Tag: Prescription Drugs
Review: Monitor Weight for Youth on Antipsychotics
SSRIs and SNRIs may improve weight status in short term, but not long term
ASCO: Elotuzumab Shows Benefit in Multiple Myeloma
Survival gains when elotuzumab was added to treatment
ASCO: Palbociclib Ups Survival in HR+ Metastatic Breast Cancer
Adding palbociclib to standard hormone therapy kept disease from progressing for nine months
ASCO: Lymph Node Sx Doesn’t Benefit All Melanoma Patients
Second study supports new immunotherapy for enhanced survival in advanced melanoma
ASCO: Rx Strategies Promising for CLL, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Ibrutinib, obinutuzumab slow progression of CLL, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
ASCO: MMR Deficiency Predicts Pembrolizumab Response
Findings may help doctors better choose patients to receive pembrolizumab (Keytruda)
Greater Benefit for Early Antiretroviral Tx Initiation in HIV
NIH-funded trial results appear likely to impact global treatment guidelines
Metformin Linked With Lower Open-Angle Glaucoma Risk
Study found people with highest dose were 25 percent less likely to develop condition
Higher Risk of VTE With Newer Forms of Oral Contraceptives
Includes brands such as Yaz, Yasmin, Desogen; risk to any one user remains very low
Pre-Op β-Blockers May Work Against Heart-Healthy Patients
But those with three or four heart risk factors may benefit from getting β-blockers
