New Expert Recommendations on Pediatric Vitiligo Care New Expert Recommendations on Pediatric Vitiligo Care
New consensus-based guidelines support the use of topical calcineurin inhibitors, topical corticosteroids, and topical JAK inhibitors for treatment.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - March 14, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Computational Simulations Shed Light on Factors Affecting Nasal Spray Distribution
In this series of simulations, researchers in CDER and external collaborators studied how different factors may affect corticosteroid nasal deposition (where the drug particles land in the nose) and, relatedly, nasal distribution (where the drug particles ultimately ‘reside’). (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - March 12, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Why You Suddenly Have Allergies
When Dr. Gailen Marshall was training to become a physician, he was taught that allergies were a kid thing. “Back in the day, the allergist’s office was full of children,” says Marshall, who is the president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. “If you ever thought about doing allergy testing or allergy shots in someone older than 40, that’s because you were just a money-grubbing doctor.”
A lot has changed since then. In 2021, about a quarter of U.S. adults reported seasonal allergies, compared to 19% of children.
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Source: TIME: Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Asthma Control Better With Biologic-Corticosteroid Combo
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Adding dupilumab (Dupixent) to a medium-dose inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) routine helped lower asthma exacerbations and improved both lung function and asthma control, according to a post-hoc analysis of the LIBERTY... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - February 26, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Drug Trials Snapshots: AGAMREE
AGAMREE is a corticosteroid indicated for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients 2 years of age and older. (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - February 16, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
FDA Approves Eohilia for Eosinophilic Esophagitis
FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Eohilia (budesonide oral suspension) as the first and only oral treatment for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).
The oral corticosteroid therapy is approved for individuals... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA Approves First Oral Option for Eosinophilic Esophagitis
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved budesonide oral suspension (Eohilia) for adults and children ages 11 years and older with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), drugmaker Takeda announced.
Approval of the 12-week course of corticosteroids, delivered... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - February 12, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Corticosteroid Still Doesn't Help After Stroke in the Thrombectomy Era
(MedPage Today) -- PHOENIX -- A short course of low-dose methylprednisolone added to endovascular thrombectomy after acute ischemic stroke did not improve outcomes overall, though there was a lower rate of mortality, the randomized MARVEL trial... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - February 8, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Corticosteroid Injections Don ’t Move Blood Sugar for Most Corticosteroid Injections Don ’t Move Blood Sugar for Most
Blood sugar levels before an intra-articular corticosteroid injection were the biggest factor in how the medication affected glucose control.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - January 23, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
PET/CT scans show value in patients with rare type of pancreatitis
F-18 FDG-PET/CT scans may help predict relapses in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis, according to a study published January 17 in BMC Gastroenterology.
In an analysis of F-18 FDG-PET/CT scans in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) prior to treatment, specific imaging findings were higher in a group that subsequently relapsed than in those who did not relapse, noted first authors Shengxin Chen and Guanyun Wang, of Chinese PLA General Hospital in Beijing, and colleagues.
“Relapse seriously affects the lives of patients and comprises a heavy psychological burden; therefore, it is necessary to identify predict...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 19, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Molecular Imaging Source Type: news
Tapering of Inhaled Steroids Feasible for Asthma Controlled With Benralizumab
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 -- For patients with severe eosinophilic asthma controlled on benralizumab, tapering of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) is feasible and is not associated with worse asthma control, according to a study published online Dec. 7... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 10, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Bone health a concern among lung transplant patients
In this study, the group thus evaluated the impact of a multidisciplinary bone health assessment and treatment protocol in patients treated at their transplant clinic at UNC Health in Chapel Hill. The protocol included multidisciplinary team education, initiation of DEXA screening at prespecified intervals post-transplant, and assessment of adequate calcium and vitamin D supplementation.The study included 58 lung transplant recipients: 38 in the preprotocol and 20 in the postprotocol groups, with measurements compared between the patients at two years post-transplant.According to the findings, patients in the postprotocol ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 3, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Subspecialties Digital X-Ray Musculoskeletal Radiology Source Type: news
Asthma inhaler to be discontinued in January
A popular corticosteroid inhaler used to treat asthma and other conditions is being discontinued, and despite generic versions now available, health experts are warning patients to plan ahead for making the switch and potential issues with insurance coverage. Manufacturer GSK that it’s…#floventhfa #floventdiskus #gsk #aap #arnuity #christophermoermann #oermann #armonairdigihaler #arnuityellipta #aafa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Osteoporosis Risk Increased With Long-Term Topical Corticosteroid Exposure
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 -- The risk for osteoporosis and major osteoporotic fracture (MOF) is increased in association with long-term exposure to topical corticosteroids (TCSs), according to a study published online Dec. 20 in the Journal of the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Computational Simulations Shed Light on Factors Affecting Nasal Spray Distribution
In this series of simulations, researchers in CDER and external collaborators studied how different factors may affect corticosteroid nasal deposition (where the drug particles land in the nose) and, relatedly, nasal distribution (where the drug particles ultimately ‘reside’). (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - November 29, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
