News tagged with pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety
Off-label use: Oft not evidence based
In a recent national survey, a substantial minority of physicians erroneously believed that certain off-label uses of prescription drugs were approved by the Food and Drug Administration. This mistaken belief ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Evidence lacking for widespread use of costly antipsychotic drugs
Many prescriptions for the top-selling class of drugs, known as atypical antipsychotic medications, lack strong evidence that the drugs will actually help, a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 07, 2011 |
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Reviving the FDA: NEJM perspective
In a Perspective piece published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine family medicine physician Susan Okie gives a comprehensive overview of change, and planned change ...
Oct 06, 2010 |
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Broken bones and medication
Although one in four women over 50 develops osteoporosis, most are unaware they have the disease — something Professor Suzanne Cadarette would like to change.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Commonly used medications may produce cognitive impairment in older adults
Many drugs commonly prescribed to older adults for a variety of common medical conditions including allergies, hypertension, asthma, and cardiovascular disease appear to negatively affect the aging brain causing ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Prescription labels geared toward pharmacies, not patients
The labels on most prescription drug containers highlight the pharmacy’s name or logo rather than instructions on how to take the medication, reports a new study in the September 10 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Sep 11, 2007 |
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