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The pleuromutilin inhibitor lefamulin shows similarly high efficacy as moxifloxacin (a standard fluoroquinolone therapy for clearing bacterial pneumonia) regardless of whether it was for unilobar or multilobar pneumonia, according to pooled data of the LEAP* 1 and 2 studies.

In the treatment of older patients with essential hypertension, fimasartan alone or combined with hydrochlorothiazide demonstrates comparable safety and efficacy to perindopril monotherapy or in combination with indapamide, as shown in the results of a phase IIIb trial.

The introduction of pegfilgrastim biosimilar may lower the cost and lessen some of the financial pressure on the healthcare system, suggests a study in France.

Thirty-day readmissions are associated with several patient-, hospital-, and system-related factors, which may be used to identify at-risk patients early, according to a Singapore study.

Higher intake of folate, specifically from supplements, results in a modest increase in ovarian reserve among women, as shown in a study.

BF-200 ALA, an investigational drug, elicits high actinic keratoses (AK) clearance rates on the trunk, neck, and extremities when used with red light photodynamic therapy (PDT), a recent study has found.