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ICS, OCS use in asthma may carry bone health risks 18 Dec 2020

Patients with asthma who are treated with inhaled or oral corticosteroids may have an elevated risk of osteoporosis or fragility fracture, according to a study from the UK.

Mepolizumab shows promise against hypereosinophilic syndrome

18 Dec 2020

Obesity portends worse outcomes in COVID-19, even for young adults

18 Dec 2020

Can gargling with mouthwash stop coronavirus from its tracks?

18 Dec 2020

Substantial prevalence of burnout seen in rheumatologists

18 Dec 2020

Intravesical BCG therapy safe to use in older patients with bladder cancer

18 Dec 2020

Fruit, vegetable intake prevents frailty in older women

18 Dec 2020

Omecamtiv mecarbil: New player in HF treatment?

18 Dec 2020

Sponsored posts on e-cigarettes perform worse on social media

18 Dec 2020

Folate, vitamin B12 implicated in gestational diabetes

18 Dec 2020

High fish, omega-3 consumption may ward off postpartum depression

18 Dec 2020

Influenza vaccination key to preventing coinfection with COVID-19, reducing burden on healthcare system 09 Dec 2020;
In an interview, Dr Eric Lee Kim Hor, a consultant paediatrician from Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur, spoke on the importance of vaccination in the prevention of influenza among children, resulting in the prevention of coinfection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) resulting in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as well as reduction of burden on the healthcare system.

Confronting the everchanging epidemiology of IMD: The value of meningococcal vaccination in the paediatric population

08 Dec 2020

Pneumococcal vaccination in at-risk adults: Assessing targets and benefits

01 Dec 2020

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01 Dec 2020

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Contents : Semaglutide

Indications/Uses : Adjunct to diet & exercise in adults w/ insufficiently controlled type 2 DM as monotherapy when metformin is inappropriate due to intolerance or CIs; in addition to other medicinal products.

Galvus Met

Contents : Per 50 mg/500 mg FC tab Vildagliptin 50 mg, metformin HCl 500 mg. Per 50 mg/850 mg FC tab Vildagliptin 50 mg, metformin HCl 850 mg. Per 50 mg/1,000 mg FC tab Vildagliptin 50 mg, metformin HCl 1,000 mg

Indications/Uses : Type 2 DM inadequately controlled on metformin alone or who are already treated w/ combination of vildagliptin & metformin as separate tab. In triple combination therapy w/ sulphonylurea as an adjunct to diet & exercise in patients inadequately controlled w/ metformin & sulphonylurea. In triple combination therapy w/ insulin as an adjunct to diet & exercise to improve glycaemic control in adult patients when stable dose of insulin & metformin alone do not provide adequate glycaemic control. Initial therapy in patients w/ type 2 DM whose diabetes is inadequately controlled by diet & exercise alone.

Xofluza

Contents : Baloxavir marboxil

Indications/Uses : Acute uncomplicated influenza in patients ≥12 yr who have been symptomatic for no >48 hr.

Trezilent

Contents : Alpelisib

Indications/Uses : In combination w/ fulvestrant for postmenopausal women & men w/ hormone-receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, PIK3CA-mutated, advanced or metastatic breast cancer following progression on or after endocrine-based regimen.

Vizimpro

Contents : Dacomitinib

Indications/Uses : 1st-line treatment of patients w/ metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) w/ epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 19 deletion or exon 21 L858R substitution mutations.

Adacel

Contents : Per 0.5 mL Tetanus toxoid 5 Lf, diphtheria toxoid 2 Lf, pertussis toxoid 2.5 mcg, filamentous haemagglutinin 5 mcg, pertactin 3 mcg, fimbriae types 2 & 3 5 mcg

Indications/Uses : Active booster immunization for prevention of tetanus, diphtheria & pertussis (whooping cough) in persons ≥4 yr. Passive protection against pertussis in early infancy following maternal immunization during pregnancy. Concomitant w/ inactivated poliomyelitis vaccine as alternative for 5th dose of tetanus, diphtheria & acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) in childn 4-6 yr.

Cosyrel

Contents : Per 5 mg/5 mg FC tab Bisoprolol fumarate 5 mg, perindopril arginine 5 mg. Per 5 mg/10 mg FC tab Bisoprolol fumarate 5 mg, perindopril arginine 10 mg. Per 10 mg/10 mg FC tab Bisoprolol fumarate 10 mg, perindopril arginine 10 mg

Indications/Uses : Substitution treatment of HTN &/or stable CAD (patients w/ history of MI &/or revascularisation) in adult patients adequately controlled w/ bisoprolol & perindopril given concurrently at same dose level. 5 mg/5 mg: Stable chronic heart failure w/ reduced systolic left ventricular function in adult patients adequately controlled w/ bisoprolol & perindopril given concurrently at same dose level.

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