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Ketamine holds up against fentanyl for procedural sedation in outpatient surgical abortion

10 Aug 2022

Intravenous treatment with ketamine is as good as that with fentanyl for procedural sedation in patients undergoing first-trimester outpatient surgical abortion, as reflected in patients’ satisfaction with their anaesthesia, according to a study.

Ketamine holds up against fentanyl for procedural sedation in outpatient surgical abortion

10 Aug 2022

Tools to predict adverse drug reactions in older adults lacking

10 Aug 2022

There is currently no standard and well-validated tool to predict adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in older adults, reports a recent meta-analysis.

Tools to predict adverse drug reactions in older adults lacking

10 Aug 2022

Methenamine hippurate as good as antibiotic prophylaxis for recurrent UTI

10 Aug 2022 by

Daily antibiotics are the current guideline-recommended standard for urinary tract infection (UTI). Interestingly, in the randomized, open-label ALTAR trial presented at EAU 2022, the urinary antiseptic methenamine hippurate was noninferior to antibiotic prophylaxis in women with recurrent UTI.

Methenamine hippurate as good as antibiotic prophylaxis for recurrent UTI

10 Aug 2022

Dronedarone matches up to Asians with AF, atrial flutter

09 Aug 2022 by

Asians with atrial fibrillation (AF) or atrial flutter (AFL) do well with dronedarone, which lowers the risk of hospitalization for cardiovascular (CV) events or death from any cause to a similar extent as in non-Asian patients from the ATHENA trial, according to the results of a post hoc analysis.

Dronedarone matches up to Asians with AF, atrial flutter

09 Aug 2022

Men with PsA derive more benefit from MTX+ETN therapy than women

09 Aug 2022 by

Combination therapy with methotrexate (MTX) plus etanercept (ETN) results in more improved outcomes in men than in women with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) for minimal disease activity (MDA) and Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity Score (PASDAS), a study has shown.

Men with PsA derive more benefit from MTX+ETN therapy than women

09 Aug 2022

Add-on DPP4i, GLP1Ra as good as insulin for in-hospital diabetes management

08 Aug 2022

The use of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP4i) and sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) for diabetic patients admitted to hospitals yields the same efficacy and safety outcomes as insulin, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Add-on DPP4i, GLP1Ra as good as insulin for in-hospital diabetes management

08 Aug 2022

Ivabradine SR improves heart function in patients with HFrEF

08 Aug 2022

Once-daily treatment with sustained-release (SR) ivabradine hemisulfate, alongside optimum standard therapy, results in better heart function in patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), reports a study.

Ivabradine SR improves heart function in patients with HFrEF

08 Aug 2022

BP-lowering drug helps prevent Parkinson’s disease

08 Aug 2022

Treatment with angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) appears to reduce the risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD) in patients newly diagnosed with hypertension, reports a recent study.

BP-lowering drug helps prevent Parkinson’s disease

08 Aug 2022

Conjugated equine estrogen plus estradiol tied to increased risk of haemorrhagic stroke

08 Aug 2022

Menopausal hormone therapy with conjugated equine estrogen appears to confer a heightened risk of developing haemorrhagic stroke among postmenopausal women as compared with the use of estradiol, as reported in a retrospective cohort study.

Conjugated equine estrogen plus estradiol tied to increased risk of haemorrhagic stroke

08 Aug 2022

$Vitamin D supplementation flops for fracture prevention$

Vitamin D supplementation flops for fracture prevention

07 Aug 2022

Intake of supplemental vitamin D3 falls short of reducing the incidence of fractures among generally healthy midlife and older adults as compared with placebo, according to data from the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL).

Vitamin D supplementation flops for fracture prevention

07 Aug 2022

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Ketamine holds up against fentanyl for procedural sedation in outpatient surgical abortion

Ketamine holds up against fentanyl for procedural sedation in outpatient surgical abortion

Tools to predict adverse drug reactions in older adults lacking

Tools to predict adverse drug reactions in older adults lacking

Methenamine hippurate as good as antibiotic prophylaxis for recurrent UTI

Methenamine hippurate as good as antibiotic prophylaxis for recurrent UTI

Dronedarone matches up to Asians with AF, atrial flutter

Dronedarone matches up to Asians with AF, atrial flutter

Men with PsA derive more benefit from MTX+ETN therapy than women

Men with PsA derive more benefit from MTX+ETN therapy than women

Add-on DPP4i, GLP1Ra as good as insulin for in-hospital diabetes management

Add-on DPP4i, GLP1Ra as good as insulin for in-hospital diabetes management

Ivabradine SR improves heart function in patients with HFrEF

Ivabradine SR improves heart function in patients with HFrEF

BP-lowering drug helps prevent Parkinson’s disease

BP-lowering drug helps prevent Parkinson’s disease

Conjugated equine estrogen plus estradiol tied to increased risk of haemorrhagic stroke

Conjugated equine estrogen plus estradiol tied to increased risk of haemorrhagic stroke

Vitamin D supplementation flops for fracture prevention

Vitamin D supplementation flops for fracture prevention