Anabolic steroid abuse as a cause of infertility in men
Sorry for giving away the answer but we’re not doctors so it really doesn’t matter.
MKSAP – Anabolic Steroid Abuse
Pharma
Olanzapine – Think Bipolar and Schizophrenia
Medical News: FDA Okays Generic Version of Zyprexa – in Psychiatry, Schizophrenia from MedPage Today
The FDA has approved a generic version of atypical antipsychotic drug olanzapine (Zyprexa) to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
According to the AP story:
Drugs like Zyprexa can cost up to $500 per month. Generic versions can cut the cost by up to 80 percent.
This is great news.
Juvisync – Think Diabetes AND Cholesterol
Statins Linked to Lower Mortality in Afib
Among patients with atrial fibrillation, those who are taking a statin may be less likely to die during follow-up than those who are not taking a statin, a retrospective study showed.
Interesting report. Do note the study limitations.
Statins and Myopathy Risk
Taking Asprin? Don’t Stop
Medical News: Aspirin Holiday Is a Bad Idea – in Cardiovascular, Prevention from MedPage Today
A case-control study found that patients taking low-dose aspirin for secondary prevention who had recently discontinued the drug had a higher risk of nonfatal myocardial infarction than those who continued to take the aspirin.
Prescription Drug OD Deaths Up in Florida
Deaths in Florida involving prescription drugs in 2009 were four times as common as those related to illicit drugs, with alprazolam (Xanax) joining opioids among the top killers, the CDC reported.
From 2003 to 2009, the death rate in Florida from overdoses of prescription drugs increased 84.2%, from 7.3 to 13.4 per 100,000 population, according to data from the Florida Medical Examiners Commission analyzed by the CDC in the July 8 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Time to tighten up your anxiety/depression underwriting guidelines? How about script checks at lower amounts? Can you differentiate between the applicant who wants to off himself versus plain vanilla anxiety?
Generic Lipitor Coming Soon
Namenda in the News
Azilsartan Medoxomil (Edarbi)
The FDA has approved azilsartan medoxomil (Edarbi), an oral angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) for hypertension, expanding the ranks of ARBs now available to U.S. patients.
TAK-491 would have been a better brand name IMHO.
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