochlorothiazide does not
Drug Shortages Affecting Emergency Med Up 2008 to 2014
Increases seen in drugs used as direct lifesaving intervention or for high acuity conditions
No Beneficial Effects Seen for Cyclosporine A in Reperfused MI
Does not improve ST-segment resolution, hs-cTnT, clinical outcomes, or LV remodeling
Serious Propranolol ADRs Rare in Infantile Hemangioma
Most commonly reported adverse drug reactions were respiratory disorders
