Pharmacology News

A combination of behavioral and drug therapy was more effective in improving symptoms of overactive bladder in men than drug therapy alone but not behavioral therapy alone, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Despite pressure from the Trump administration and Congress to curb rising drug costs, pharmaceutical companies — in what has become a common industry practice — have begun January 2020 by instituting a bevy of price increases.

Less than half of pharmacies surveyed in California provided correct information on how to dispose of prescription opioids and antibiotics, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Mind-body therapies — including meditation, cognitive behavioral therapy and hypnosis — were associated with improvements in pain and reduced opioid doses, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Vaping marijuana is becoming more prevalent among American teenagers, according to findings from the 2019 Monitoring the Future survey.

Results from a phase 3 trial of linzagolix showed that the therapy was effective in reducing heavy menstrual bleeding caused by uterine fibroids, according to a press release issued by the manufacturer, ObsEva.

There is no evidence that low-dose aspirin helps prevent ischemic cardiac death among black adults, researchers reported in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

A higher percentage of patients with migraine who received ubrogepant — an experimental treatment — experienced freedom from their pain and the elimination of their most bothersome symptom 2 hours after they received the dose vs. patients who received placebo, according to results of a randomized trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

One in three older adults prescribed Eliquis has used an over-the-counter medication or dietary supplement that may cause a potentially serious interaction, according to researchers.

PCPs play a major role in ending the HIV epidemic, according to a special communication published recently in JAMA Internal Medicine.