Clinical Briefs in Primary Care – March 1, 2016
March 1, 2016
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Sexual Health Supplement Leads to Priapism
In addition to personal preferences, which often motivate patients to seek non-traditional treatments, the current high cost of FDA-approved pharmacologic treatments may motivate some individuals to seek much less expensive OTC remedies.
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Eluxadoline for IBS-D
Eluxadoline demonstrated a modest but statistically significant greater ability to reach the primary endpoint and was generally well tolerated.
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A New Category of Orthostatic Hypotension
Measurement of postural changes in blood pressure from supine to seated may be helpful to sort out symptoms such as dizziness or falls, especially in older patients.
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Ambulatory BP for All
Considering that it could save a patient years of unnecessary treatment, we should follow the advice the British adopted long ago: ambulatory blood pressure monitoring for all initially diagnosed hypertensives to confirm the diagnosis.
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What’s the Deal with Grapefruit Juice?
Research suggests the combination of grapefruit juice with simvastatin would increase simvastatin blood levels, but at the same time would possibly reduce cardiovascular event levels to a degree that would counterbalance any increased risk of rhabdomyolysis.
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Smoking and Low Back Pain
Yet another reason to encourage smoking cessation.