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COVID-19 Update: Metformin to Prevent Long Covid?

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • May 29, 2023  (Issue 1677)
., alcohol, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, iodinated contrast media) can result in additive effects ...
Results from a double-blind trial suggest that off-label use of the oral antihyperglycemic drug metformin in patients with COVID-19 may decrease the risk of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection ("long COVID").
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2023 May 29;65(1677):87-8   doi:10.58347/tml.2023.1677e |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction

Drugs for Hypothyroidism

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Feb 20, 2023  (Issue 1670)
) thyroiditis, thyroidectomy, or radioactive iodine therapy. Treatment of hypothyroidism with replacement ...
Primary hypothyroidism is usually the result of Hashimoto's (autoimmune) thyroiditis, thyroidectomy, or radioactive iodine therapy. Treatment of hypothyroidism with replacement doses of thyroid hormone is usually lifelong. Levothyroxine (LT4; synthetic thyroxine; Synthroid, and others) is the drug of choice.1
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2023 Feb 20;65(1670):25-9   doi:10.58347/tml.2023.1670a |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction

Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Nov 14, 2022  (Issue 1663)
of metformin Agents that cause lactic acidosis (e.g., alcohol, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, iodinated ...
Diet, exercise, and weight loss can improve glycemic control, but almost all patients with type 2 diabetes require antihyperglycemic drug therapy. Treating to a target A1C of <7% while minimizing hypoglycemia is recommended to prevent microvascular complications of diabetes (retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy). An A1C target of <8% may be appropriate for some older patients.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2022 Nov 14;64(1663):177-84 |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction

Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Jan 08, 2024  (Issue 1693)
) and interacts with many other drugs. Dronedarone, a non-iodinated analog of amiodarone, is less effective than ...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in the world. Risk factor modification, anticoagulation, rhythm control, and rate control are the four pillars of its management. American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines on management of AF were updated recently.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2024 Jan 8;66(1693):1-8   doi:10.58347/tml.2024.1693a |  Show IntroductionHide Introduction