Europe Approves Neutropenia and Schizophrenia Treatments Europe Approves Neutropenia and Schizophrenia Treatments
Recommendations were also endorsed to institute measures to reduce risks from cold and flu medicines containing pseudoephedrine.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - January 26, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Europe Approves Exblifep for UTIs and Pneumonia Europe Approves Exblifep for UTIs and Pneumonia
Exblifep is as effective as piperacillin-tazobactam in the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections, the European Medicines Agency said.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - January 26, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Urology Source Type: news
Corticosteroid Injections Don ’t Move Blood Sugar for Most Corticosteroid Injections Don ’t Move Blood Sugar for Most
Blood sugar levels before an intra-articular corticosteroid injection were the biggest factor in how the medication affected glucose control.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - January 23, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
Significant Increase in ADHD Prescriptions During COVID-19 Significant Increase in ADHD Prescriptions During COVID-19
Prescriptions for ADHD medications increased significantly during the pandemic, most notably among young adults and women, new research showed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - January 23, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Buprenorphine Less Risky Than Methadone for Fetal Anomalies Buprenorphine Less Risky Than Methadone for Fetal Anomalies
For some women, especially those on stable treatment before pregnancy or women not responding well to buprenorphine, methadone may be the better choice, explain researchers.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - January 23, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
Off-Label Gabapentin Use Up Despite'Dearth of Evidence'Off-Label Gabapentin Use Up Despite'Dearth of Evidence '
The drug may be prescribed with sedating medications even after a 2019 warning from the FDA about such combinations.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - January 22, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: news
Prices Upped for Diabetes, Obesity Drugs and Many Others Prices Upped for Diabetes, Obesity Drugs and Many Others
The monthly price of Ozempic went up 3.5% to almost $970, while the cost of Mounjaro rose 4.5% to almost $1070 a month, according to a new report in The Wall Street Journal.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - January 19, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: news
Why Is Kidney Disease So Often Missed? Why Is Kidney Disease So Often Missed?
Fifteen percent of Americans have chronic kidney disease, so why do only 10% know about it? Primary care clinicians can and should be doing more to identify patients.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - January 17, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: news
Low Rate of Aspiration With GLP-1s During Upper GI Endoscopy Low Rate of Aspiration With GLP-1s During Upper GI Endoscopy
A large retrospective review provided the first cumulative incidence rate of pulmonary aspiration in those undergoing upper endoscopy while receiving popular diabetes and obesity treatments.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - January 10, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Tandem Insulin Pump System Integrates With Libre Sensor Tandem Insulin Pump System Integrates With Libre Sensor
Tandem Diabetes Care ' s t:slim X2 insulin pump becomes the first to integrate with Abbott ' s FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus Sensor for US users.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - January 8, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Eli Lilly Offers Obesity Drug Directly to Consumers Eli Lilly Offers Obesity Drug Directly to Consumers
Eli Lilly launched its direct-to-patient portal on Thursday, providing its obesity medicine (as well as diabetes and migraine drugs) direct to the consumer.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - January 5, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: news
Higher-Dose Atypical Antipsychotics Risky in Young Adults Higher-Dose Atypical Antipsychotics Risky in Young Adults
Higher doses of a second-generation antipsychotic are associated with an increased risk of dying in young adults aged 18-24 years, results of a large retrospective cohort study showed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - January 4, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Pediatric Obesity Specialists Struggle to Get GLP-1s Pediatric Obesity Specialists Struggle to Get GLP-1s
The medications can reduce or eliminate weight-related complications in children but are in short supply, and insurers are denying coverage, said pediatricians.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - January 3, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Amoxicillin Short Course Effective for Febrile UTIs Amoxicillin Short Course Effective for Febrile UTIs
Children treated with oral antibiotics for 5 days showed similar UTI recurrence rates at 30 days posttreatment to those who received the standard 10-day course.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - December 29, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
Elafibranor Appears Effective, Safe for PBC Elafibranor Appears Effective, Safe for PBC
Treatment with elafibranor showed significantly greater improvements in relevant biochemical indicators of cholestasis than the placebo.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - December 28, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
