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12.8 Percent of Unique Prescribers Prescribed Topical Antifungals in 2021
THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 – In 2021, 12.8 percent of unique prescribers in Medicare Part D prescribed topical antifungals, with about 6.5 million topical antifungal prescriptions filled, at a total...
Overuse of Antifungal Skin Meds Could Be Driving Drug-Resistant Disease
THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 – U.S. doctors are prescribing antifungal creams to patients with skin complaints at rates so high they could be contributing to the rise of drug-resistant infections, new...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Nizoral (ketoconazole) Oral Tablets: Drug Safety Communication - Prescribing for Unapproved Uses including Skin and Nail Infections Continues; Linked to Patient Death
ISSUE: FDA is warning health care professionals to avoid prescribing the antifungal medicine ketoconazole oral tablets to treat skin and nail fungal infections. Use of this medication carries the...
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