The impact on utilities of differences in body weight among Canadian patients with type 2 diabetes.

abstract：:Normalizing serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels by lifelong treatment with levothyroxine (LT4) remains the primary goal of therapy for patients with hypothyroidism. The reference ranges for TSH are derived from populations with (supposedly) normal thyroid function. But, TSH results are affected by a number ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Razvi S,Hostalek U

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review published evidence on the impact of weight/BMI change on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adults from the US with overweight/obesity. METHODS:The systematic review was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. MEDLINE, Embase, EconLit, and Cochrane Library databases were reviewed usi...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Kroes M,Osei-Assibey G,Baker-Searle R,Huang J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined patterns of weight change among patients treated with pregabalin for up to 1 year. METHODS:Patients with ≥1 pre-treatment weight measurement, ≥2 measurements in Period 1 (day 2-56), and ≥2 during Period 2 (day 57-356) were identified from pooled data of 106 studies including 43,525 patients. Seve...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Cabrera J,Emir B,Dills D,Murphy TK,Whalen E,Clair A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Schizophrenia is one of the most debilitating diseases in the United Arab Emirates. Oral antipsychotics (OA) are commonly used in terms of pharmacotherapy; however, these treatments can be rendered ineffective by poor patient adherence. Paliperidone palmitate once monthly (PP1M) is a long acting antipsychotic...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Nuhoho S,Saad A,Saumell G,Ribes D,El Khoury AC

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the proportion of patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) whose initial dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 inhibitor (DPP4-i) dosage was concordant with prescribing information (label) recommendations in the United States. METHODS:Adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Huang H,Shetty S,Bauer E,Lang K

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of fenofibrate on sleep apnoea indices. METHODS:Proof-of-concept study comprising a placebo run-in period (1 week, 5 weeks if fibrate washout was required) and a 4-week randomized, double-blind treatment period. Thirty-four subjects (mean age 55 years, body mass index 34 kg/m 2 , fa...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Bruckert E,Duchêne E,Bonnefont-Rousselot D,Hansel B,Ansquer JC,Dubois A,Gaymard B

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Natalizumab is a highly effective treatment for patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Treatment with natalizumab has been associated with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a rare yet serious disease of the brain. Published studies have quantified the PML risk by the pre...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Walker A,Watson C,Alexopoulos ST,Deniz B,Arnold R,Bates D

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence is needed to guide therapeutic decisions on patients who had ischaemic cerebral events. The recently published European/Australasian Stroke Prevention in Reversible Ischaemia Trial (ESPRIT), an open-label randomised controlled study, compared long-term treatment of patients randomised to aspirin 30-325 mg dai...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Einhäupl K

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tamoxifen, used in breast cancer treatment, may induce hepatic steatosis. It has been suggested that leptin, which has a relationship with body fat stores, may be involved in the pathogenesis of hepatic steatosis. In this study, we compared serum leptin levels in tamoxifen-treated patients with and without hepa...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Günel N,Coşkun U,Toruner FB,Sancak B,Yilmaz E,Cengiz O,Elbeg S,Uner A,Ozkan S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pharmaceutical preparations of human menopausal gonadotrophin (hMG), urine-derived follicle-stimulating hormone (u-FSH) and highly purified u-FSH (u-FSH-HP) have been available since the early 1960s and the mid 1980s and 1990s, respectively. Another commercial preparation of u-FSH-HP, Folyrmon P, was launched...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Bassett R,Ceccarelli D,Crisci C,di Tria AM,Mancinelli M,Martelli F,Mendola D,Pezzotti A

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists, most frequently prescribed biologics for moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA), are subject to dose escalation. Even though different methods have been employed to estimate the timing and magnitude of dose escalation, there is no consensus on which method is op...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Huang X,Gu NY,Fox KM,Harrison DJ,Globe D

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of losartan +/- hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) versus placebo in obese patients with systolic and diastolic hypertension. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:Randomized patients (n = 261) were non-diabetic with systolic blood pressure (SBP) > or = 140 and < or = 1...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Oparil S,Abate N,Chen E,Creager MA,Galet V,Jia G,Julius S,Lerman A,Lyle PA,Pool J,Tershakovec AM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atypical antipsychotics are commonly used off-label to treat behavioural and psychiatric symptoms in dementia (BPSD), particularly in elderly care homes. Much of this use is inappropriate, and trials have shown an increased likelihood of serious cerebrovascular adverse events (CVAEs) such as stroke and transient ische...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Bullock R

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Eltrombopag, an oral, nonpeptide thrombopoietin receptor agonist, has been shown to increase platelet counts in adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenia and chronic hepatitis C. This multicenter phase 2 study assessed the efficacy and safety of eltrombopag in patients receiving first-line carboplatin/pacl...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Kellum A,Jagiello-Gruszfeld A,Bondarenko IN,Patwardhan R,Messam C,Mostafa Kamel Y

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigator-blind, parallel-group, multicentre study was undertaken to compare the efficacy and tolerability of once-daily, sustained-release (s-r) ibuprofen and diclofenac sodium in patients (mean age 59.8 years) suffering from painful osteoarthritis affecting chiefly the knee and/or hip. Patients attending eight...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Baumgartner H,Schwarz HA,Blum W,Bruhin A,Gallachi G,Goldinger G,Saxer M,Trost H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eribulin mesylate (eribulin) is indicated for patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) who have previously received at least two chemotherapies in the US and for patients with locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) or MBC who have progressed after at least one chemotherapy in the European Union (EU). In b...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Chabot I,Zhao Q,Su Y

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thymectomy is a standard treatment of myasthenia gravis (MG). Immunomodulating agents are frequently given during the post-thymectomy latency period until complete remission is fully consolidated, but serious side effects is a relevant clinical problem for patients on long-term immunomodulating treatment. O...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Ponseti JM,Azem J,Fort JM,López-Cano M,Vilallonga R,Gamez J,Armengol M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the efficacy of pantoprazole 20 mg once daily (o.d.) in relieving epigastric pain associated with ulcer-like functional dyspepsia. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:In this double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre study, patients experiencing ulcer-like functional dyspepsia, with epigastric pai...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： van Rensburg C,Berghöfer P,Enns R,Dattani ID,Maritz JF,Gonzalez Carro P,Fischer R,Schwan T

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) who do not adhere to treatment may experience suboptimal outcomes. OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between adherence with imatinib and direct healthcare costs and resource utilization in a large group of privately insured CML patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Wu EQ,Johnson S,Beaulieu N,Arana M,Bollu V,Guo A,Coombs J,Feng W,Cortes J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adequate vitamin D and calcium nutrition play a critical role in the maintenance of musculoskeletal health and are considered the first step in osteoporosis treatment. ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION:In February 2008 Merck Sharp & Dohme sponsored a 2-day, evidence-based expert panel on the benefits of vitamin D for t...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Roux C,Bischoff-Ferrari HA,Papapoulos SE,de Papp AE,West JA,Bouillon R

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:An economic analysis (based on interim data from a long-term, randomised, multi-centre, controlled, clinical trial) to evaluate chemotherapy with XELOX (capecitabine/oxaliplatin) versus FOLFOX6 (5Fluorouracil/leucovorin/oxaliplatin) as an adjuvant treatment for high risk colorectal cancer patients in Greece....

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Maniadakis N,Fragoulakis V,Pectasides D,Fountzilas G

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To derive current real-world data on the rates and costs of severe hypoglycemia (SH) for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) who have initiated basal insulin therapy and to examine differences in SH rates and costs stratified by history of prior SH events. METHODS:We used a nation-wide electronic hea...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Ganz ML,Wintfeld NS,Li Q,Lee YC,Gatt E,Huang JC

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-weeks' double-blind, crossover study in 30 patients with definite or classical rheumatoid arthritis is reported using 300 mg ketoprofen per day and 150 mg indomethacin per day. Both drugs had similar effects upon the patients' subjective improvement of pain. Objectively, the results also suggest that ketoprofen ma...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： El-Ghobarey AF,Rennie JA,Hadidi T,Hamid HA,Mavrikakis M

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the costs and consequences of using pamidronate compared to zoledronic acid in the prophylactic management of skeletal morbidity among breast cancer patients in the UK. DESIGN AND SETTING:This was a modelling study performed from the perspective of the UK's National Health Service (NHS). METHODS...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Guest JF,Clegg JP,Davie AM,McCloskey E

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-seven patients with tennis elbow were treated with triamcinolone acetonide (40 mg/ml) injected locally into the tender area without local anaesthetic. Reduction of pain or complete relief was achieved in 1 to 72 hours, although in 9 cases exacerbation of pain occurred before relief was given. The recurrence rat...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Nevelös AB

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of recent clinical trials with rivastigmine show that in the approved indication of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD), the drug is effective in the long term. Rivastigmine produces a significant delay in the decline of the three components of AD that have been identified by European guidelines as e...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Gabelli C

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:The efficacy of trimetazidine, an anti-ischaemic agent, has been largely assessed and presented in the international literature through its metabolic effects, selective and specific fatty acid oxidation inhibition and lack of haemodynamic effects in stable angina pectoris. As such, trimetazidine has opened up a new cl...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Marzilli M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00