"Choosing Wisely" campaign - pragmatic against oversupply

SGLT-2 inhibitor empagliflozin (JARDIANCE) for type 2 diabetes

Proton pump inhibitor No. 6: dexlansoprazole (DEXILANT)

Long-acting injectable aripiprazole (ABILIFY MAINTENA)

Rebate contracts and exclusion of substitution (aut-idem exclusion)

Fesoterodine (TOVIAZ) for overactive bladder

Bisacodyl and sodium picosulfate for long-term treatment of constipation?

Paliperidone depot (XEPLION) not better than haloperidol depot (HALDOL-JANSSEN DECANOAT, generics) for schizophrenia

Platelet-rich plasma for sports injuries - benefits insufficiently proven

Bromocriptine (PRAVIDEL, generics) for stopping breast milk production: more harm than benefit

Hypnotic zolpidem (STILNOX, generics): caution when driving

New: simeprevir (OLYSIO) against hepatitis C

Current relevance of bivalirudine (ANGIOX)

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