FDA Approves More Than 150 Antiretroviral Drugs for Global HIV/AIDS Relief

FDA Approves More Than 150 Antiretroviral Drugs for Global HIV/AIDS Relief – US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg announced the agency has approved or tentatively approved a total of 152 antiretroviral drugs in association with the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to treat those infected with HIV/AIDS in countries that lack the tools needed to fight the AIDS epidemic. [vpfood]

Group Issues New Antiplatelet Guideline

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With a host of new antiplatelet drugs on the market, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has updated its clinical practice guideline on the drugs' use during heart surgery. Patients at high risk of bleeding should stop taking P2Y12 inhibitors such …
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Take a Chemo Holiday

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In these situations, the need for continuous treatment must be balanced against the side effects and the impact of treatment on quality of life. And then there is the ever important question of just how much treatment is … But then the drug …
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