Tag: Prescription Drugs
CDC: Counterfeit Drugs From Online Pharmacies Pose Considerable Danger
Agency notes that counterfeit pills often contain fentanyl and methamphetamine
Higher Buprenorphine Doses Reduce Acute Care for Opioid Use Disorder
Findings seen for doses >16 mg and emergency department or inpatient utilization
2023 Cisplatin Shortage Tied to Use of Alternatives for Head, Neck Cancer
Alternative treatments came at significantly higher costs for both payers, patients
Event-Free Survival Extended With Long-Term Finerenone in Heart Failure
Long-term finerenone extends event-free survival up to three years for heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction
Ziresovir Reduces Signs, Symptoms of Bronchiolitis in Babies With RSV
Significantly greater reduction from baseline seen in Wang bronchiolitis clinical score at day 3 for those aged 1 to 24 months
More Than Half of Infants Protected by Maternal RSV Vaccine, Nirsevimab, or Both
Provider recommendation for maternal vaccination or infant nirsevimab linked to higher immunization coverage
Anti-CD20 Therapy Shows No Effect on Disability Progression in MS
Anti-CD20-treated primary progressive multiple sclerosis patients have higher risk for serious infection
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Beneficial for Only Certain Conditions
Long-term use for low back pain, fibromyalgia, and headaches not found to be beneficial
Few U.S. Jails Offer Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Likelihood of offering medications for OUD higher for jails with shorter mean distances to nearest facility providing MOUD
Pomalidomide Efficacious in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Significant reduction seen in epistaxis severity with pomalidomide treatment for patients with HHT