Drug Topics October 2023

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis had a higher risk of shingles when treated once a day with 4 mg of baricitinib, 100 mg of peficitinib, or 30 mg of upadacitinib.

A refresher on best interventions for common respiratory disorders in children.

Although vitamin D supplementation is a low-cost treatment option, the optimal dosing strategy is currently unknown.

Technology may not help teens with the emotional and physical weight of managing the disease, study results show.

Overall median survival was higher in participants taking quizartinib, according to results from QuANTUM-First trial.

Two possibly curative gene therapies for the disease, which disproportionately affects Black people, are under consideration by the FDA.

A recent study found that vitamin E, with or without vitamin C, improved symptoms in patients with chronic pelvic pain.

Through her work at the Centre Volunteers in Medicine, my wife—now retired—has made an impact on more people than I ever will.

Lower costs, increased availability, and assistance programs are “game changers” for patients.

Although there were some differences in response after dosing, both OTC and oral prescriptions demonstrated statistically significant improvements in pain.

Over the last two legislative sessions, many bills have been introduced in the both the House and the Senate, but there are four bills that are important to watch.

Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, two semaglutide products made by Novo Nordisk, as well as Mounjaro (tirzepatide), mimic a hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) that targets areas of the brain that regulate appetite and food intake.

The clinical pharmacist will play an important role as a medication expert, filling in for the role that pharmaceutical manufacturers once did in supporting patients and prescribers.

Filling prescriptions for animals is essentially the same as filling prescriptions for humans—with some key differences.