Efficacy of intranasal fentanyl spray versus other opioids for breakthrough pain in cancer.

abstract：:In a double-blind trial in 26 patients with symptomatic gastro-oesophageal reflux, the alginate/effervescent/antacid compound 'Gaviscon' was compared with antacid containing placebo similarly formulated. Retrosternal pain after meals and at night was significantly reduced whilst patients were taking 'Gaviscon' and the...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Barnardo DE,Lancaster-Smith M,Strickland ID,Wright JT

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-blind trial was carried out in 76 patients with active rheumatoid arthritis to compare the analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of 3 g. alclofenac with 4.8 g. aspirin daily over a 6-week period. All patients selected showed reversible inflammatory swelling of the finger joints. Of the 60 patients successf...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Bedi SS

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An open, parallel-group study was carried out to compare the efficacy and tolerance of a sustained-release capsule formulation of tiaprofenic acid at a dosage of 600 mg once daily with standard 300 mg tiaprofenic acid tablets given twice daily. Four hundred and eighty-five general practice patients with rheumatic dise...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Phillips G,Selfridge DI,Hayes G,Rose CM

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Tumor hormone receptor (HR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expression are important factors influencing treatment response and selection in patients with metastatic breast cancer (mBC). Using the LifeLink Oncology Analyzer Database, we classified mBC patients by combined HR and HER2 st...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Gao S,Barber B,Schabert V,Ferrufino C

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Report efficacy findings from three clinical trials (one phase 2 and two phase 3 [OPUS-1, OPUS-2]) of lifitegrast ophthalmic solution 5.0% for treatment of dry eye disease (DED). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:Three 84-day, randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled trials. Adults (≥18 years) with DED were r...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Holland EJ,Whitley WO,Sall K,Lane SS,Raychaudhuri A,Zhang SY,Shojaei A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Filgrastim prophylaxis, both primary and secondary, was rapidly incorporated into clinical practice in the 1990s. When pegfilgrastim became available in 2002, it quickly replaced filgrastim as the colony-stimulating factor (CSF) of choice for prophylaxis. Use of prophylaxis increased markedly in the first decade of th...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Edelsberg J,Weycker D,Bensink M,Bowers C,Lyman GH

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia seen in clinical practice and has attracted much attention due to its association with a substantial mortality and morbidity, particularly from stroke, thromboembolism and heart failure. This Editorial Commentary provides a brief overview of the ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Khoo CW,Lip GY

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Low adherence and persistence values, which indicate real-life efficiency, have been widely reported in patients suffering from COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). Poor adherence may be related to treatment dosage, thus, simplifying the dosing regimen might improve adherence. The objective of the...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Romagnoli A,Santoleri F,Costantini A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare real-world adherence to and persistence with deferasirox film-coated tablets (DFX-FCT) and deferasirox dispersible tablets (DFX-DT) among patients who switched from DFX-DT to DFX-FCT, overall and by disease type (sickle cell disease [SCD], thalassemia, and myelodysplastic syndrome [MDS]). METHODS:...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Cheng WY,Said Q,Hao Y,Xiao Y,Vekeman F,Bobbili P,Duh MS,Nandal S,Blinder M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and two patients with symptoms, signs and mycological evidence of Candida vaginitis were entered in a single-blind trial comparing 6-day clotrimazole therapy with a control group receiving 6 days' nystatin therapy. Adequate data was collected on 69 clotrimazole and 72 nystatin treated patients for analysis...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Masterton G,Henderson J,Napier IR,Moffet M

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate the equivalent efficacy of temazepam 7.5 mg and temazepam 15 mg for the treatment of transient insomnia. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:This was a double-blind, parallel group, multicenter study. Healthy male and female subjects with previous but not current complaints of transient insomnia were ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Erman MK,Loewy D,Scharf MB

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether gum chewing affects perceived levels of everyday stress among persons who (1) regularly chew gum or (2) do not chew gum on a regular basis. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:Two Internet-based studies were conducted. Study 1 enrolled participants who chewed gum > or =4 days per week, chewed ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Zibell S,Madansky E

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Neuropathic pain is often difficult to treat due to a complex pathophysiology. This study evaluated the efficacy, tolerability and safety of combination therapy with 5% lidocaine medicated plaster and pregabalin for neuropathic pain in patients with post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) or painful diabetic polyneurop...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Baron R,Mayoral V,Leijon G,Binder A,Steigerwald I,Serpell M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study assesses the direct (medical and drugs) and indirect (work loss) annual costs associated with Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB) in a privately insured population. BACKGROUND:AFIB is the most common sustained rhythm disturbance, affecting 2.3 million people in the United States. METHODS:Cost and co-morbi...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Wu EQ,Birnbaum HG,Mareva M,Tuttle E,Castor AR,Jackman W,Ruskin J

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients, who have achieved complete or partial response after chemotherapy, should be followed with prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI). PCI for extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma (EPSCC) is not routinely recommended. The purpose of this review is to discuss all aspects of ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Yazıcı O,Ozdemir NY,Sendur MA,Aksoy S,Zengin N

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To compare compliance/persistence, health care resource utilization, and costs associated with single-pill combination (SPC) vs. free-combination (FC) therapies among adult hypertension patients at the national and state level. Combination therapies with angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) + calcium channel b...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Yang W,Chang J,Kahler KH,Fellers T,Orloff J,Wu EQ,Bensimon AG

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-blind crossover trial was undertaken to compare the efficacy of sustained-release clonidine and long-acting propranolol in the treatment of 20 patients (8 males and 12 females) with sustained hypertension. Each patient was stabilized with metoprolol with or without diuretic therapy prior to admission to the t...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Rodrigues E,Lawson AA

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The main aim of this review was to compare the tolerability and safety between ibuprofen and paracetamol when used as anti-pyretic and analgesic agents in children up to 18 years of age. METHODS:MEDLINE (1950 to November 2008), EMBASE (1980 to November 2008), The Cochrane Library (2007, Issue 3), ACP Journal...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Southey ER,Soares-Weiser K,Kleijnen J

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Omega-3 fatty acids from fish and fish oils can protect against coronary heart disease (CHD), which is still the most common cause of death in the Western economies. Evidence from epidemiological and case cohort studies indicate that consumpton of fatty fish and omega-3 fatty acids reduces the risk of cardio...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Harrison N,Abhyankar B

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies in several populations have indicated that genetic variation at the apolipoprotein E (apoE) structural locus influences the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI). This study aimed at investigating whether apoE polymorphism has an allelic and/or genotypic impact on the risk of MI ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Kolovou G,Yiannakouris N,Hatzivassiliou M,Malakos J,Daskalova D,Hatzigeorgiou G,Cariolou MA,Cokkinos DV

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate four models based on potential predictors for achieving a response to pregabalin treatment for neuropathic pain (NeP). METHODS:In total, 46 pain studies were screened, of which 27 NeP studies met the criteria for inclusion in this analysis. Data were pooled from these 27 placebo-controlled random...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Almas M,Parsons B,Whalen E

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Neurogenic bladder refers to morphofunctional alterations of the bladder-sphincter complex secondary to central or peripheral neurological lesions. Discal etiology can be suggested by clinical observation in patients complaining of classical lower back pain, but not excluded even without musculoskeletal pain....

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Siracusa G,Sparacino A,Lentini VL

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although a reduced aflibercept (2.0 mg) injection frequency relative to the approved dosing posology is included in national treatment guidelines for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), there is limited evidence of its comparative efficacy. The objective was to compare the efficacy and safety of reduc...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Szabo SM,Hedegaard M,Chan K,Thorlund K,Christensen R,Vorum H,Jansen JP

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To further assess the clinically active dose range of etoricoxib, a COX-2 selective inhibitor, in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:RA patients were randomized to etoricoxib 10, 30, 60, or 90 mg or placebo in a double-blind, 12-week study. DMARDs (methotrexate, biologics) or low-dose corticosteroids were al...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Greenwald M,Peloso PM,Mandel D,Soto O,Mehta A,Frontera N,Boice JA,Zhan XJ,Curtis SP

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To perform an open, non-controlled, multiple-dose, international, multicentre, phase III study to evaluate epoetin zeta, a biosimilar epoetin referenced to epoetin alfa, for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced anaemia in patients with cancer. METHODS:Safety, tolerability and efficacy of subcutaneously admi...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Tzekova V,Mihaylov G,Elezovic I,Koytchev R,Epoetin Zeta Oncology Study Group.

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management of iron-deficiency anaemia in patients with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (ND-CKD) remains controversial, particularly regarding the use of oral versus intravenous iron supplementation. METHODS:A PubMed search from 1970 to February 2009 was conducted to identify relevant research articl...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Macdougall IC

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of long-term atomoxetine treatment on sexual development in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as compared with placebo and with a national US survey in non-Hispanic white children and adolescents. METHODS:This double-blind, placebo-controll...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Trzepacz PT,Spencer TJ,Zhang S,Bangs ME,Witte MM,Desaiah D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00