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Injectable Semaglutide Shortage Forces Physicians to Pivot
WEBFeb 5, 2024 · And across the Atlantic, the European Medicines Agency has also put out a notice on a shortage of injectable semaglutide—specifically the Ozempic prefilled pens at doses of 0.25, 0.5, and 1 mg—due to both burgeoning demand and manufacturing issues. The agency said the shortfall is expected to continue through this year.
Cheaper Version of Tirzepatide for Weight Loss Now Available, …
WEBBy Caitlin E. Cox. August 28, 2024. Tirzepatide, when used for weight loss under the brand name Zepbound, is now more affordable thanks to a self-pay option created by the manufacturer, Lilly. The discount is available through the company’s own online pharmacy. The drug, an agonist of both the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor and the ...
COVID-19 Vaccination Tied to Fewer CV Events in Large UK Study
WEBAug 1, 2024 · By Todd Neale. Through one, two, or three doses of COVID-19 vaccine, people who receive the shots generally see lower risks of overall arterial and venous thrombotic events, according to a study of nearly 46 million people living in England. The incidence of major events like acute MI, acute ischemic stroke, pulmonary embolism, …
Nitrates and Erectile Dysfunction Meds? Increasingly Common, …
WEBApr 20, 2022 · By L.A. McKeown. Despite widely publicized warnings about the potential interaction between nitrates prescribed for angina and oral (phosphodiesterase type 5) PDE5 inhibitors taken for erectile dysfunction, a Danish study suggests that prescriptions for the latter have steadily increased over the last 20 years in men who take nitrates, but ...
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WEBApr 8, 2024 · Interventional Complications 2023. Seattle, WA. July 14. July 15, 2023. See All Conferences. The best online resource for cardiology conference slides around the globe.
Blood Pressure Insights in COVID-19: Watch for Drops and RAAS …
WEBSep 10, 2020 · Here, Baher Al-Abbasi, MD (University of Miami/JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, FL), and colleagues noted increased in-hospital mortality in 172 COVID-19 patients taking ACE inhibitors or ARBs compared with those not taking the drugs (33% vs 13%; P = 0.003), as well as increased likelihood of admission to the ICU (28% vs 13%; P = 0.038). …
Micra Leadless Pacemaker Performs Well Through 5 Years
WEBMar 6, 2024 · The Micra VR leadless pacemaker (Medtronic) continues to have a good safety and efficacy profile through the 5-year mark, according to real-world registry data. Rates of major complications and revisions were both under 5%, and no patients required device removal for infection. Moreover, as researchers led by Mikhael El-Chami, MD …
Good News for CV Recovery After COVID-19 Vaccine Myocarditis
WEBAug 29, 2024 · The 558 patients with postvaccine myocarditis were on average younger (25.9 years) and more often male (84%) compared with the 298 and 3,779 patients, respectively, with post-COVID-19 (31.0 years; 67% male) and conventional myocarditis (28.3 years; 79% male). About two-thirds (67%) of postvaccine myocarditis occurred …