Diana Ernst, RPh

Seena Fazel of the University of Oxford, UK, and colleagues at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden compared the medicated and non-medicated periods of over 1.4 million beta blocker users.

Increased demand for ibuprofen oral suspension products due to a surge in 3 circulating viruses prompted the Agency to issue compounding guidance.

As part of the Choosing Wisely campaign, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released a new list of 5 tests and procedures commonly ordered in pediatric emergency medicine that physicians and patients should question.

The recommendations were give a “D” grade indicating that there is moderate or high certainty that the harms associated with hormone therapy use in these settings outweigh any potential benefits.

Apixaban and rivaroxaban are both factor Xa inhibitors.

A significant percentage of affected patients were observed to have dilated atria and left ventricular hypertrophy.

Vadadustat is an oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor.

Telmisartan, an angiotensin II receptor blocker, is indicated for the treatment of hypertension.

Twice-yearly dosing with inclisiran sodium resulted in significant lowering of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Treatment with sacubitril/valsartan provides greater benefits in certain patients with HFpEF, according to analyses from the phase 3 PARAGON-HF trial.