Drug Therapy
Article
A patient-centered approach to tapering opioids
Simply treating opioid addiction isn’t enough. Instead, reposition your patient’s singular circumstances and needs at the center of efforts to end...
Article
When guideline treatment of asthma fails, consider a macrolide antibiotic
This class of drugs has the potential to benefit patients with persistent, poorly controlled asthma and those with new-onset disease as an adjunct...
Conference Coverage
Aspirin plus a DOAC may do more harm than good in some
Adding aspirin to DOAC therapy for the secondary prevention of VTE or the prevention of stroke associated with NVAF without a clear indication...
News
Patient-reported outcomes support first-line pembrolizumab for NSCLC
At week 18 in KEYNOTE-407, more patients in the pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy group reported improvements in health-related quality of life,...
FDA/CDC
FDA expands use of Toujeo to childhood type 1 diabetes
Numerically fewer patients taking Toujeo experienced severe hypoglycemia or experienced one or more episodes of...
Outcomes Research in Review
Cardioprotective Effect of Metformin in Patients with Decreased Renal Function
Outcomes Research in Review
Prasugrel Superior to Ticagrelor in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Outcomes Research in Review
Combination Encorafenib, Cetuximab, and Binimetinib Improves Survival in BRAF V600E–Mutated Metastatic Colon Cancer
News
Antibiotic use may increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease
Use of antianaerobic or tetracycline antimicrobials may be associated with the later development of Parkinson’s disease.
Article
Black-box warnings: How they can improve your clinical practice
A better understanding of these warnings leads to safer, more effective prescribing.