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Romosozumab prevents new vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis
Twelve months of treatment with romosozumab produce marked reductions in new vertebral fractures, especially moderate-to-severe fractures, among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, according to a study.
Romosozumab prevents new vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis
29 Sep 2021
Add-on metoprolol of no benefit to high-risk prostate cancer patients
Use of metoprolol among high-risk prostate cancer patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy does not appear to improve oncological outcomes, as shown in a study.
Add-on metoprolol of no benefit to high-risk prostate cancer patients
29 Sep 2021
DPP-4–to–SGLT2 inhibitor switch confers multiple benefits for patients with diabetes, hypertension
In the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension, switching from a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor to the sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor luseogliflozin appears to have favourable effects on blood pressure (BP), circadian rhythm, and night-time systolic BP (SBP) and pulse rate (PR), according to data from the open-label LUNA trial.
DPP-4–to–SGLT2 inhibitor switch confers multiple benefits for patients with diabetes, hypertension
28 Sep 2021
NSAIDs: suitable prophylaxis after cataract surgery?
The addition of corticosteroids (ie, prednisolone) to NSAID eyedrops (ie, ketorolac) did not provide additional benefit relative to ketorolac alone or dropless surgery using a sub-Tenon capsule depot as an anti-inflammatory prophylactic regimen to prevent postoperative central macular thickening following uncomplicated cataract surgery, a Danish study suggests.
