Aug 5, 2018
Korean researchers have conducted a randomised study of people with RA on stable dose of MTX who were randomly assigned continue MTX or to hold MTX for 2 weeks after quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccination. The primary outcome was frequency of satisfactory vaccine...
Aug 5, 2018
In a large longitudinal study of 411 patients with early Parkinson’s disease, 356 (86.6%) were treated with a dopamine agonist at least once since the onset of their illness. In 306 patients who were known to have no evidence of an impulse control disorder (ICD...
Aug 5, 2018
In a recent study published in the CMJA, the evidence supporting the use of gabapentin, pregabalin and topiramate for low back pain and lumbar radicular pain. Based upon self-reported efficacy, disability and adverse effects, the evidence supporting the use of these...
Aug 5, 2018
Evolutionary biology can be irresistible, but also frightening. Evidence is now emerging that some bacterial strains are developing resistance to ethanol-based handwash, a phenomenon that has been suggested as an underlying contributor to the spread of VRE in...
Aug 5, 2018
Tianeptine is an antidepressant drug available in over 60 countries worldwide. The Australian TGA has recently become aware that tianeptine has been offered for sale under product name Stablon on at least one Australian website in powder form, and thus a submission...
Aug 3, 2018
The safety of any drug treatment during pregnancy or lactation is always of paramount importance. Researchers followed 280 infants whose mothers contacted a Drug Information Center, seeking information about psychotropics during lactation. This group was compared with...
