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Bedaquiline (Sirturo) for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • August 19, 2013;  (Issue 1423)
Bedaquiline (bed ak' wi leen; Sirturo – Janssen), a diarylquinoline antimycobacterial, has been given accelerated approval by the FDA as an orphan drug for use in addition to other drugs for treatment of...
Bedaquiline (bed ak' wi leen; Sirturo – Janssen), a diarylquinoline antimycobacterial, has been given accelerated approval by the FDA as an orphan drug for use in addition to other drugs for treatment of adults with multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (MDR-TB). It is the first drug approved specifically to treat MDR-TB.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2013 Aug 19;55(1423):66-8 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Drugs for Tuberculosis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • April 1, 2012;  (Issue 116)
Tuberculosis (TB) is still a common cause of death worldwide, and the prevalence of drug-resistant TB poses challenges to its treatment and control. Guidelines with detailed management recommendations are...
Tuberculosis (TB) is still a common cause of death worldwide, and the prevalence of drug-resistant TB poses challenges to its treatment and control. Guidelines with detailed management recommendations are available from the American Thoracic Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
Treat Guidel Med Lett. 2012 Apr;10(116):29-36 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Drugs for Bacterial Infections

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • June 1, 2010;  (Issue 94)
The text below reviews some common bacterial infections and their treatment. The recommendations made here are based on the results of susceptibility studies, clinical trials and the opinions of Medical Letter...
The text below reviews some common bacterial infections and their treatment. The recommendations made here are based on the results of susceptibility studies, clinical trials and the opinions of Medical Letter consultants.
Treat Guidel Med Lett. 2010 Jun;8(94):43-52 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Drugs for Tuberculosis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • October 1, 2009;  (Issue 86)
Even though the incidence continues to decline in the United States, tuberculosis (TB) is still a common cause of death worldwide, and the prevalence of drug-resistant TB poses severe challenges to its...
Even though the incidence continues to decline in the United States, tuberculosis (TB) is still a common cause of death worldwide, and the prevalence of drug-resistant TB poses severe challenges to its treatment and control. Guidelines with detailed management recommendations are available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
Treat Guidel Med Lett. 2009 Oct;7(86):75-82 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Drugs That May Cause Psychiatric Symptoms

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • December 15, 2008;  (Issue 1301)
Many drugs can cause psychiatric symptoms, but a causal connection is often difficult to establish. Psychiatric symptoms that emerge during drug treatment could also be due to the underlying illness, previously...
Many drugs can cause psychiatric symptoms, but a causal connection is often difficult to establish. Psychiatric symptoms that emerge during drug treatment could also be due to the underlying illness, previously unrecognized psychopathology, or psychosocial factors. The withdrawal of some drugs can cause symptoms such as anxiety, psychosis, delirium, agitation or depression.

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Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2008 Dec 15;50(1301):100-3 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Drugs for Tuberculosis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • March 1, 2007;  (Issue 55)
Even though the incidence continues to decline, tuberculosis (TB) is still a problem in the United States. Treatment of TB can be divided into treatment of latent infection and treatment of active disease....
Even though the incidence continues to decline, tuberculosis (TB) is still a problem in the United States. Treatment of TB can be divided into treatment of latent infection and treatment of active disease. Atable listing the first-line drugs used for treatment of TB with their doses and adverse effects can be found on page 16. Other guidelines with more detailed management recommendations are available.
Treat Guidel Med Lett. 2007 Mar;5(55):15-22 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Drugs for Tuberculosis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • December 1, 2004;  (Issue 28)
Tuberculosis (TB) is still a problem in the United States, even though the incidence continues to decline in most of the country (MMWR Morbid Mortal Wkly Rep 2004; 53:209). Treatment of TB can be divided into...
Tuberculosis (TB) is still a problem in the United States, even though the incidence continues to decline in most of the country (MMWR Morbid Mortal Wkly Rep 2004; 53:209). Treatment of TB can be divided into treatment of latent infection diagnosed by a positive PPD and treatment of active clinical TB. Guidelines with detailed management recommendations are available from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (MMWR Morbid Mortal Wkly Rep 2003; 52RR-11:1).
Treat Guidel Med Lett. 2004 Dec;2(28):83-2 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Drugs That May Cause Psychiatric Symptoms

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • July 8, 2002;  (Issue 1134)
Many drugs can cause psychiatric symptoms, but a causal connection is often difficult to establish. Psychiatric symptoms that emerge during drug treatment may also be due to the underlying illness, previously...
Many drugs can cause psychiatric symptoms, but a causal connection is often difficult to establish. Psychiatric symptoms that emerge during drug treatment may also be due to the underlying illness, previously unrecognized psychopathology, or psychosocial factors. The withdrawal of some drugs can cause symptoms such as anxiety, psychosis, delirium, agitation or depression.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2002 Jul 8;44(1134):59-62 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Drugs that may cause Cognitive Disorders in the Elderly

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • November 27, 2000;  (Issue 1093)
Older patients are especially susceptible to drug-induced cognitive impairment. They are more likely to be taking multiple drugs, to have higher blood levels of those drugs because of renal or hepatic...
Older patients are especially susceptible to drug-induced cognitive impairment. They are more likely to be taking multiple drugs, to have higher blood levels of those drugs because of renal or hepatic dysfunction, and to have pre-existing cognitive problems that make it difficult to detect the role of drugs causing new symptoms or making old ones worse.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2000 Nov 27;42(1093):111-2 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Drugs For Tuberculosis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • August 4, 1995;  (Issue 954)
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major problem in the United States, particularly in areas where drug resistance is common (Morbid Mortal Weekly Rep, 44:387, May 26, 1995). Since poor compliance is the...
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major problem in the United States, particularly in areas where drug resistance is common (Morbid Mortal Weekly Rep, 44:387, May 26, 1995). Since poor compliance is the most important cause of treatment failure and is associated with emergence of drug resistence, some experts now recommend that all patients take drugs for TB under direct observation (SE Weis et al, N Engl J Med, 330:1179, 1994; R Bayer and D Wilkinson, Lancet, 345:1545, June 17, 1995).
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 1995 Aug 4;37(954):67-70 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Drugs for Tuberculosis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • October 29, 1993;  (Issue 908)
The rising incidence of tuberculosis (TB) has been accompanied by a dramatic increase in drug resistance in some areas of the USA (TR Frieden et al, N Engl J Med, 328:521, 1993). Since poor compliance is the...
The rising incidence of tuberculosis (TB) has been accompanied by a dramatic increase in drug resistance in some areas of the USA (TR Frieden et al, N Engl J Med, 328:521, 1993). Since poor compliance is the most important cause of treatment failure and associated with emergence of drug resistance, some experts now recommend that patients with TB take their drugs under direct obeservation (MD Iseman et al, N Engl J Med, 329:576, 1993).
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 1993 Oct 29;35(908):99-102 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Drugs for Tuberculosis

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • February 7, 1992;  (Issue 863)
After many years of decline in the USA, the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) has recently increased, partly because the disease occurs more frequently in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection...
After many years of decline in the USA, the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) has recently increased, partly because the disease occurs more frequently in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and in the homeless (PF Barnes et al, N Engl J Med, 324:1644, 1991; Morbid Mortal Weekly Rep, 40:869, Dec 20, 1991).
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 1992 Feb 7;34(863):10-2 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction