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Bempedoic acid (Nilemdo®) is a new cholesterol-lowering drug with a mode of action that should make muscle-related adverse effects less likely. It has been authorised as an adjunctive treatment al ...

Drugs used to treat thyroid disorders can interact with other drugs. Interactions with thyromimetics (levothyroxine and liothyronine) can be subdivided into interactions with drugs that affect the ...

In the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, three antiviral drugs have been developed, which use different mechanisms to inhibit the replication of the virus. Molnupiravir and remdesivir are polymeras ...

Amoxicillin is the drug of first choice to treat community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children below 5 years of age. There is, however, no consensus about the dosage or the duration of the course ...

A previous Ge-Bu article concluded that too little research had been published to answer the question whether vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) protects against cervical carcinoma. De ...

Since the beginning of 2021, two mRNA vaccines and two vector vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 have been available in the Netherlands, and a large proportion of the population have now been vaccinated. ...

A recently published Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis examined the efficacy and adverse effects of esketamine (and other drugs) to treat severe (or very severe) depression. Treatment o ...

Treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney or cardiovascular disease has to focus on blocking the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). In specific cases, the ( ...