Apr 12, 2019
A variety of pharmacotherapy options are available for the management of osteoporosis, but concern has arisen about the inconclusive nature of information about the potential association of these treatments with cardiovascular events, particularly atrial fibrillation...
Apr 7, 2019
German researchers have recently compared real-world effectiveness and safety of non-vitamin-K-antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) against warfarin. This retrospective analysis examined defintive outcomes including...
Apr 6, 2019
A very thorough review of the effects of antidepressant treatment upon the QT interval is an excellent resource for clinicians dealing with this matter in the care of older people. TCAs and citalopram are associated with the greatest risk for QT prolongation in older...
Apr 5, 2019
There has been a lot of hype about the use of ketamine to produce a rapid antidepressant effect, but the fact remains that the effect is arher short-lived. Recent research was conducted to assess if lithium was more effective than placebo as a continuation strategy...
Apr 3, 2019
The use of tamoxifen in management of breast cancer is nothing new, but in relatively recent times it has been highlighted that the extent of metabolic activation of the pro-drug form to the active metabolite endoxifen may influence tamoxifen efficacy. Researchers...
