The most common downstream events included worsening kidney function, orthostasis, electrolyte abnormalities, and falls. HealthDay News — The potential downstream harms in the gabapentinoid ...

Clinicians may fail to recognize common side effects of drugs like gabapentin — which are frequently prescribed for nerve pain — leading them to prescribe unnecessary medications that cause yet more ...

A man sitting beside me in an airport lounge was adding up how much water he had drunk that day. “Don’t forget the three cups of coffee you drank,” his wife said. “Those doesn’t count,” he said.

Panelists discuss how diuretics serve as necessary “bailout therapy” for volume management in heart failure but should not substitute for guideline-directed medical therapy, with emerging evidence ...

What Is Enbumyst, and Why Does It Matter? Enbumyst is a new nasal spray form of bumetanide (first approved by the FDA in 1983). It is a type of medicine called a loop diuretic (also known as a “water ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first intranasal diuretic for heart, liver and kidney disease patients, aiming to prevent a common and costly issue that results in more than ...

Credit: Aptar Pharma. Enbumyst is supplied in a unit-dose nasal spray containing bumetanide 0.5mg per 0.1mL. Enbumyst is not intended for chronic use and should be replaced with oral diuretics as soon ...

A new analysis suggests that finerenone (Kerendia), a newer heart failure medication, may help older adults rely less on high doses of water pills. The findings come from the large FINEARTS-HF ...

Finerenone reduced heart failure events and cardiovascular deaths in patients with HFmrEF or HFpEF when used with diuretics. The study found finerenone reduced hypokalemia risk but increased ...

As I was reviewing postoperative instructions with my patient after her extraction, she casually mentioned that she'd been taking "water pills" along with her blood pressure medication. My pen stopped ...

While dandelions in your front yard may be a bit pesky (the flower is considered a weed since it can easily take over lawns and gardens), dandelion tea is a whole different story. Dandelions in tea, ...