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Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (Revisited)
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Jul 03, 2006 (Issue 1238)
prophylaxis in
various doses for an average of 6.4 years lowered the
risk of myocardial infarction in men ...
When the use of aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases was last reviewed in The Medical Letter, only one placebo-controlled prospective trial was available: the (male) Physicians' Health Study. Last year, a second large, randomized, placebo-controlled study was reported as part of the Women's Health Study. Recently a sex-specific meta-analysis of 6 trials, including these two, was published.
Desirudin (Iprivask) for DVT Prevention
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Nov 01, 2010 (Issue 1350)
following low-dose subcutaneous
treatment with desirudin for thrombosis prophylaxis
after hip-replacement ...
The injectable direct thrombin inhibitor desirudin (Iprivask – Canyon), a recombinant analog of hirudin,
the leech anticoagulant protein, was approved by the FDA in 2003 for prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after elective hip arthroplasty, but was only marketed recently in the US. It has been available in Europe as Revasc for about 10 years. Two other hirudin analogs are available in the US: lepirudin (Refludan) for treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) and bivalirudin (Angiomax) for use in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Vaccines for Travelers
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Nov 19, 2018 (Issue 1560)
for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a 2-dose PrEP schedule ...
Persons planning to travel outside the US should be
up to date on routine vaccines and, depending on their
destination, duration of travel, and planned activities,
may also receive certain travel-specific vaccines.
Tickborne encephalitis and dengue vaccines, which
are not available in the US, are reviewed in a separate
article available online. Detailed advice for travel to
specific destinations is available from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at www.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/list. Recommendations for
administration of vaccines as part of routine...
In Brief: A New Formulation of Posaconazole (Noxafil)
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Feb 02, 2015 (Issue 1461)
drug posaconazole (Noxafil - Merck) for
prophylaxis of Aspergillus and Candida infections
in adults ...
The FDA has approved an IV formulation of the antifungal drug posaconazole (Noxafil - Merck) for prophylaxis of Aspergillus and Candida infections in adults at high risk for these infections, such as those with prolonged neutropenia. Posaconazole is also available as delayed-release tablets and an oral suspension.With activity against Aspergillus and Candida, posaconazole has an antifungal spectrum similar to that of voriconazole (Vfend, and generics), but unlike voriconazole it is also active against many species of Mucorales (formerly called Zygomycetes), such as Mucor and Rhizopus....
Antiviral Drugs
Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter • Mar 01, 2013 (Issue 127)
to vaccination
for prophylaxis and treatment of influenza. In
recent years, the susceptibility of circulating ...
The drugs of choice for treatment of viral infections
(other than HIV) and their dosages are listed in Tables
1-6 on the pages that follow. Some of the indications
and dosages recommended here have not been
approved by the FDA. Vaccines used for the prevention
of viral infections are discussed elsewhere.
Recombinant Antihemophilic Factor
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Jun 11, 1993 (Issue 898)
equivalent to that of plasma-derived FVIII. Recombinate used for prophylaxis or on demand for six ...
Recombinate (Baxter) and Kogenate (Miles), two recombinant-DNA-derived Factor VIII (rFVIII) preparations, were recently approved for marketing by the US Food and Drug Administration. Clotting factor concentrates are generally prepared from large plasma pools obtained from thousands of donors. Without adequate inactivation of viruses, these concentrates can transmit hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), among others. The new recombinant products, which include human albumin added as a stabilizer, are claimed to be free of blood-borne viruses.
Two Neuraminidase Inhibitors for Treatment of Influenza
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Oct 08, 1999 (Issue 1063)
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CLINICAL TRIALS — Prophylaxis − A four-week prophylactic trial during the influenza season
in 1,107 adults ...
Zanamivir, a neuraminidase inhibitor taken by inhalation, has been approved by the FDA for treatment of influenza. Oseltamivir phosphate, an oral neuraminidase inhibitor, will probably be approved soon.
COVID-19 Updates
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Mar 21, 2022 (Issue 1646)
/3K5AcNc. Accessed March 3, 2022.
2. Tixagevimab and cilgavimab (Evusheld) for pre-exposure
prophylaxis ...
The CDC has issued new guidance allowing for
an interval of up to 8 weeks between the first and
second primary doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
in certain patients 12-64 years old.1 Product labeling
currently recommends a 3-week interval between the
first two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA vaccine
(Comirnaty) and a 4-week interval between the first
two doses of the Moderna mRNA vaccine (Spikevax).
The new guidance is based on data suggesting that
a longer interval can decrease the risk of myocarditis
and may improve vaccine efficacy.
Expanded Table: Some Vaccines for Travelers (online only)
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Nov 19, 2018 (Issue 1560)
days prior to vaccination
▶ Administer at least 10 days before starting
antimalarial prophylaxis ...
View the Expanded Table: Some Vaccines for Travelers
In Brief: Prevention of Meningococcal B Disease
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Dec 09, 2013 (Issue 1431)
prophylaxis is
recommended.
1. NJ Carter. Multicomponent meningococcal serogroup B vaccine
(4CMenB; Bexsero ...
An outbreak (8 cases to date) of meningococcal disease at Princeton University caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B has led the FDA and CDC to permit importation and investigational use (at Princeton University only) of a meningococcus B vaccine (4CMenB; Bexsero – Novartis) that has not been approved in the US. Bexsero has been approved for use in the European Union and in Australia.THE VACCINE — Until recently, no serogroup B vaccine was widely available because the polysaccharide capsule of the B serogroup, unlike those of the other main meningococcal serogroups (A, C, Y, and...