Search results for "Prescriptions"
Be wary of benzodiazepines' side effects
Alternative strategies are increasingly recommended when managing conditions like insomnia and anxiety in elderly patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/02/be-wary-of-benzodiazepines-side-effects.htm
1 Feb 2022
Handling the hassle of administrative hurdles
CMS released a proposed rule to address the administrative hassles of prior authorizations in Medicare Advantage plans, calling for automated processes, shorter decision-making time frames, and more transparency about the services subject to prior authorizations.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/11/handling-the-hassle-of-administrative-hurdles.htm
1 Nov 2023
Walking, jogging, yoga, and strength training help treat depression, analysis finds
More vigorous exercise had a greater effect on depression, according to a meta-analysis of 218 randomized controlled trials that examined the effect of exercise on major depressive disorder compared with psychotherapy, antidepressants, and control conditions.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/02/20/1.htm
20 Feb 2024
Helping more patients quit smoking
Asking patients about smoking and advising them to quit is not enough to set them up for success.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/06/helping-more-patients-quit-smoking.htm
1 Jun 2022
Stopping opioid treatment linked to increased risk of death from overdose or suicide in veterans
The risk of death from overdose or suicide increased immediately after starting or stopping opioids and continued to rise the longer patients were treated with opioids.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/17/2.htm
17 Mar 2020
Guideline issued on home oxygen therapy for chronic lung disease
Among other recommendations, patients with chronic lung disease and severe chronic resting hypoxemia should receive long-term oxygen for at least 15 hours per day, the American Thoracic Society said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/24/4.htm
24 Nov 2020
Losing a primary care physician led to more use of specialty, urgent, and ED care
A study of health care utilization by Medicare beneficiaries whose primary care physicians left practice found increased spending, particularly among those who had been treated at a solo practice.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/24/6.htm
24 Nov 2020
No tests, medications recommended for acute cough with suspected acute bronchitis in immunocompetent adults
Antibiotic therapy may be considered if acute bronchitis worsens and a complicating bacterial infection is thought to be likely, according to the CHEST Expert Cough Panel.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/03/4.htm
3 Mar 2020
Systematic reviews examine Alzheimer's detection, biomarkers, pharmacological treatments
An accompanying editorial noted that while some tools are available to identify, diagnose, and treat cognitive dysfunction from Alzheimer's dementia, they are blunt and lack clinical utility.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/28/2.htm
28 Apr 2020
News on booster doses and omicron, COVID-19 and women's health, outpatient treatments
Recipients of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are now eligible for boosters at five months, the CDC released additional data on vaccine safety in pregnancy, a study found a short-term association between COVID-19 vaccination and menstrual changes, and new outpatient treatments were authorized.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/01/11/1.htm
11 Jan 2022