Reminder from 98.4 Online Pharmacy that gout is a common inflammatory arthritis that is increasing in prevalence. It is caused by the deposition of urate crystals. Gout results from a…
The first long-acting injectable treatments for HIV were recommended for marketing approval on October 16 by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). A combination injection of two new antiretroviral (ARV) medicines, rilpivirine (Rekambys) and cabotegravir…
Lopinavir-ritonavir is not associated with improved outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, a new trial shows. Dr. Peter W. Horby from the RECOVERY Central Coordinating Office, Oxford, UK and colleagues…
The adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine Shingrix appears to be effective in older adults with autoimmune diseases who are not receiving treatment regimens that suppress the immune system, according to a…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants updated boxed warnings on benzodiazepines to reflect the "serious" risks of abuse, misuse, addiction, physical dependence, and withdrawal reactions associated with these medications.…
Patients aged 75 and older who undergo cancer surgery have lower 90-day postoperative mortality when they receive geriatric co-management than when they don't, a recent study suggests. Researchers examined data…
