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In Brief: A New Breast Cancer Indication for Sacituzumab Govitecan (Trodelvy) (online only)

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Mar 06, 2023  (Issue 1671)
diarrhea and loperamide for severe diarrhea can be considered. One 180-mg vial of Trodelvy costs about ...
Sacituzumab govitecan-hziy (Trodelvy – Gilead) has been approved for treatment of unresectable locally advanced or metastatic hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer in adults who received prior endocrine therapy and ≥2 additional systemic therapies for metastatic disease. It was previously approved for treatment-refractory metastatic triplenegative breast cancer and for treatment of locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer in adults who received platinum-based chemotherapy and a programmed death receptor-1...
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2023 Mar 6;65(1671):e43-4   doi:10.58347/tml.2023.1671g |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction

Drugs for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Feb 03, 2025  (Issue 1721)
with Diarrhea (IBS-D) Antidiarrheals such as loperamide (Imodium A-D, and generics) are effective in reducing ...
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder characterized by recurrent abdominal pain and altered bowel habits, often accompanied by bloating. IBS is classified by its predominant bowel symptom: constipation (IBS-C), diarrhea (IBS-D), mixed type (IBS-M), or unclassified (IBS-U). Since the exact cause of IBS is unknown, the goal of treatment is symptom control. Some over-the-counter (OTC) products and prescription drugs for IBS are listed in Tables 1-4. The safety of these drugs during pregnancy and lactation is described in Table 5 (online only).
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2025 Feb 3;67(1721):17-24   doi:10.58347/tml.2025.1721a |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction

Teduglutide Injection (Gattex) for Short Bowel Syndrome

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Apr 15, 2013  (Issue 1414)
diets and administration of IV fluids, parenteral nutrition, antimotility agents such as loperamide ...
The FDA has approved teduglutide (te due’ gloo tide; Gattex – NPS), a recombinant DNA analog of glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2), for treatment of short bowel syndrome (SBS) in adults who are dependent on parenteral support.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2013 Apr 15;55(1414):29-30 |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction

Sacituzumab Govitecan (Trodelvy) for Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (online only)

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Feb 08, 2021  (Issue 1617)
. Administration of atropine for early-onset diarrhea and loperamide for severe diarrhea can be considered. One ...
The FDA has approved sacituzumab govitecan-hziy (Trodelvy – Immunomedics), a trophoblast cell-surface antigen-2 (Trop-2)-directed antibody and topoisomerase inhibitor conjugate, for treatment of adults with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer who have received ≥2 prior therapies for metastatic disease. It is the first Trop-2-directed antibody-drug conjugate to become available in the US.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2021 Feb 8;63(1617):e24-5 |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction

Management of Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Aug 27, 2018  (Issue 1554)
with bismuth subsalicylate or the gutspecifi c opioid loperamide. Abdominal cramping can be managed ...
Pharmacologic management of opioid withdrawal symptoms can reduce the intensity of drug craving and improve treatment retention in patients with opioid use disorder who will receive maintenance treatment. Withdrawal management without subsequent maintenance treatment is associated with high rates of relapse, overdose death, and HIV and/or hepatitis C virus infection. Several guidelines on management of opioid withdrawal are available. Maintenance treatment of opioid use disorder was reviewed in a previous issue.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2018 Aug 27;60(1554):137-42 |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction