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Alirocumab (Praluent) to Lower LDL-Cholesterol

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Aug 17, 2015  (Issue 1475)
. The maximum daily dose of simvastatin should be 10 mg if taken with diltiazem (Cardizem), verapamil (Calan ...
The FDA has approved the subcutaneously injected PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9) inhibitor alirocumab (Praluent – Sanofi/Regeneron) as an adjunct to diet and maximally tolerated statin therapy for adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) or clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease who require additional lowering of LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C). It was not approved for general use in statin-intolerant patients. Alirocumab is the first PCSK9 inhibitor to be approved in the US. Evolocumab (Repatha – Amgen), another PCSK9 inhibitor, was...
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2015 Aug 17;57(1475):113-5 |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction

Drugs for Hypertension

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • May 27, 2024  (Issue 1703)
rash with diltiazem Verapamil – generic long-acting – generic generic (delayed-onset) Verelan PM ...
American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines for treatment of hypertension were last published in 2018. Treatment of hypertensive urgencies and emergencies is not discussed here.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2024 May 27;66(1703):81-8   doi:10.58347/tml.2024.1703a |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction

Pramipexole (Mirapex) for Restless Leg Syndrome

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Mar 26, 2007  (Issue 1257)
secreted by the cationic transport system such as ranitidine (Zantac, and others), diltiazem (Cardizem ...
The dopamine agonist pramipexole (Mirapex - Boehringer Ingelheim) is the second drug approved by the FDA for treatment of moderate to severe restless legs syndrome (RLS). Ropinirole (Requip), another dopamine agonist, was approved for RLS in 2005. Both of these drugs were first approved for treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2007 Mar 26;49(1257):26-8 |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction

Lefamulin (Xenleta) for Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Sep 23, 2019  (Issue 1581)
, 2019. 3. Such as midazolam, alprazolam, diltiazem, verapamil, simvastatin, and vardena fil. 4. Oral ...
Lefamulin (Xenleta – Nabriva), a semisynthetic pleuromutilin antibiotic, has been approved by the FDA for IV and oral treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) in adults. It is the first systemic pleuromutilin antibiotic to be approved in the US; retapamulin (Altabax), a 1% topical ointment for treatment of impetigo, was approved in 2007.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2019 Sep 23;61(1581):145-8 |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction

Ozanimod (Zeposia) for Ulcerative Colitis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Sep 20, 2021  (Issue 1633)
(verapamil, diltiazem) and a beta blocker should generally be avoided because of the risk of bradycardia ...
The oral sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) receptor modulator ozanimod (Zeposia – Bristol Myers Squibb) has been approved by the FDA for treatment of adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. It is the first S1P receptor modulator to be approved for treatment of ulcerative colitis. Ozanimod was approved in March 2020 for use in adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2021 Sep 20;63(1633):147-51 |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction

Pharmaceutical Drug Overdose

   
Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter • Sep 01, 2006  (Issue 49)
blockers cause hypotension. Verapamil (Calan, and others) and diltiazem (Cardizem, and others) cause ...
Every pharmaceutical drug is a dose-dependent poison. This article describes the clinical presentation and treatment of some dangerous overdoses commonly reported in adults.
Treat Guidel Med Lett. 2006 Sep;4(49):61-6 |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction

Comparison Table: Some Lipid-Lowering Drugs (online only)

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Sep 19, 2022  (Issue 1659)
Pharmacol 2005; 78:330. 6. The maximum dose of simvastatin is 10 mg if taken with diltiazem, dronedarone ...
View the Comparison Table: Some Lipid-Lowering Drugs
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2022 Sep 19;64(1659):e152-6 |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction

Lipid-Lowering Drugs

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Sep 19, 2022  (Issue 1659)
dose of simvastatin is 10 mg if taken with diltiazem, dronedarone, or verapamil and 20 mg if taken ...
Cholesterol management guidelines from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force were last published in 2019.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2022 Sep 19;64(1659):145-52 |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction