The drug is FDA-approved and has been prescribed for over 60 years as a treatment for alcoholism. It is safe, inexpensive, familiar to physicians, and widely used in many countries. “This is a great candidate for a repurposed drug,” Sander said. “It could easily be made a...
Skin rashes associated with COVID include eruptions induced by drugs prescribed for management of this infection. We report a case of drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome in a patient with COVID. A 50﹜ear﹐ld man was admitted to the intensive care unit for ...
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Drug repurposing is a process of identifying new uses for approved or investigational drugs and it is considered as a very effective strategy for drug discovery as it involves less time and cost to find a therapeutic agent in comparison to the de novo drug...
Studies of medications approved for other purposes but tested for obesity treatment were also reviewed. Findings Obesity medications approved for long-term use, when prescribed with lifestyle interventions, produce additional weight loss relative to placebo ranging from approximately 3% of initial weight ...
In what is rare good news these days, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics said Friday that their Covid pill molnupiravir reducedhospitalizationsby about half. They plan to apply to the Food and Drug Administration for ...
Some support treatments such as hydroxyzine, oxycodone and zopiclone, often prescribed for cancer patients should be avoided or at least closely monitored when associated to 3A4 inhibitor or antiretroviral drugs with cardiac toxicity. In hematologic cancer patients with HSC graft, the benefit of ...
This article reviews 20 studies investigating the relationship between medications taken once daily versus twice daily and thrice daily across several routes of administration, concluding that patients are significantly more adherent when prescribed a once-daily medication. Google Scholar Srivastava, K. ...
If disulfiram does indeed reduce infection with SARS-CoV-2 and death from COVID-19, it could become part of a growing arsenal in the global fight against the disease. The drug is FDA-approved and has been prescribed for over 60 years as a treatment for alcoholism. It is safe, inexpensiv...
an immunosuppressant that is often prescribed to prevent malaria and to treat some skin conditions, and was alsofalsely promoted as a covid-19 treatment. Its ensuing popularity led to shortages,hurting people who actually needed it—and made it harder to prescribe for legitimate uses, says Adam ...
Heart disease patients with symptomatic COVID-19 are often treated with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) to prevent progression to severe disease; however, it can interact with some previously prescribed medications. A review paper published today in theJournal of the American College of Cardiologyex...