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Study exposes huge levels of untargeted antibiotic prescribing

Doctors are prescribing antibiotics for tens of thousands of patients with infections, with little or no consideration of prognosis and the risk of the infection worsening, according to a new study led by University of Manchester ...

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A failed fragile X syndrome drug can reduce cocaine use, clinical trial finds

A team of pharmaceutical researchers at Novartis Biomedical Research, working with an international team of associates, has found that the drug mavoglurant can reduce use in people with cocaine use disorder. In their study, ...

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Q&A: How can drug repurposing lower drug costs and improve care?

Americans pay a lot of money for prescription medications. In 2023, spending on prescription drugs in the United States topped $722 billion, a trend that's expected to continue. Yet, nearly 30% struggle to pay for their prescriptions ...

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Rivaroxaban comparable to warfarin in left ventricular blood clots

At three months of follow-up, patients hospitalized for a serious heart attack who were treated with the oral blood thinner rivaroxaban for a blood clot in the left ventricle did as well as similar patients who received standard ...

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Antidepressant users see average of 2% weight gain, finds study

A recent study led by the Hospital del Mar Research Institute and published by Frontiers in Psychiatry demonstrates the link between antidepressants and weight gain. Using follow-up data from participants in the REGICOR study ...

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Obinutuzumab efficacious for renal response in lupus nephritis

For patients with active lupus nephritis, obinutuzumab, a humanized type II anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody plus standard therapy is more efficacious for providing a complete renal response than standard therapy alone, according ...

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Antidepressants linked to faster cognitive decline in dementia

New research suggests that antidepressants can accelerate cognitive decline in people with dementia. At the same time, some drugs appear to be less harmful than others, which can help doctors make better treatment decisions, ...

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What do I do with expired medicine? Don't use it, for a start...

When last did a headache have you reaching into your medicine cabinet—and finding a bottle of aspirin that expired three years ago? Did you take it anyway? And, if you decided instead to get rid of those out-of-date painkillers, ...