{"title":"Efficacy and Safety of Abrocitinib in the Treatment of Prurigo Nodularis: A Real-World Study.","authors":"Yu-Ting Gan, Xun Zhou","doi":"10.1097/MJT.0000000000002207","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MJT.0000000000002207","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7760,"journal":{"name":"American journal of therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":"e463-e464"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148823944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Risk Recognition to Risk Mitigation: Time for Pharmacist-Led Management of DOAC-NSAID Interactions.","authors":"Tangxiaoman Wang, Xinyu Tang","doi":"10.1097/MJT.0000000000002199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MJT.0000000000002199","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7760,"journal":{"name":"American journal of therapeutics","volume":"33 5","pages":"e461-e462"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148910659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Management of SSRI-Related Sexual Dysfunction.","authors":"Ahmed Naguy, Elham Alduaij","doi":"10.1097/MJT.0000000000002214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MJT.0000000000002214","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7760,"journal":{"name":"American journal of therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148862961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Paulino-González, Miguel A Pardiño-Vega, Andrea C Beltran-De la Fuente, Crystal A Ek-Góngora, Daniel L Samaniego, Daniel A Navarro-Martinez
{"title":"SGLT-2 Inhibitors and Mortality in Cardiac Amyloidosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Daniel Paulino-González, Miguel A Pardiño-Vega, Andrea C Beltran-De la Fuente, Crystal A Ek-Góngora, Daniel L Samaniego, Daniel A Navarro-Martinez","doi":"10.1097/MJT.0000000000002141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MJT.0000000000002141","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7760,"journal":{"name":"American journal of therapeutics","volume":"33 5","pages":"e410-e413"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148910651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tallal M Hashmi, Zain Tariq, Gautham Srinivasan, Ahmed Abbas
{"title":"Intravenous Immunoglobulin Versus Plasma Exchange for Guillain-Barré Syndrome: An Updated Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials.","authors":"Tallal M Hashmi, Zain Tariq, Gautham Srinivasan, Ahmed Abbas","doi":"10.1097/MJT.0000000000002189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MJT.0000000000002189","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7760,"journal":{"name":"American journal of therapeutics","volume":"33 5","pages":"e453-e455"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148910701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xinjuan Sun, Lei Wang, Gai Li, Haitao Zhang, Liyi Li, Guangyuan Xiang, Tianyuan Wang, Leilei Dong, Jin'an Chen, Aiping Wang
{"title":"Association of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors With Fournier Gangrene: A Disproportionality Analysis Using the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report Database.","authors":"Xinjuan Sun, Lei Wang, Gai Li, Haitao Zhang, Liyi Li, Guangyuan Xiang, Tianyuan Wang, Leilei Dong, Jin'an Chen, Aiping Wang","doi":"10.1097/MJT.0000000000002144","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MJT.0000000000002144","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study investigated the association between sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and Fournier gangrene (FG), analyzing additional risk factors using pharmacovigilance data.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>Data were extracted from the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Reporting (JADER) database (April 2014-August 2024), encompassing 914,713 adverse event reports, including 5770 involving SGLT2 inhibitors.</p><p><strong>Main findings and limitations: </strong>Among 40 identified FG cases (0.69% of SGLT2 reports), empagliflozin showed the strongest association (reporting odds ratio = 78.62) and canagliflozin the weakest. Male patients demonstrated significantly higher FG risk than female patients (P = 0.004), particularly with tofogliflozin. No significant correlation existed between obesity and FG occurrence. Onset timing varied widely (12-1515 days). Limitations include potential data incompleteness inherent to spontaneous reporting systems, limited sample size, and inability to establish definitive causality.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>All 5 SGLT2 inhibitors were associated with FG, with empagliflozin carrying the highest risk. Male patients exhibited elevated susceptibility. Continuous monitoring throughout treatment is essential. Further clinical trials are warranted to clarify causal relationships.</p>","PeriodicalId":7760,"journal":{"name":"American journal of therapeutics","volume":"33 5","pages":"e414-e417"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148910507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shi Yan, Yu-Ting Gan, Qin Hu, Qi He, Bin Zhang, Qing-Chun Diao
{"title":"Efficacy and Safety of Baricitinib in Refractory Juvenile Dermatomyositis: A Retrospective Study.","authors":"Shi Yan, Yu-Ting Gan, Qin Hu, Qi He, Bin Zhang, Qing-Chun Diao","doi":"10.1097/MJT.0000000000002143","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MJT.0000000000002143","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7760,"journal":{"name":"American journal of therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":"e418-e420"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148839044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rapid Steroid-free Clearance of Refractory Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis With Abrocitinib.","authors":"Yu-Ting Gan, Shi Yan, Yi Liu, Feng-Lin Chen","doi":"10.1097/MJT.0000000000002057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MJT.0000000000002057","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7760,"journal":{"name":"American journal of therapeutics","volume":"33 5","pages":"e447-e448"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148910662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohanad A Alkuwaiti, Faisal A Al-Harbi, Feras A Alkuwaiti, Ahmed K Alsaif, Hamza Ashraf
{"title":"Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy Versus Hospital-Based Antibiotic Therapy in Patients with Infective Endocarditis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Mohanad A Alkuwaiti, Faisal A Al-Harbi, Feras A Alkuwaiti, Ahmed K Alsaif, Hamza Ashraf","doi":"10.1097/MJT.0000000000002213","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MJT.0000000000002213","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Infective endocarditis (IE) requires 4 to 6 weeks of intravenous antibiotics. Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is increasingly used and guideline endorsed, but IE-specific comparative evidence is limited, as prior meta-analyses pooled single-arm data without an inpatient comparator. We compared the safety and efficacy of OPAT versus continued hospital-based antibiotic therapy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This systematic review and meta-analysis followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 2020. PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL, and Web of Science were searched to 18 April 2026 for comparative studies of adults with IE. Two reviewers screened using Rayyan and extracted data, and risk of bias was assessed with Risk Of Bias In Non-randomized Studies of Interventions. Random-effects meta-analyses (DerSimonian-Laird) produced risk ratios with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) (RevMan 5.4).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five comparative studies (3497 adults) were included. OPAT was associated with lower all-cause mortality (risk ratio [RR]: 0.40, 95% CI: 0.18-0.90; I 2 = 87%, P = 0.03) and with lower acute kidney failure (RR: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.59-0.86, P = 0.0004). No significant differences were seen for readmission (RR: 1.09), relapse (0.73), valve replacement (1.15), arrhythmia, sepsis, stroke, embolic complications, or heart failure.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In appropriately selected, stabilized patients, OPAT was associated with lower all-cause mortality and acute kidney failure, with no significant differences in major other adverse events. Protocol: CRD420261410723 .</p>","PeriodicalId":7760,"journal":{"name":"American journal of therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":"e384-e394"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148838999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}