Background Uncertainty remains about the optimal monotherapy for hypertension, with current guidelines recommending any primary agent among the first-line drug classes …
An adverse drug reaction (ADR) is an unintended response to a drug that is noxious and the reaction has a causal relationship to the drug 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. It is disturbing that∼ 3.6% of all …
Importance Current guidelines recommend ticagrelor as the preferred P2Y12 platelet inhibitor for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), primarily based on a single large …
ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are equally guideline-recommended first-line treatments for hypertension, yet few head-to …
Background Hydroxychloroquine has recently received Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA and is currently prescribed in combination with azithromycin for COVID-19 pneumonia …
Background Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) have been postulated to affect susceptibility to COVID-19. Observational …
WCY Lau, CO Torre, KKC Man, HM Stewart… - Annals of Internal …, 2022 - acpjournals.org
Background: Current guidelines recommend using direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) over warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but head-to-head trial data do not exist to …
SI Seo, CH Park, SC You, JY Kim, KJ Lee, J Kim, Y Kim… - Gut, 2021 - gut.bmj.com
Objective The association between proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use and gastric cancer related to Helicobacter pylori eradication has not been fully investigated in geographical …
Background Hydroxychloroquine, a drug commonly used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, has received much negative publicity for adverse events associated with its …