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Apixaban is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in people with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and at least one of the following risk factors: prior stroke or transient ischemic attack, age 75 years or older, diabetes, or symptomatic heart failure.
The exact cause is unclear. A combination of consistent findings on physical examination, the presence of anti HMG-CoA reductase antibodies in a person with myopathy, evidence of muscle breakdown, and muscle biopsy diagnose SAAM. [3] Treatment involves stopping the associated statin medication and taking medication to suppress the immune system.
Side effects may include bleeding, most commonly from the nose, gastrointestinal tract (GI) or genitourinary system. [2] Compared to the risk of bleeding with warfarin use, direct factor Xa inhibitors have a higher risk of GI bleeding, but lower risk of bleeding in the brain . [ 2 ]
Medicare launches drug price negotiations. Other nations typically pay far less for medications, in large part because their governments often determine the cost. However, that gap could begin to ...
The lawsuits have not slowed the implementation timeline: The government must make its initial offer by Feb. 1 to the companies that make the 10 designated drugs.
The Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for the next-generation anticlotting medication Eliquis, the regulator announced in a news release. The drug, administered in the form of a ...
Muscle weakness can be caused by a single or combined effect on muscle tissue by inflammation, inflammatory infiltrates, muscle atrophy, metabolic abnormalities that indicate disordered energy metabolism, [2] and possibly neuropathy, [13] among others. Therefore, physical exercise has the potential to cause harm.
A pill may be able to mimic the effects of exercise, new research shows. Researchers found that a recently developed compound may be able to increase muscle fiber and improve endurance, similar to ...