Drugs

Pharmacists look at the risks and benefits of pharmacogenetic testing to explain the variability in drug response

In Canada, the prevalence of benzodiazepine use is estimated between 5% and 10%.

By comparison, a group of people who also dieted and exercised, but then received dummy shots, lost weight initially but then regained some.

Medication reviews and deprescribing are key interventions to prevent falls in older adults. 

Assessment of overall anticholinergic burden is essential for older patients taking multiple medications.

Researchers examined a random sample of health insurance claim records of 16 million patients in the United States between 2006 and 2020 for use of semaglutide drugs.

Physicians should discuss patients’ expectations of SSRIs and SNRIs.

A new report from ISMP Canada shares what doctors, pharmacists, anaesthesiologists and others should do about the increased risk of aspiration after anesthesia for people taking GLP-1 receptor agonists like semaglutide.