Allopurinol and febuxostat were found to be associated with a higher risk of hypersensitivity reactions when compared to colchicine, according to the results of a recently published population-based study.
Several factors were associated with an increased risk of UTI recurrence. These included antibiotic exposure prior to treatment, pyelonephritis on diagnosis date, having a follow-up visit during antibiotic treatment, receiving parenteral antibiotics.
A recent systematic review identified several established as well as emerging practices utilized in the pediatric setting that were associated with overuse of medical care.
A list of medications routinely prescribed in primary care practice that should be used cautiously or avoided in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) was compiled in a recently published study in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy.
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) do not appear to increase the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI), according to the findings of a recently published systematic review and meta-analysis. To evaluate the risk of AKI with these agents, study authors reviewed literature analyzing the effect of SGLT2is on renal adverse events compared with placebo or other…
Compared with intravenous hydrocortisone, IV methylprednisolone appears to be more beneficial as a pre-infusion prophylaxis therapy in patients receiving pegloticase, according to the findings of a recently published review.
