Una ‘polipastilla’ multifunción logra que los pacientes cardiacos tomen sus medicamentos
LUNES, 29 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva investigación muestra que combinar tres medicamentos para el corazón en una “polipastilla” reduce el riesgo de morir de un ataque cardiaco en un 33 por ciento, un hallazgo que prueba que la com…
Learn MoreEscasea el Adderall, un medicamento para el TDAH
LUNES, 29 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La escasez de mano de obra en Teva Pharmaceuticals ha hecho que el Adderall, un medicamento de uso común para el trastorno de déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH), sea difícil de encontrar en algu…
Learn MorePolypill Cuts Cardiovascular Event Risk in Seniors With Recent MI
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risk for major adverse cardiovascular events is reduced among patients within six months of previous myocardial infarction who receive treatment with a polypill compared with usual care, according to a …
Learn MoreIs There a Best Time of Day to Take Your Blood Pressure Pill?
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It doesn’t seem to matter what time of day or night you take your blood pressure medication, a new study finds. The results of a randomized trial of more than 21,000 patients with high blood pressure who were …
Learn MoreDapagliflozin Cuts CV Risk in Heart Failure With Preserved LVEF
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction, the sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor dapagliflozin reduces the combined risk for worsening heart failure or c…
Learn MoreAcetazolamide Helps Treat Volume Overload in Heart Failure
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with acute decompensated heart failure, the addition of acetazolamide to loop diuretic therapy yields an increased incidence of successful decongestion, according to a study published online Aug. …
Learn MoreAll-in-One ‘Polypill’ Gets Heart Patients Taking Their Meds
MONDAY, Aug 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a finding that proves convenience is key when it comes to sticking to a medication regimen, new research shows that combining three heart drugs into one “polypill” slashes the risk of dying from a second hea…
Learn MoreADHD Drug Adderall in Short Supply
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Labor shortages at Teva Pharmaceuticals have made Adderall, a widely used attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug, hard to find in some drugstores.But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration noted t…
Learn MoreTecovirimat Well Tolerated for Treatment of Monkeypox
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Compassionate use of tecovirimat is well tolerated for the treatment of monkeypox, according to a research letter published online Aug. 22 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Learn MoreIndustry Payments to Prescribers May Influence Choice of Eye Drops
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Ophthalmologists and optometrists who receive even small transfers of value (TOV) from prostaglandin analog (PGA) manufacturers may be more likely to prescribe brand-name PGA eye drops, according to a study pu…
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