Tailoring drug selection according to individual patient characteristics can optimize the management and potential outcomes of patients with hypertensive emergency. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
Sandra Fryhofer, MD, discusses recent studies that help assuage concerns about the cardiovascular risks of drugs used for ADHD. Medscape Internal Medicine
Analysis of 15 different plant-derived non-prescription complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) intended to alleviate the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) showed that none of the samples was contaminated with standard pharmaceuticals. Reuters Health Information
Treatment with pramlintide improves several aspects of diabetes control and reduces weight in type 2 diabetic patients who are not achieving glycemic targets on basal insulin, according to findings published in the November issue of Diabetes Care. Reuters Health Information