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How to Set Individual Treatment Goals for Type 2 Diabetes?
Treatment goals for type 2 diabetes should always be set individually. In practice, this mainly involves an indicator of the success of long-term compensation – glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). Recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes for general practitioners from 2020 list different target HbA1c values according to the risk of hypoglycemia and other parameters. They also recall different target values for fit, frail, and dependent seniors.
10 Properties and Benefits of Gliptins: How They Work and When to Prescribe Them
General practitioners can now prescribe oral antidiabetics from the group of gliptins to patients…
Population Pharmacokinetics of Perioperative Administration of Coagulation Factors in Patients with von Willebrand Disease
For many patients with von Willebrand disease, the administration of coagulation factors is an…
Evaluation of Various VWF Concentrates Regarding Their Ability to Mediate Platelet Binding to Collagen
The study by London researchers on various VWF concentrates focused, among other things, on…
Improvement of Joint and Skin Symptoms and Their Contribution to Improving the Quality of Life in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
The cause of reduced quality of life in patients with psoriatic arthritis is the involvement of…
Safety Analysis of Baricitinib in Long-Term Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Janus kinase inhibitors are relatively new and very promising drugs, but their novelty also raises…
Efficacy and Tolerance of Dorzolamide/Timolol Combination With and Without Preservatives in Patients With Elevated Intraocular Pressure
The fixed combination of the carbonic anhydrase inhibitor dorzolamide and the locally acting…
Self-administration of alpha-1-antitrypsin can significantly improve patients' quality of life
Treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) requires lifetime administration of weekly…
Treatment of Glaucoma: Without Preservatives for Everyone?
A comprehensive report by Professor John Thygesen from the University Hospital in Copenhagen…
Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Bilastine 10 mg in Children Aged 6–11 Years
The second-generation antihistamine bilastine is approved in Europe for the treatment of allergic…