Recent articles
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 ...
Antiviral drugs for COVID-19
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 for children with pneumonia
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 ...
Update: does HPV vaccination prevent cervical carcinoma?
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 ...
Vaccines for COVID-19: an update
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. ...
Esketamine for severe depression
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 ...
Finerenone for type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease
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 ( ...
Ondansetron for children with gastro-enteritis
Ondansetron is a serotonin receptor antagonist which has been authorised for use as an anti-emetic in the context of chemotherapy (from an age of 6 months) and radiotherapy (in adults). It has als ...