Prescribe and dispense oral tacrolimus by brandDispensing Doctors’ AssociationBy Ailsa Colquhoun This updated recommendation does not preclude patients changing to a different tacrolimus brand. However, any changes between brands should always be accom…
Safe to Switch Thiopurines in IBD PatientsMedPage TodayThis study found that a majority of patients with inflammatory bowel disease who are unable to tolerate azathioprine may be able to take the related drug mercaptopurine safely. Note that a factor t…
VetPracticeNews.comCyclosporine Therapy in Veterinary DermatologyVetPracticeNews.comBy Jon D. Plant, DVM Treating canine and feline dermatoses with cyclosporine has been the subject of great interest in recent years. 1 Many studies have focused on cani…
Immune Therapy Tames Colitis FlaresMedPage TodayExplain that oral tacrolimus was equally effective as cyclosporine A for patients with steroid-unresponsive ulcerative colitis. Point out that rates of remission induction and maintenance of remission did…
Irish Medical TimesSignificant breakthrough for women with ER+HER2Irish Medical TimesHowever, advances in the field of oncology are providing new hope, and clinical trials on a new indication for the existing cancer drug Afinitor (everolimus, already w…
Doctors see dramatic decrease in severe asthma casesKVUEPeters credited better patient compliance with medication, specifically the inhaled corticosteroids patients use on a regular basis. People like Reynero are encouraged to take personal responsibil…
PR Web (press release)'Prednisolone's Considerable Effect On Bells Palsy Symptoms'Medical News TodayA report in JAMA's May edition of Archives of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery reveals that by treating Bell's Palsy, a form…
ICS may prevent parapneumonic effusion in patients with CAPNews-Medical.netPrior treatment with inhaled corticosteroids in patients with respiratory disorders who develop community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is associated with a lower incidence and sever…
PR Web (press release)New Study Reports Prednisolone Significantly Reduces Lasting Effects of Bell's …PR Web (press release)The randomized placebo-controlled trial, which focused on the effect of prednisolone in patients with Bell's palsy, in…
Long-term ICS use reduces pleural effusion in patients with community acquired …Medical XpressPrior treatment with inhaled corticosteroids in patients with respiratory disorders who develop community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is associated with a lowe…