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Praxbind (idarucizumab) has been approved for use in patients who are taking the anticoagulant Pradaxa (dabigatran) when there is an urgent need to reverse Pradaxa's anticoagulant effects

FDA Approves Praxbind to Reverse Pradaxa’s Effect

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Praxbind cleared for emergency use with Pradaxa when bleeding can't be controlled
Improved prescribing practices could help reduce opioid abuse and overdose deaths from those drugs

CDC: Prescribing Practices Key to Curbing Rx Abuse

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Small number of doctors write most opioid prescriptions, study finds
For extremely premature infants

Budesonide May Be Beneficial in Extremely Preterm Infants

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Reduced incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia but may be linked to increased mortality
Administration of nivolumab can cause adverse effects

Myopathy in Patient With Rx-Related Respiratory Symptoms

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Case report describes 84-year-old male patient with myositis after nivolumab treatment

Doxycycline May Cut Bleeding With Ventricular Assist Device

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ADAMTS-13 is clinical target to cut pathologic vWF degradation with LVAD support
Trends in opioid use and treatment of opioid use disorder are described in two studies published online Oct. 13 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Prescription Opioid Use Disorders Up From 2003 to 2013

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Second study shows no increase in treatment for individuals with opioid use disorders
Primary care providers are the sole physician managers for more than one-third of children receiving mental health care

One-Third of Children See PCPs for Mental Health Conditions

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More than 40 percent of children with ADHD see primary care provider only
Multiple sclerosis patients taking daclizumab high yield process

Study of Daclizumab Yields Mixed Results in Multiple Sclerosis

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Relapse rates with daclizumab were lower than with a standard therapy, but side effects were greater
The incidence of cytomegalovirus infection/disease is reduced in de novo kidney transplant recipients receiving reduced dose tacrolimus and everolimus

Reduced-Dose Tacrolimus, Everolimus Cuts CMV Infection

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Findings in de novo kidney recipients receiving no pharmacologic CMV prophylaxis
In adults with episodic migraine

Simvastatin, Vitamin D3 Combo Helps Prevent Migraines

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Treatment effective for preventing headache in adults with episodic migraine