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Drugs of Choice for Cancer
Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter • Mar 01, 2003 (Issue 7)
prophylaxis: Intrathecal methotrexate or etoposide; high-dose cytarabine + mitoxantrone;
(± intrathecal ...
The tables in this article list drugs used for treatment of cancer in the USA and Canada and their major adverse effects. The choice of drugs in Table I is based on the opinions of Medical Letter consultants. Some drugs are listed for indications for which they have not been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. In some cases, such as elderly patients or those with many co-morbid illnesses, the regimen of choice might not be suitable. For many of the cancers listed, surgery and/or radiation therapy may be the treatment of choice or may also be part of the management. Anticancer...
Cardiovascular Drugs in the ICU
Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter • Dec 01, 2002 (Issue 4)
, was
frequently used for prophylaxis of ventricular arrhythmias during and after myocardial infarction ...
Ever-increasing specialization has made it difficult for many physicians to keep up with therapeutic standards in intensive-care units (ICUs). This issue of Treatment Guidelines offers current recommendations for use of cardiovascular drugs in the ICU for treatment of hypertensive emergencies; shock, cardiac arrest or decompensated heart failure; and ventricular arrhythmias.
Drugs for Hepatitis C Virus Infection
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Oct 28, 2024 (Issue 1714)
receiving HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.
Antibody tests can produce false-negative results ...
About 2.5 million persons in the US had hepatitis C
between 2017 and 2020. Guidelines from the American
Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
on management of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection
were updated in 2023.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2024 Oct 28;66(1714):169-74 doi:10.58347/tml.2024.1714a | Show Introduction Hide Introduction
Drugs for Cardiac Arrhythmias
Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter • Jun 01, 2007 (Issue 58)
prophylaxis decreased the incidence of atrial
fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.
25
A metaanalysis ...
The drugs of choice for treatment of common cardiac arrhythmias are listed in Tables 1 and 2. Some drugs are recommended for indications that have not been approved by the FDA.
Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis and Allergic Conjunctivitis
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Mar 31, 2025 (Issue 1725)
nostril 34.20
(21 or 42 mcg/spray) bid-qid15 bid-qid15
14. Also FDA-approved for prophylaxis of seasonal ...
Initial treatment of allergic rhinitis (AR) depends
on the severity of symptoms and whether they are
intermittent or persistent (see Table 1).
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2025 Mar 31;67(1725):49-56 doi:10.58347/tml.2025.1725a | Show Introduction Hide Introduction