Gemfibrozil in hyperlipidaemic patients with peripheral arterial disease: some undiscovered actions.

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：OBJECTIVE:The relationship between patient characteristics and posaconazole exposures was evaluated in a population pharmacokinetic (PK) model using trial data from neutropenic patients administered oral posaconazole suspension as antifungal prophylaxis. METHODS:Data were analyzed using nonlinear mixed-effects modelin...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： AbuTarif MA,Krishna G,Statkevich P

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This survey assessed the impact of symptoms of COPD on patients' ability to perform activities throughout the day and the extent to which physicians provided advice including how medications may help maintain quality of life. METHODS:The survey had three inclusion criteria--physician's diagnosis of COPD, ag...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： O'Hagan P,Chavannes NH

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Osteoarthritis is one of the most common forms of arthritis seen in primary care. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) play an important role in the management of osteoarthritis. However, gastrointestinal (GI) side effects limit their use. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) selective inhibitors exhibit better...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Pareek A,Chandanwale AS,Oak J,Jain UK,Kapoor S

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred adult male volunteers were randomized to receive either Merieux or Wellcome RA27/3 rubella vaccine. Prior to vaccination, 10% of the subjects were seronegative and all of these seroconverted. No significant boosting effect was found in those with a high pre-vaccine titre but some boost was shown in those w...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Harcus AW,Ward AE,Bryett KA

更新日期：1986-01-01 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：:Twenty-nine patients undergoing cholecystectomy because of chronic calculous cholecystitis were randomised to receive phenylbutazone 10 mg/kg intramuscularly or a control injection (vehicle-containing local anaesthetic) immediately after completion of surgery. Fibrinogen and plasminogen concentrations in plasma, plasm...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Szczepański M,Kubiak J,Lembas L

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS OF THE WORK:This open compassionate-use prospective registration study evaluated the tolerability, ease of use and applied doses of transdermal (TTS) fentanyl in adult patients with cancer-related pain requiring strong opioid analgesia. Elderly patients were particularly focussed on. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Previou...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Menten J,Desmedt M,Lossignol D,Mullie A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An open study was carried out in 41 children with mild to moderate psoriasis to assess the effectiveness and tolerance of treatment with a 0.1% dithranol plus 17% urea preparation applied twice daily. Thirty-four patients completed 6-weeks' treatment and 8 of them continued for a further 4 to 6 weeks. The results show...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Guerrier CJ,Porter DI

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Short-term clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of pregabalin in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). This study examined long-term safety and tolerability of pregabalin in patients with GAD, social anxiety disorder (SAD), or panic disorder (PD). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHO...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Montgomery S,Emir B,Haswell H,Prieto R

更新日期：2013-10-01 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: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：:Poor nutritional status may impair well being indirectly as a consequence of increased morbidity and decline in functional status. The aim of this study was to examine the independent effect of body mass index on the well being of older people. Thirty one hospital-based patients over 65 years of age were studied. Well...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Balcombe NR,Ferry PG,Saweirs WM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate effectiveness and safety information of transdermal fentanyl (TDF) (Duragesic/Durogesic) and sustained-release oral morphine (SRM) in cancer pain (CP) and chronic non-cancer pain (NCP), a pooled analysis was conducted on datasets of published, open label, uncontrolled (no comparator group) and rando...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Clark AJ,Ahmedzai SH,Allan LG,Camacho F,Horbay GL,Richarz U,Simpson K

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite a plethora of published data on levocetirizine, no meta-analyses exist on the effect of study design, and covariates like age, gender, and baseline symptom severity on treatment response. The objective of this study was the efficacy of levocetirizine 5  mg tablets and matching placebo at reducing alle...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Boev R,Song D,Bedenbaugh A,Haeusler JM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine whether healthy men would prefer either luteinizing hormone releasing hormone analogues (LHRHa) or non-steroidal anti-androgen therapy (NSAA) should they hypothetically develop locally advanced prostate cancer. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:A representative sample of 180 men...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Jenkins V,Fallowfield L,Edginton T,Payne H,Hamilton E

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Research indicates that insomnia may contribute significantly to healthcare costs; however, information on the effects of treatments on costs has not been thoroughly published. This study presents predictive models that forecast, from the perspective of commercial managed care, the effects of insomnia medicat...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Jhaveri M,Seal B,Pollack M,Wertz D

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：:In a double-blind investigation in 21 patients undergoing minor plastic surgery the effects of 4 mg lorazepam or a mixture of 20 mg papaveretum/400 mug hyoscine given intramuscularly as premedicants were studied. Lorazepam produced superior preoperative and post-operative anterograde amnesia, with respect to both inci...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Paymaster NJ

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Reduction in total cholesterol (TC) and LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) forms one of the principal objectives of most cardiovascular secondary prevention strategies. Many patients being treated with statins, however, have significant residual dyslipidaemia, with many having suboptimal HDL-cholesterol ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Belsey J,de Lusignan S,van Vlymen J,Chan T,Hague N

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oesophageal mucosa has well established protective mechanisms, which operate within pre-epithelial, epithelial and post-epithelial compartments. Since refluxed acid and pepsin always act from the luminal side of the mucosa, protective factors like EGF, operating as a part of pre-epithelial defence, are thought to be p...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Marcinkiewicz M,Grabowska SZ,Czyzewska E

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:The sensitivity of a number of beta-lactamase producing strains of Enterobacter aerogenes, Enterobacter cloacae, Enterobacter species, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Serratia marcescens to cefamandole, cefoxitin, cefuroxi...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Kuipers JS

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) inhibitors are currently used as glucose-lowering agents in type 2 diabetes, due to their effects on insulin and glucagon secretion. These agents, which are effective in improving glucose control, could also have a beneficial...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Mannucci E,Dicembrini I

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rising prevalence of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and the recent emergence of community-associated MRSA are major clinical, public health, and economic challenges. MRSA is a leading cause of nosocomial pneumonia and complicated skin and soft-tissue infections (cSSTI). Van...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Stein GE,Wells EM

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As more and more novel antipsychotic agents are introduced, the need for practical guidelines on switching these medications is becoming increasingly important. Indications for a switch include situations where the patient or his family/caregiver requests a change in medication, where the patient cannot tolerate curre...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Burns T,Chabannes JP,Demyttenaere K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, debilitating disease affecting an estimated 1.5 million patients in the US. The condition is associated with a substantial health and economic burden. An economic model was developed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of tofacitinib (a novel oral Janus k...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Claxton L,Taylor M,Gerber RA,Gruben D,Moynagh D,Singh A,Wallenstein GV

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of insulin detemir (IDet) in the observational and non-interventional PREDICTIVE study. METHODS:A total of 2923 patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes on basal-bolus regimens were followed for 6 months: Group (1) NPH + human insulin (HI) bolus switching to IDet + analogue bo...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Hermansen K,Dornhorst A,Sreenan S

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-blind trial of methocarbamol versus placebo was carried out in 59 matched pairs of patients suffering from painful muscle spasm. Methocarbamol (1500 mg. q.d.s.) was found to be effective in approximately 60% of patients compared with 30% of patients receiving placebo (p less than 0.01). Side-effects were of a...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Valtonen EJ

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sulfonylurea therapy among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) can be disrupted due to adverse events, including hypoglycemia. A retrospective study using the MarketScan claims database quantified the frequency of sulfonylurea discontinuation or down-titration and identified associated risk factors...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Iglay K,Qiu Y,Steve Fan CP,Li Z,Tang J,Laires P

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00