Tag: Prescription Drugs
Interventions Can Increase Adjuvant Endocrine Treatment Adherence
Findings based on meta-analysis involving more than 360,000 breast cancer survivors
Beauty Salon-Based Intervention Builds Knowledge of PrEP in Black Women
One challenge is that women perceive their risk for HIV infection as low
Risk for Dementia Reduced in Association With Antihypertensive Use
Individual patient data meta-analysis shows increased risk for dementia for those with untreated hypertension
Antipsychotic Use Increased for Seniors With Alzheimer, Related Dementias
Among patients with ADRD receiving care from a home health agency, antipsychotic use was tied to less improvement in activities of daily living
Gefapixant Leads to Modest Improvements in Cough
Modest improvement seen in cough frequency, severity, and specific quality of life, but increase seen in treatment-, taste-related adverse events
Adverse Association Identified for Calcium Channel Blocker Use, Glaucoma
CCB use also linked to thinner macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer, macular retinal nerve fiber layer thickness
OOP Costs Often Exceed Discount Card Pricing for Select Generics
OOP payments exceeded Amazon and GoodRx prices for 40 and 79 percent of prescriptions assumed to be in deductible phase
In-Hospital Adverse Events Similar for Haloperidol, Atypical Antipsychotics
Comparable rates of in-hospital adverse events seen among seniors prescribed oral antipsychotics after major surgery
Availability of CVD Meds Varies by Low-Cost Generic Program
Variation in coverage seen by program, drug, and cardiovascular disease condition
Apixaban Has Lower Bleeding Risk for Initial Anticoagulation for Venous Thromboembolism
During extended treatment, bleeding risk was similar for apixaban and rivaroxaban
