HealthDay News — Weight-based insulin dosing is associated with less hypoglycemia than standard dosing for patients with acute hyperkalemia weighing less than 95kg, according to a study published ...

Body weight has an important influence on how effective low-dose aspirin is for primary prevention of cardiovascular events, according to results of a meta-analysis of randomized trials. A benefit ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with cancer and overweight or obesity had better outcomes with immune checkpoint inhibitors than ...

The FDA has approved label revisions for Schering-Plough’s Pegintron (peginterferon alfa-2b) and Rebetol (ribavirin) combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C. The revised label recommends ...

Patients with hepatitis C treated with combination therapy of pegylated interferon and ribavirin had better outcomes when taking a weight-based dosage of ribavirin compared to a flat dosage. This ...

Overweight cancer patients receiving immunotherapy treatments live more than twice as long as lighter patients, but only when dosing is weight-based, according to a study by cancer researchers at UT ...

Pill bottles Vial preparation sizes can be optimized to reduce drug wastage, reduce costs. HealthDay News — Pharmaceutical vial fill volumes can be optimized to reduce drug wastage when dosing is ...

BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious health care issue that affects a large number of people. Few standards exist for delineating the optimal dosing strategy for VTE prevention in ...

Researchers find that gentamicin dosage calculated using fat-free mass is more effective than dosage based on whole-body weight for newborns Gentamicin is a common antibiotic used to treat critically ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . MASH resolution and fibrosis improvement were ‘slightly better’ in those weighing more than 100 kg receiving ...