Search results for "Prescribing"
Studies consider cardiovascular risk prediction in women, all U.S. adults
Female-specific factors should not be used to reclassify women's cardiovascular risk when making prescribing decisions, one study noted, while a second study found that 4.3 million Americans have elevated risk for heart failure but low risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/12/17/2.htm
17 Dec 2024
Potential problematic prescribing in older women
Prescription of systemic estrogen therapy after menopause could be a red flag for use of other medications linked to dementia.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/04/potential-problematic-prescribing-in-older-women.htm
1 Apr 2024
Antipsychotics associated with risk for acute respiratory failure in older patients with COPD
A case-crossover study of Medicare beneficiaries with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) found that risk for acute respiratory failure was higher within 14 days of antipsychotic use and increased with increasing age.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/12/03/5.htm
3 Dec 2024
Internal medicine's role in abortion care
Primary care internal medicine physicians explained to Internal Medicine Meeting 2024 attendees how they can help patients understand their options with an unintended pregnancy.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/07/internal-medicines-role-in-abortion-care.htm
1 Jul 2024
Antibiotic stewardship improved prescribing for suspected UTI in frail older adults
Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for suspected urinary tract infections (UTIs) was reduced in practices and facilities assigned to use a decision tool instead of usual care, particularly for patients with dementia, a randomized trial in Europe found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/02/28/5.htm
28 Feb 2023
New UTI treatment, AI sepsis risk calculator approved
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/06/fda.htm
1 Jun 2024
CNS polypharmacy common in older U.S. adults with dementia
A cohort study found that 14.3% of Medicare beneficiaries with dementia were prescribed three or more medications affecting the central nervous system (CNS), often by a single primary care clinician.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/11/12/5.htm
12 Nov 2024
States step in on opioid prescribing
This issue covers such topics as legislative issues regarding prescribing, potential overdoses by patients taking narcotics, and a new way to look at overall health.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/10/editors.htm
1 Oct 2016
Pharma payments associated with increased prescribing, systematic review finds
The review of 36 published studies found a consistent association between physicians' payments from pharmaceutical companies and prescribing of those companies' drugs as well as temporal and dose-response relationships, suggesting the association was causal.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/24/5.htm
24 Nov 2020
Rosuvastatin appears better than atorvastatin for mortality, cardio, liver outcomes in large database
Six-year all-cause mortality was lower among patients taking rosuvastatin than atorvastatin, but the difference was only about a percentage point, a study of patients in the United Kingdom and China found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/10/29/5.htm
29 Oct 2024