The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
FROM
ISSUE 1493
ISSUE 1493
April 25, 2016
Issue 1493
- In Brief: New Recommendations for Use of Metformin in Renal Impairment
- Cariprazine (Vraylar) for Schizophrenia and Bipolar I Disorder
- Maestro Rechargeable System for Weight Loss
- Mifepristone (Mifeprex) Label Changes
- In Brief: Cholic Acid (Cholbam) for Bile Acid Synthesis Disorders
- In Brief: Jadenu - A New Formulation of Deferasirox for Iron Overload (online only)
Subscribers: Log in to read full issue. Not a subscriber? Subscribe or purchase issue.
In Brief: New Recommendations for Use of Metformin in Renal Impairment
April 25, 2016 (Issue: 1493)
The FDA has required labeling changes that replace serum creatinine (SCr) with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) as the parameter used to determine the appropriateness of treatment with the biguanide metformin (Glucophage, and others) in...more
The Medical Letter is a subscriber-funded nonprofit organization that publishes critical appraisals of new prescription drugs and comparative reviews of drugs for common diseases.