Pharmacology News

In a meta-analysis of trials of blood pressure-lowering interventions, those led by pharmacists and community health workers resulted in more BP lowering than those led by other professionals, researchers reported.

Ten-year atherosclerotic CVD risk for people with stage 1 hypertension was substantially lower when estimated with the new PREVENT equations vs. the Pooled Cohort Equations, researchers reported.

A recently published case report summarized the successful initiation of buprenorphine treatment in two adolescents who presented to a pediatric ED with opioid withdrawal.

The FDA’s recent authorization of a rapid, point-of-care test to diagnose current hepatitis C virus infection is a major victory, but it would be malpractice to initiate same-day HCV treatment if a patient’s hepatitis B virus status is unknown.

De-escalation of beta-lactam antibiotics was associated with a decreased risk of new resistance development compared with no change in beta-lactam antibiotic use, researchers found.

People with type 2 diabetes who use a GLP-1 receptor agonist have a lower risk for 10 types of obesity-associated cancer compared with those who use insulin, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

A novel combination of neuraminidase mutations detected in influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses on several continents has left these viruses less susceptible to treatment with oseltamivir, researchers found.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Thursday that members of the Sackler family cannot be protected from future lawsuits for their roles in the opioid epidemic.

Patients receiving infectious diseases consultation over the past decade were increasingly complex, generally sicker and more likely to die soon after a consultation was performed.

A two-dose series of a hepatitis B vaccine with a CpG adjuvant resulted in a more than 90% response rate among health care workers previously classified as nonresponders, researchers found.