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Pharmacotherapy of obesity: an update on the available medications and drugs under investigation

open access: yesEClinicalMedicine, 2023
Summary Obesity is an epidemic and a public health threat. Medical weight management remains one of the options for the treatment of excess weight and recent advances have revolutionized how we treat, and more importantly how we will be treating obesity ...
M. Chakhtoura   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Safety of 80 antidepressants, antipsychotics, anti‐attention‐deficit/hyperactivity medications and mood stabilizers in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders: a large scale systematic meta‐review of 78 adverse effects

open access: yesWorld Psychiatry, 2020
Mental disorders frequently begin in childhood or adolescence. Psychotropic medications have various indications for the treatment of mental disorders in this age group and are used not infrequently off‐label.
M. Solmi   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Randomized Trial of Three Anticonvulsant Medications for Status Epilepticus.

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND The choice of drugs for patients with status epilepticus that is refractory to treatment with benzodiazepines has not been thoroughly studied.
J. Kapur   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Management of common adverse effects of antipsychotic medications

open access: yesWorld Psychiatry, 2018
The benefits of antipsychotic medications are sometimes obscured by their adverse effects. These effects range from relatively minor tolerability issues (e.g., mild sedation or dry mouth) to very unpleasant (e.g., constipation, akathisia, sexual ...
T. Stroup, Neil A. Gray
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Thiazolidinediones: the Forgotten Diabetes Medications

open access: yesCurrent Diabetes Reports, 2019
Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are the only pharmacologic agents that specifically treat insulin resistance. The beneficial effects of TZDs on the cardiovascular risk factors associated with insulin resistance have been well documented.
H. Lebovitz
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Diabetes: how to manage overweight and obesity in type 2 diabetes mellitus

open access: yesDrugs in Context, 2022
The prevalence of obesity worldwide continues to increase substantially. Obesity is a chronic disease that can lead to other health conditions, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A variety of treatment options are available to treat T2DM.
Megan Wesling, Jennifer J D’Souza
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics of US Counties With High Opioid Overdose Mortality and Low Capacity to Deliver Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

open access: yesJAMA Network Open, 2019
Key Points Question What are the characteristics of US counties with high rates of opioid overdose mortality and low capacity to deliver medications for opioid use disorder?
R. Haffajee   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

When blood pressure refuses to budge: exploring the complexity of resistant hypertension

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
Resistant hypertension, defined as blood pressure that remains above goal despite using three or more antihypertensive medications, including a diuretic, affects a significant proportion of the hypertensive population and is associated with increased ...
Meeti Keyur Champaneria   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gut microbiota associations with common diseases and prescription medications in a population-based cohort

open access: yesNature Communications, 2018
The human gut microbiome has been associated with many health factors but variability between studies limits exploration of effects between them. Gut microbiota profiles are available for >2700 members of the deeply phenotyped TwinsUK cohort, providing a
Keisuke Sumide   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Case Report: The Complexities of Managing Medications and the Importance of Deprescribing Anticholinergics in Older Adults

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Potentially inappropriate anticholinergic medications (including over-the-counter products), polypharmacy, and the existence of communication barriers among members of the interprofessional team frequently contribute to clinical complexity in older ...
Taylor Elliott   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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