Colorado doctors warn about drug interactions with new COVID-19 treatment pills

Colorado doctors warn about drug interactions with new COVID-19 treatment pills

[ad_1] DENVER, Colo. (KDVR) – New drugs approved to treat COVID-19 may pose a risk depending on what other medications patients are taking. As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, new antiviral pills provide a sense of hope for many. Pfizer says its pill reduced hospitalization and severe infection by nearly 90 percent if taken within 3 […]

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Colchicine as COVID-19 treatment suffers difficult year, but some hope remains

[ad_1] January 21, 2022 6 min read Source/Disclosures Published by: Source: Mehta KG, et al. RMD Open. 2021;doi:10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001746.RECOVERY Collaborative Group. Lancet. 2021;doi:10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00435-5.Tardif JC, et al. Lancet. 2021;doi:10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00222-8. Disclosures: Neogi reports being an investigator on the CAN-COVID trial. Peto reports no relevant financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are […]

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Omicron monoclonal antibody treatment in short supply

Omicron monoclonal antibody treatment in short supply

[ad_1] UNM Hospital and Presbyterian wouldn’t say how many doses they have right now. A shipment is expected to arrive Thursday – doses have been allocated around the state, including 48 for metro-area hub hospitals. That’s 12 doses for Lovelace, 18 doses for UNM Hospital and 18 doses for Presbyterian. Other doses are spread around […]

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