Feb 23, 2020
A systematic review and meta-analysis has revisited the effects of rosiglitazone treatment upon cardiovascular risk and mortality, additionally examining whether different analytical methods might influence the conclusions found in clinical trials. Researchers...
Feb 18, 2020
Around the world, low-dose methotrexate (LD-MTX) is the medication most commonly for systemic rheumatic diseases and is the recommended first-line agent for rheumatoid arthritis. Little information is available to inform clinicians about the nature and prevalence of...
Feb 18, 2020
A recent study set out to identify the types of containers from which young children accessed solid dose medications (SDMs) in the course of unsupervised medication exposures. Five US poisons centers in the USA enrolled individuals calling about unsupervised solid...
Feb 17, 2020
A recent cross-sectional survey has assessed the attitudes of patients and caregivers regarding deprescribing. Conducted in Singapore, the study involved 615 older adults and 442 caregivers and aimed to link the individual’s characteristics with beliefs on medication...
Feb 17, 2020
Some observational data suggest aspirin might afford effective VTE prophylaxis. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) has recently examined the issue. RCTs assessing the effectiveness and safety of aspirin for VTE prophylaxis...
