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JAK Inhibitors Tied to Increased Risk of Herpes Zoster in IBD, Other Immune-Mediated Diseases Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or other immune-mediated conditions may be at increased risk of herpes zoster infection if treated with Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors, a systematic review and meta-analysis suggests.
Reuters Health Information, January 2020
Cannabinoids Do Not Reduce Cancer-Related Pain, Has No Clear Effect on Sleep Problems Cannabinoids do not reduce cancer-related pain, and their effects on sleep problems in patients with chronic pain are unclear, according to a pair of new studies.
Reuters Health Information, January 2020

No Support for Lymphoma Risk With Anti-TNF Therapy for Pediatric IBD
Reuters Health Information, January 26, 2020
CCC 2020 Lymphoma Risk Low After TNF Inhibitor Treatments
Medscape Medical News, January 24, 2020
Alert FDA Approves Tazemetostat, First Drug for Rare Sarcoma
FDA Approvals, January 24, 2020
Elagolix Reduces Bleeding in Women With Fibroids
Reuters Health Information, January 24, 2020

Adverse Drug Events Reporting Perspective

LDL and Stroke Prevention: How Low to Go Dr Christoph Diener reviews a new study looking at cholesterol management in secondary stroke prevention, plus other recent studies in neurology.
Medscape Neurology, January 28, 2020
Could Colchicine Be the New Aspirin? Michel Zeitouni talks to Jean-Claude Tardif about the COLCOT series of clinical trials testing colchicine, an anti-inflammatory gout drug, for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
theheart.org on Medscape, January 27, 2020

Psychedelics and Their 'Mystical Effects' in the Real World
Medscape, January 22, 2020
Entering the TWILIGHT Zone of DAPT Duration
Mayo Clinic, January 21, 2020
Top 5 Diabetes Highlights From 2019
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, January 17, 2020
Goop Targets Gaps in Patient Care
Medscape, January 15, 2020

Adverse Drug Events Reporting Journal Articles

Prescription Medication Sharing: A Systematic Review
American Journal of Public Health, May 29, 2014
Drug-Induced Neurologic Conditions
U.S. Pharmacist, April 22, 2014
Fixed Drug Eruption Associated With Sulfonamides
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, December 24, 2013
Inappropriate Medication Prescriptions in Elderly Adults
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, August 14, 2013
The Aspirin Cardiovascular/GI Risk Calculator
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, April 2, 2013

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