Treatment priorities and current prescribing patterns in hypertension: results of GRASP, an international physician survey.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the long-term effect of the dorzolamide/timolol (DTFC) and latanoprost/timolol (LTFC) fixed combinations on intraocular pressure (IOP) and visual field defects over time in naïve primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Prospective, 4-year, open-label, interventional st...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Pajic B,Pajic-Eggspuehler B,Häfliger IO

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is growing evidence describing DNA repair genes polymorphisms are related to increased cancer risk including colorectal cancer (CRC). The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between the APE1 Asp148Glu, hOGG1 Ser326Cys, XRCC1 Arg399Gln, XRCC3 Thr241Met, XPD Lys751Gln, XPG Asp1104His po...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Canbay E,Cakmakoglu B,Zeybek U,Sozen S,Cacina C,Gulluoglu M,Balik E,Bulut T,Yamaner S,Bugra D

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that many patients with type 2 diabetes do not achieve optimal glycemic control, and progression of diabetes over time requires more than one pharmacotherapy to achieve glycemic goal. OBJECTIVE:To examine the efficacy and safety of the fixed-dose combination (FDC) of pioglitazone 15 mg an...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Perez A,Zhao Z,Jacks R,Spanheimer R

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Daily fluctuations in plasma cortisol levels were studied in three groups of children with rheumatoid arthritis. One group was untreated with hormones, the second treated with a depot preparation of tetracosactrin, and the third group with corticosteroid hormones. The results obtained were compared with the rhythm in ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Tsvetkova V

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two clinical trials were carried out in order to study adrenal suppression in 6 patients with psoriatic erythroderma and in 28 patients with psoriasis treated with topical glucocorticosteroids. Betamethasone-17-valerate (0.1%), betamethasone-17,21-dipropionate (0.05%) and budesonide (0.025%) ointments were studied in ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Salde L,Lassus A

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the efficacy and safety of ciprofloxacin 0.3%/dexamethasone 0.1% (CIP/DEX) otic suspension with that of neomycin 0.35%/polymyxin B 10,000 IU/mL/hydrocortisone 1.0% (N/P/H) otic suspension in patients with acute otitis externa (AOE). STUDY DESIGN:Randomized, observer-masked, parallel-group, multic...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Roland PS,Pien FD,Schultz CC,Henry DC,Conroy PJ,Wall GM,Garadi R,Dupre SJ,Potts SL,Hogg LG,Stroman DW,Ciprodex Otic AOE Study Group.

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Glucose and Lipid Assessment in Diabetes (GLAD) trial examined the dose-response relationship of the dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) alpha/gamma agonist tesaglitazar in type 2 diabetic patients. STUDY DESIGN:GLAD was a 12-week, multicenter, international, randomized, parallel-group...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Goldstein BJ,Rosenstock J,Anzalone D,Tou C,Ohman KP

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A proactive, multifactorial intervention strategy incorporating single-pill amlodipine/atorvastatin (SPAA) (5-10/10 mg up-titrated to 5-10/20 mg, where approved) is more effective than physician's usual care (UC) for reducing calculated 10 year coronary heart disease (CHD) risk, in patients with hypertension ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Hradec J,Zamorano J,Sutradhar S

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized trial, 149 patients with uncomplicated gonorrhoea were treated with a single intramuscular dose of 1.0 g mezlocillin, 150 with 2.0 g ampicillin plus 1.0 g probenecid orally and 150 with a single dose of 1.8 mega units of procaine penicillin. Cure rates at 3, 10 and 17 days after treatment were 97%, 99%...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Khan MH,Tomkyns JG

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In gouty patients, urate lowering therapies (ULTs) are recommended to bring serum uric acid (SUA) levels below 6.0 mg/dL, with the aim of dissolving urate depositions, thereby reducing disease impact. However, patients with hyperuricemia often present with other conditions associated with cardiovascular (CV) risk, suc...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Johnson RJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An open, multi-centre, non-comparative study was carried out in general practice to assess the efficacy and tolerance of piroxicam in 159 patients with osteoarthritis and 27 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Initial dosage ranged from 10 to 40 mg piroxicam and all but a few patients continued treatment with 20 mg on...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Gow PJ

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic efficacy and tolerability of a new controlled-release 1000 mg tablet of naproxen (naproxen CR) were compared with 200 mg isoxicam in 100 out-patients with osteoarthritis. Medications were administered once daily for 4 weeks in a controlled, randomized, double-blind, parallel trial. Patients were assess...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Frankhof W

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated serum cholesterol level is a key risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Cerivastatin is a highly effective lipid-lowering agent currently licensed at doses of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 mg. This was a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, parallel-group study comparing the efficacy and safety of ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Ose L,Luurila O,Eriksson J,Olsson A,Lithell H,Widgren B

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxaprozin (4,5-diphenyl-2-oxazolepropionic acid) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) which is effective in models of inflammation, pain and pyrexia. It is effective and well tolerated in the clinical management of adult rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA), ankylosing spondylitis, soft tissue d...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Kean WF

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to analyze the characteristics and costs of exogenous endoscopy-related infections, pseudo-infections, and toxic reactions in the US. METHODS:A systematic review of the scientific literature published between 1966 and 2005 was conducted in Medline. Data collection was based o...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Seoane-Vazquez E,Rodriguez-Monguio R,Visaria J,Carlson A

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized study was performed on 24 patients with ankylosing spondylitis to compare the efficacy and tolerability of 20 mg tenoxicam daily with 50 mg diclofenac twice daily. There were 6 withdrawals from the group taking tenoxicam and 4 from the diclofenac group. Depression in 1 patient taking tenoxicam was the onl...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Schwarzer AC,Cohen M,Arnold MH,Kelly D,McNaught P,Brooks PM

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) center type on outcomes has not been investigated. This study aimed to evaluate baseline characteristics and clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes in patients with MS receiving fingolimod over 16 months' follow-up at private or academic centers in the USA...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Zivadinov R,Khan N,Korn JR,Lathi E,Silversteen J,Calkwood J,Kolodny S,Silva D,Medin J,Weinstock-Guttman B,MS-MRIUS study group.

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Most patients with hypertension require antihypertensive combination therapy to achieve BP control. This study investigated the safety and efficacy of the direct renin inhibitor aliskiren combined with the calcium channel blocker amlodipine. METHODS:Overall, 556 patients with hypertension (msDBP > or =95-<11...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Littlejohn TW 3rd,Trenkwalder P,Hollanders G,Zhao Y,Liao W

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although beta-blocker therapy has been shown to improve survival in patients with chronic heart failure, this class of drugs tends to be underutilized in diabetic patients due to concerns about adverse metabolic effects, especially on glycemic control. No randomized clinical trial has specifically evaluated ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Bell DS,Lukas MA,Holdbrook FK,Fowler MB

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a general practice survey of the use of Temazepam 'Planpak' ('Planpak'), 31 participating doctors completed questionnaires on 250 patients. Of these, 228 patients had been taking a variety of 8 benzodiazepine hypnotics prior to 'Planpak' therapy while 22 (8.8%) patients received 'Planpak' as a short course, without...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Drake J

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Thiazide diuretics such as hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) are a widely used first-line treatment for hypertension, but most patients will not achieve blood pressure (BP) control with HCT alone and so will require combination therapy. In this study the efficacy, safety and tolerability of a single-pill combination ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Blumenstein M,Romaszko J,Calderón A,Andersen K,Ibram G,Liu Z,Zhang J

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Migraine is a chronic, disabling neurological disease affecting >1 billion people worldwide. Migraine remains undertreated in Asia, including Taiwan. Galcanezumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that selectively binds calcitonin gene-related peptide, a peptide firmly established in the pathophysiology of m...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Yang CP,Lee CF,Dell'Agnello G,Hundemer HP,Lipsius S,Wang SJ

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a single-blind study in general practice, 60 patients with anxiety neuroses were randomly allocated to receive either 0.5 mg haloperidol twice daily or 2 mg diazepam 3-times daily for 6 weeks. Eighteen patients (6 on haloperidol and 12 on diazepam) were excluded from the analysis of efficacy. On the Hamilton Rating...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Budden MG

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lowering cholesterol levels is a primary approach for reducing the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), yet patients rarely achieve the lipid targets recommended by international guidelines. Although high rates of compliance and achievement of lipid targets have been reported in clinical trials, this situation is inf...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Riesen WF,Darioli R,Noll G

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The glutathione S-transferases (GST) can metabolise endogenous and exogenous toxins and carcinogens by catalysing the conjugation of diverse electrophiles with reduced glutathione (GSH). Variations of GST enzyme activity could influence the susceptibility of developing cancers in certain areas of the gastroi...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Hoensch H,Peters WH,Roelofs HM,Kirch W

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drs Godman and Fadare review the paper by Mares-Garcia and colleagues in Spain regarding the extent of non-guideline recommended prescribing (NGRP) of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in ambulatory care. NGRP of PPIs is an increasing public health concern given the implications of overuse of PPIs on infection rates, oste...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Godman B,Fadare J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study evaluated the long-term cost-effectiveness of atorvastatin 20 mg, rosuvastatin 10 mg and simvastatin 40 mg in primary and secondary prevention of CHD in Finland. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:The effect of statin therapy on the incidence of CHD and the expected total costs of the disease were descri...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Peura P,Martikainen J,Soini E,Hallinen T,Niskanen L

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To examine the potential sociodemographic disparities in type 2 diabetes (T2D) management and care among US adult individuals, after controlling for clinical and behavioral factors.Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of individuals with T2D (N = 4552) from a linked database of the National Health...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Tan X,Lee LK,Huynh S,Pawaskar M,Rajpathak S

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to quantify the incidence of thromboembolic events (specifically, deep vein thromboses [DVT] and pulmonary embolism [PE]) in patients with cancer, and to examine the effects of a major clinical trial design and execution factors on those incidence rates. RESEARCH DESIGN AND ME...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Reynolds MW,Shibata A,Zhao S,Jones N,Fahrbach K,Goodnough LT

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Consensus health panels, including the Joint British Societies (JBS), have established increasingly stringent cholesterol goals. However, in clinical settings, most patients do not achieve even the less stringent goals. OBJECTIVE:To provide descriptive data on the proportion of patients in the United Kingdo...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Rajagopalan S,Alemao E,Finch L,Yin D

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00