Erectile Dysfunction Meds Tied to Higher Risk for Vision Issues
Regular users may be at risk for serous retinal detachment, retinal vascular occlusion, and ischemic optic neuropathy
Regular users may be at risk for serous retinal detachment, retinal vascular occlusion, and ischemic optic neuropathy
Findings for men between 20 and 65 years of age with no prior history of cardiovascular disease
Vicineum is an investigational locally administered recombinant fusion protein that targets EpCAM antigens on the surface of tumor cells to deliver Pseudomonas Exotoxin A.
Men diagnosed at age 30 years or younger had a significantly lower mean number of children than those diagnosed at age 31 to 40, 41 years or older
No significant decreases seen in any sperm parameters following two doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
Tiopronin is indicated for the prevention of cystine stone formation in patients with severe homozygous cystinuria who are unresponsive to treatment with high fluid intake, alkali, and diet modification.
In a small study, 25% of adults with COVID-19 shed SARS-CoV-2 spike S1 protein in their urine at least once during the course of infection.
Oral sodium bicarbonate therapy given to patients with chronic kidney disease increases urinary pH but also increases urinary citrate levels, which may mitigate the risk for calcium phosphate stone formation.
The FDA has approved a new 100mg/mL formulation of Ultomiris® (ravulizumab-cwvz; Alexion Pharmaceuticals) for the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and for atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) to inhibit complement-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) in adults and pediatric patients.
Veverimer is a non-absorbed, orally-administered polymer designed to treat metabolic acidosis in patients with CKD.