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Two million people in the Netherlands regularly experience migraine. In addition to preventive medication, a large proportion of patients also use drugs for the acute treatment of a migraine attac ...

The antiviral reverse-transcriptase inhibitors entecavir, tenofovir alafenamide and tenofovir disoproxil are recommended as the treatment of first choice for chronic hepatitis B. The objective of ...

Actinic keratosis is a common dermatological disorder which can develop into squamous cell carcinoma. If there are a number of confluent lesions (actinic field change), the current treatment usual ...

Direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have acquired a major place in the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism. The most commonly used DOACs are the factor ...

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 ...