Aug 29, 2018
There is a well-known risk for bleeding complications associated with the use of antidepressant drugs. Researchers have now demonstrated that the extent of this risk is influenced adversely by impairment of renal function. Researchers compared patients with chronic...
Aug 28, 2018
The ARRIVE study was a LARGE randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre. Men aged 55 years and older or women 60 years or older and with moderate cardiovascular risk. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive enteric-coated aspirin 100 mg or...
Aug 28, 2018
At present cannabis remains the most commonly used recreational drug among breastfeeding women. In the context of of changes to marijuana legislation in many US states and a previous study that documented psychomotor effects breastfed infants a new study quantified...
Aug 27, 2018
Antidepressants are amongst the very widely prescribed medications in many nations. Researchers have recently studied the association of antidepressants with major adverse cardiovascular events (including death). In a historical study of 1266 patients who completed...
Aug 27, 2018
With so much attention being focused on the harm associated with prescription opioid use, especially amongst people treated with high dose opioids for chronic pain, interventions focused upon achieving harm reduction are most welcome. Researchers have recently...
Aug 27, 2018
American researchers have recently studied the potential for serious drug interactions involving antimicrobial agents, in a report published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection. The researchers studied national-level patterns of contraindications between oral...
