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Desvenlafaxine for Depression
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • May 19, 2008 (Issue 1286)
particularly for treatment of depression in patients with prominent pain complaints.
Table 1. SNRIs and SSRIs ...
The FDA has approved the marketing of desvenlafaxine (Pristiq - Wyeth), the main active metabolite of venlafaxine (Effexor, and others - Wyeth), for treatment of major depressive disorder. Venlafaxine, a norepinephrine and serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), is available generically as an immediate-release tablet. Venlafaxine extended-release capsules (Effexor XR) are scheduled to go off-patent in 2010.
Dexlansoprazole (Kapidex) for GERD and Erosive Esophagitis
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Mar 23, 2009 (Issue 1308)
with dexlansoprazole
than with placebo included diarrhea, abdominal pain,
upper respiratory infection, nausea ...
The FDA has approved the proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) dexlansoprazole (Kapidex - Takeda), a delayed release formulation of the R-enantiomer of lansoprazole (Prevacid - Takeda), for treating and maintaining healing of erosive esophagitis and for treatment of heartburn associated with non-erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Dronedarone (Multaq) for Atrial Fibrillation
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Oct 05, 2009 (Issue 1322)
— Diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain and vomiting can occur with dronedarone,
but unlike amiodarone ...
Dronedarone (Multaq - Sanofi-Aventis) has been approved by the FDA for oral treatment of atrial fibrillation and flutter. Amiodarone (Cordarone, and others) is the most effective drug for this indication, but has considerable toxicity.
Degarelix (Firmagon) for Prostate Cancer
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Oct 19, 2009 (Issue 1323)
prostate cancer, including increased bone
pain due to metastatic disease, urinary obstruction ...
The FDA has approved degarelix (Firmagon - Ferring), a synthetic decapeptide gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonist, for rapid medical castration of men with advanced prostate cancer. Abarelix (Plenaxis), the first GnRH antagonist approved by the FDA, was withdrawn from the US market because of immediate hypersensitivity reactions.
Ophthalmic Besifloxacin (Besivance)
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Dec 14, 2009 (Issue 1327)
have
included blurred vision, eye pain, eye irritation, eye
pruritus and headache. Besifloxacin is classified ...
The FDA has approved the fluoroquinolone besifloxacin 0.6% ophthalmic suspension (Besivance - Bausch & Lomb) for treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis caused by susceptible bacteria. According to the manufacturer, this product was developed specifically for ophthalmic use in a specialized vehicle designed to prolong contact time on the ocular surface. Besifloxacin is not available for systemic use.
A New Conjugate Meningococcal Vaccine (Menveo)
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Jul 26, 2010 (Issue 1343)
disease.
1
ADVERSE EFFECTS — The most common adverse
reactions to Menveo have been injection site pain ...
The FDA has approved Menveo (Novartis), a new quadrivalent conjugated polysaccharide vaccine, for
protection against disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis in people 11-55 years old.
Colonoscopy Preparations
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Jan 21, 2013 (Issue 1408)
, vomiting, bloating and abdominal pain can
occur. Since these preparations may cause electrolyte ...
Colonoscopy remains the preferred method of colorectal
cancer screening. Many patients consider
cleansing the bowel in preparation for colonoscopy
the most unpleasant part of the procedure, but inadequate
bowel preparation significantly lowers the diagnostic
yield.
Glycopyrrolate/Formoterol (Bevespi Aerosphere) for COPD
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Oct 10, 2016 (Issue 1505)
of inhaled beta2-adrenergic
agonists include palpitations, tachycardia, chest
pain, tremor, nervousness ...
The FDA has approved a fixed-dose combination of
the long-acting anticholinergic glycopyrrolate and
the long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist (LABA)
formoterol (Bevespi Aerosphere – AstraZeneca) for
long-term maintenance treatment of patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Glycopyrrolate/formoterol is the fourth long-acting
anticholinergic/LABA combination to be approved in
the US, but the first to become available in a metered-dose
inhaler. Glycopyrrolate/indacaterol (Utibron
Neohaler), umeclidinium/vilanterol (Anoro Ellipta),
and tiotropium/olodaterol (Stiolto...
Jornay PM - Evening-Dosed Methylphenidate for ADHD
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Aug 12, 2019 (Issue 1578)
, abdominal
pain, anxiety, nervousness, restlessness, agitation,
irritability, tics, dizziness, vertigo ...
The FDA has approved Jornay PM (Ironshore), a
capsule formulation of methylphenidate with a
delayed-release outer layer and an extended-release
inner layer, for once-nightly treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in patients >6
years old. Jornay PM is the first methylphenidate
product to become available in the US that is taken
in the evening; other long-acting methylphenidate
formulations are taken in the morning. It is being
marketed specifically for patients who have disruptive
ADHD symptoms in the morning.
Two Drugs for Advanced HER2-Positive Breast Cancer (Enhertu and Tukysa)
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Nov 16, 2020 (Issue 1611)
, nausea, fatigue, stomatitis, decreased appetite, abdominal pain, and rash can also occur. DRUG ...
The FDA has approved two new drugs for treatment
of previously-treated unresectable or metastatic
human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer: fam-trastuzumab deruxtecannxki
(Enhertu – Daiichi-Sankyo/AstraZeneca), an IV
HER2-directed monoclonal antibody linked to the
topoisomerase I inhibitor DXd, and tucatinib (Tukysa – Seagen), an oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor.