Oxycodone Substitute Shows Lower Abuse Potential
Investigators assessed the potential for abuse associated with NKTR-181, a new mu-opioid receptor agonist analgesic.
AANP 2018 Annual Meeting
Demographic Insights Into Hepatitis Vaccination Practices
From 2007 to 2015, the majority of initial hepatitis A, B, and A/B vaccinations were administered by primary care providers.
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Systems Quality Assessment
An observational study was conducted in order to determine the accuracy and quality of readings provided by home blood pressure monitoring systems.
Tiotropium Once-Daily Plus ICS Maintenance May Improve Airflow Obstruction in Adult Asthma
Researchers from the University of Rochester identified improvement in pulmonary function in symptomatic adult patients with asthma treated with once-daily tiotropium.
Budesonide ER for Ulcerative Colitis Safe Regardless of Gender, Age
The budesonide extended-release formulation was found to be safe and well tolerated for the remission of ulcerative colitis, regardless of age or gender.
Rifaximin May Improve Abdominal Pain Symptoms in IBS-D
A 2-week course of treatment with rifaximin for diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome was found to improve abdominal pain symptoms.
More NPs Ordering Multitarget Stool DNA Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening
The percentage of NPs who order the mt-sDNA test for colorectal cancer screening has increased significantly since the test became available in 2014.
Osteoporosis Fracture Risk Awareness Lacking in Postmenopausal Women
Postmenopausal women have little awareness of osteoporotic fracture risk and poor understanding that a fragility fracture may be indicative of osteoporosis and that it increases future fracture risk.
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