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P&T® Journal contents for September 2009
Features
A Comparison with Other Oral Antidiabetic Agents
In a study of a largely minority population of diabetic Medicaid recipients, rosi-
glitazone (Avandia) was linked to an increase in myocardial infarction and stroke, whereas pioglitazone (Actos) and thiazolidinediones as a class did not show such an association.
The authors discuss the relationship between sleep-related disorders and pulmonary disease and summarize the risks and benefits of medications for insomnia: the older benzodiazepine receptor agonists (e.g., flurazepam, temazepam, triazolam); the newer non-benzodiazepine agents (e.g., zolpidem, zaleplon, eszopiclone); and ramelteon, a promising melatonin receptor agonist.
Topics covered include prasugrel (Effient) for reducing cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome; ferumoxytol injection (Feraheme) for iron-deficiency anemia in adults with chronic kidney disease; and dronedarone (Multaq) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation.