Pharmacology News

A shared decision-making encounter tool improved measures of quality including communication and knowledge in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation considering anticoagulant treatment for stroke prevention, researchers reported.

Among patients with multiple sclerosis, ofatumumab was associated with lower annualized relapse rates than teriflunomide, according to a pair of phase 3 randomized controlled trials published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Cardiologists can use SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists to help reduce risk for major adverse CV events in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to an expert consensus decision pathway from the American College of Cardiology.

President Donald J. Trump recently signed four executive orders aimed at lowering prescription drug prices for Americans.

Canagliflozin, an SGLT2 inhibitor, may lead to rosuvastatin toxicity when they are prescribed together, according to a case report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Calcitonin gene-related peptide, or CGRP, monoclonal antibodies reduced headache frequency among a small cohort of older adults with migraine, data show.

The FDA recently announced its approval of the cannabis-based Epidiolex, an oral solution to treat seizures in patients aged older than 1 year with tuberous sclerosis complex, a rare genetic disease that causes noncancerous tumors to grow in the brain and other parts of the body.

A clinical trial recently launched in Canada is the first of its kind to collect real-world data on the use of validated medical cannabis products.

Although opioid prescriptions decreased in the last year, the use and overdose rates of illicit drugs — including fentanyl and stimulants — have increased, according to a progress report released by the AMA Opioid Task Force.

Mayo Clinic has been ranked the No. 1 hospital nationwide by U.S. News and World Report, the fifth consecutive year that the hospital in Rochester, Minn., has received the top spot on the publication’s Best Hospitals Honor Roll list.