Adjunctive Therapy

Adults with type 1 diabetes spent more time in range with empagliflozin 2.5 mg or 5 mg as an adjunctive therapy to hybrid closed-loop insulin therapy compared with placebo, according to a speaker.

SAN DIEGO — Results from a pilot study showed that low-dose doxycycline may hold promise as an adjunct treatment for IOP reduction, according to a poster presented at Academy 2022.

In this video, Michael E. Thase, MD, MS, spoke with Healio about his poster presentation from the 2022 NEI Congress regarding clinical trial results on cariprazine for adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder.

Two pharmaceutical firms announced they have started a phase 2/3 trial to evaluate the efficacy of ulotaront, a trace amine-associated receptor 1 agonist, as an adjunctive therapy for major depressive disorder treatment, according to a joint press release.

The FDA approved pembrolizumab as adjuvant therapy for adults and children aged 12 years or older with stage IIB or IIC melanoma after complete resection.

In patients with recurrent vasovagal syncope, yoga as an adjunctive therapy was superior to standard therapy only for reducing symptomatic burden and improving quality of life, researchers reported.

Findings published recently in Journal of Medical Economics demonstrated that patients with focal seizures who began first adjunctive therapy with eslicarbazepine acetate vs. brivaracetam had considerably larger reductions in medical costs.

Patients with focal seizures who initiated first adjunctive therapy with eslicarbazepine acetate vs. brivaracetam had significantly larger reductions in medical charges, as well as in prescription charges unrelated to anti-seizure drugs.

Esmethadone, a once-daily pill for major depressive disorder, demonstrated rapid, robust and sustained antidepressant effects.

Recombinant human nerve growth factor is an effective adjunct therapy when used with corneal transplantation for the treatment of neurotrophic keratitis, according to a speaker at the virtual Wills Eye Conference.