The New England Journal of Medicine
Apixaban for Extended Treatment of Provoked Venous Thromboembolism
A Research Summary based on Piazza G et al. | 10.1056/NEJMoa2509426 | Published on August 30, 2025
Visual representations of the patients in the trial and the treatments they were assigned.
Read the full Research Summary at NEJM.org.
In patients with provoked venous thromboembolism and ongoing risk factors, extended treatment with low-dose apixaban for 12 months resulted in a lower risk of recurrent VTE than placebo, with a low risk of major bleeding. Full HI-PRO trial results and Research Summary: nej.md/4p6tIDo
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Promethazine is not a good option to aid sleep quality, especially for people using psychiatric services
Brilliant paper on why promethazine is not a good option to aid sleep, and yet prescribing of it has doubled in last 5 yrs. What about OTC sales too, and also diphenhydramine.
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