Tag: Prescription Drugs
Polypill Not Linked to Reduced Cognitive Decline in Seniors
But polypill with or without aspirin is associated with reduced functional decline for those aged 65 years or older with cardiovascular risk factors
Once-Weekly Efanesoctocog Alfa Beneficial in Severe Hemophilia A
Superior bleeding prevention to prestudy prophylaxis, normal or near-normal factor VIII activity, improvements in physical health, pain
Sleep Medication Used by 8.4 Percent of Adults in 2020
8.4 percent of adults took sleep meds every day or most days in last 30 days; women were more likely to take sleep meds than men
Buprenorphine Dispensing Low for Youth
Proportion of youth aged 19 years and younger dispensed buprenorphine decreased 45 percent from 2015 to 2020
Mortality Similar With Torsemide, Furosemide for Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
No significant difference seen in all-cause mortality or all-cause hospitalization over 12 months
No Increase Seen in OD Deaths Involving Buprenorphine During COVID-19
Proportion of overdose deaths did not increase in association with actions taken to ease access to buprenorphine
Nab-Paclitaxel Does Not Increase Overall Survival in Biliary Tract Cancer
No significant improvement seen in survival with gemcitabine and cisplatin for patients with locally advanced disease, gallbladder adenocarcinoma
‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli in Trouble Again for Forming New Drug Company
Since last February, Shkreli has been banned "for life from directly or indirectly participating in any manner in the pharmaceutical industry"
Frequent Green Space Visits Linked to Lower Use of Certain Meds
Lower use of psychotropic, antihypertensive, and asthma medications observed; association attenuated by body mass index
Apalutamide Safe for Men With Prostate Cancer on Active Surveillance
Greater number of negative posttreatment biopsies seen among men with higher baseline genomic risk score