Mixed results for intensive blood-sugar control

Intensive control of blood-sugar levels among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus may reduce the risk of microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria, signs of kidney damage, but evidence is lacking regarding the effect over renal end points, according to the results of a study published May 28 in Archives of Internal Medicine. » More

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Working in partnership with patients and physicians, pharmacists can help ensure optimal control of this common disease.

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Plan to close asthma’s racial, ethnic gap lauded

The Obama administration’s plan to close the racial and ethnic gap on childhood asthma has drawn strong support from the Merck Childhood Asthma Network. » More

CMS wants to reduce antipsychotics use for dementia

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is partnering with providers, caregivers, and patients to ensure appropriate use of antipsychotic medications for nursing home patients, the government announced last week. » More

Registry for naming biosimilars needed, author says

The industry should collaborate to develop a U.S. Biopharmacopeia Registry of Biopharmaceutical Products to help resolve biosimilar and broader biopharmaceutical nomenclature issues, according to a leading author and publisher. » More

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