Current Medical Research and Opinion, Volume 24, Issue 9 (2008)

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Five-year routine cervical cancer screening rates and intervals in a US health plan
Vernon F. Schabert, Xin Ye, Ralph P. Insinga, Puneet K. Singhal & Aylin A. Riedel
Pages: 2429-2435
Published online: 23 Jul 2008
AbstractforFive-year routine cervical cancer screening rates and intervals in a US health plan | Full Text | References | PDF (90.5 KB)
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Efficacy and safety of exenatide administered before the two largest daily meals of Latin American patients with type 2 diabetes
Adriana Forti, Eduardo Garcia Garcia, Maria B. Yu, Maria C. Jimenez, Robert G. Brodows & Juliana H. Oliveira
Pages: 2437-2447
Published online: 23 Jul 2008
AbstractforEfficacy and safety of exenatide administered before the two largest daily meals of Latin American patients with type 2 diabetes | Full Text | References | PDF (134.9 KB)
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Effect of aliskiren, an oral direct renin inhibitor, on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of a single dose of acenocoumarol in healthy volunteers
H.-L. A. Huang, S. Vaidyanathan, C.-M. Yeh, M.-N. Bizot, H. A. Dieterich, W. P. Dole & D. Howard
Pages: 2449-2456
Published online: 23 Jul 2008
AbstractforEffect of aliskiren, an oral direct renin inhibitor, on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of a single dose of acenocoumarol in healthy volunteers | Full Text | References | PDF (110.6 KB)
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The relationship between functional outcomes and the treatment of anxious and painful somatic symptoms in patients with generalized anxiety disorder
David V. Sheehan, Adam L. Meyers, Apurva Prakash, Michael J. Robinson, Ralph W. Swindle, James M. Russell & Craig H. Mallinckrodt
Pages: 2457-2466
Published online: 23 Jul 2008
AbstractforThe relationship between functional outcomes and the treatment of anxious and painful somatic symptoms in patients with generalized anxiety disorder | Full Text | References | PDF (122.8 KB)
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Statin plus ezetimibe treatment in clinical practice: the SI-SPECT (Slovenia (SI) Statin Plus Ezetimibe in Cholesterol Treatment) monitoring of clinical practice study
Zlatko Fras & Dimitri P Mikhailidis
Pages: 2467-2476
Published online: 23 Jul 2008
AbstractforStatin plus ezetimibe treatment in clinical practice: the SI-SPECT (Slovenia (SI) Statin Plus Ezetimibe in Cholesterol Treatment) monitoring of clinical practice study | Full Text | References | PDF (120.1 KB)
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Lipidomic approach to evaluate rosuvastatin and atorvastatin at various dosages: investigating differential effects among statins
Sandrin C. Bergheanu, Theo Reijmers, Aeilko H. Zwinderman, Ivana Bobeldijk, Raymond Ramaker, An-Ho Liem, Jan van der Greef, Thomas Hankemeier & J. Wouter Jukema
Pages: 2477-2487
Published online: 23 Jul 2008
AbstractforLipidomic approach to evaluate rosuvastatin and atorvastatin at various dosages: investigating differential effects among statins | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Characteristics and patterns of healthcare utilization of patients with fibromyalgia in general practitioner settings in Germany
Ariel Berger, Alesia Sadosky, Ellen Dukes, Susan Martin, John Edelsberg & Gerry Oster
Pages: 2489-2499
Published online: 28 Jul 2008
AbstractforCharacteristics and patterns of healthcare utilization of patients with fibromyalgia in general practitioner settings in Germany | Full Text | References | PDF (103.4 KB)
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The burden of illness of hypertension and comorbid diabetes
Michael T. Eaddy, Manan Shah, Orsolya Lunacsek & Richard H. Stanford
Pages: 2501-2507
Published online: 28 Jul 2008
AbstractforThe burden of illness of hypertension and comorbid diabetes | Full Text | References | PDF (104.4 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Management of peripheral arterial disease patients: comparing the ACC/AHA and TASC-II guidelines
Emile Mohler III & Jay Giri
Pages: 2509-2522
Published online: 28 Jul 2008
AbstractforManagement of peripheral arterial disease patients: comparing the ACC/AHA and TASC-II guidelines | Full Text | References | PDF (128.2 KB)
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Brief Report

Brief Report
Effect of non-persistent use of oral glucose-lowering drugs on HbA1c goal attainment
Fernie J. A. Penning-van Beest, Sjoukje van der Bij, Joëlle A. Erkens, Sophia Kessabi, Martijn Groot & Ron M. C. Herings
Pages: 2523-2529
Published online: 28 Jul 2008
AbstractforEffect of non-persistent use of oral glucose-lowering drugs on HbA1c goal attainment | Full Text | References | PDF (116.1 KB)
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Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes: development of a patient-reported outcomes instrument to assess the pattern and severity of clinical disease activity
Hal M. Hoffman, Frederick Wolfe, Pavel Belomestnov & Scott J. Mellis
Pages: 2531-2543
Published online: 28 Jul 2008
AbstractforCryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes: development of a patient-reported outcomes instrument to assess the pattern and severity of clinical disease activity | Full Text | References | PDF (208.7 KB)
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Prefilled insulin device with reduced injection force: patient perception and accuracy
A. Pfützner, T. Reimer, C. Hohberg, L. P. F. Frøkjær & C. Jørgensen
Pages: 2545-2549
Published online: 29 Jul 2008
AbstractforPrefilled insulin device with reduced injection force: patient perception and accuracy | Full Text | References | PDF (93.5 KB)
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Abnormal lipids in high-risk patients achieving cholesterol targets: a cross-sectional study of routinely collected UK general practice data
Jonathan Belsey, Simon de Lusignan, Tom Chan, Jeremy van Vlymen & Nigel Hague
Pages: 2551-2560
Published online: 29 Jul 2008
AbstractforAbnormal lipids in high-risk patients achieving cholesterol targets: a cross-sectional study of routinely collected UK general practice data | Full Text | References | PDF (151 KB)
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Efficacy, safety and tolerability of rivastigmine capsules in patients with probable vascular dementia: the VantagE study
C. Ballard, M. Sauter, P. Scheltens, Y. He, F. Barkhof, E. C. W. van Straaten, W. M. van der Flier, C. Hsu, S. Wu & R. Lane
Pages: 2561-2574
Published online: 30 Jul 2008
AbstractforEfficacy, safety and tolerability of rivastigmine capsules in patients with probable vascular dementia: the VantagE study | Full Text | References | PDF (152.4 KB)
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Population pharmacokinetics of rosuvastatin: implications of renal impairment, race, and dyslipidaemia
Tsang-Bin Tzeng, Dennis W. Schneck, Bruce K. Birmingham, Patrick D. Mitchell, Harry Zhang, Paul D. Martin & Li-Pin Kung
Pages: 2575-2585
Published online: 30 Jul 2008
AbstractforPopulation pharmacokinetics of rosuvastatin: implications of renal impairment, race, and dyslipidaemia | Full Text | References | PDF (294.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Comparison of escitalopram versus citalopram for the treatment of major depressive disorder in a geriatric population
Eric Wu, Paul E. Greenberg, Elaine Yang, Andrew Yu & M. Haim Erder
Pages: 2587-2595
Published online: 31 Jul 2008
AbstractforComparison of escitalopram versus citalopram for the treatment of major depressive disorder in a geriatric population | Full Text | References | PDF (105.2 KB)
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Assessment of adherence, persistence, and costs among valsartan and hydrochlorothiazide retrospective cohorts in free-and fixed-dose combinations
Diana I. Brixner, Kenneth C. Jackson, II, Xiaoming Sheng, Richard E. Nelson & Abdulkadir Keskinaslan
Pages: 2597-2607
Published online: 06 Aug 2008
AbstractforAssessment of adherence, persistence, and costs among valsartan and hydrochlorothiazide retrospective cohorts in free-and fixed-dose combinations | Full Text | References | PDF (139.2 KB)
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Modulatory effect of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (FDPS) rs2297480 polymorphism on the response to long-term amino-bisphosphonate treatment in postmenopausal osteoporosis
Francesca Marini, Alberto Falchetti, Sandra Silvestri, Yu Bagger, Ettore Luzi, Annalisa Tanini, Claus Christiansen & Maria Luisa Brandi
Pages: 2609-2615
Published online: 06 Aug 2008
AbstractforModulatory effect of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (FDPS) rs2297480 polymorphism on the response to long-term amino-bisphosphonate treatment in postmenopausal osteoporosis | Full Text | References | PDF (129.3 KB)
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Achieving BP goals with valsartan and HCTZ alone and in combination: pooled analysis of two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies
David T. Nash, Nora Crikelair & Dion Zappe
Pages: 2617-2626
Published online: 06 Aug 2008
AbstractforAchieving BP goals with valsartan and HCTZ alone and in combination: pooled analysis of two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies | Full Text | References | PDF (173.4 KB)
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Review

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Direct renin inhibition: an evaluation of the safety and tolerability of aliskiren
Haroonur Rashid
Pages: 2627-2637
Published online: 06 Aug 2008
AbstractforDirect renin inhibition: an evaluation of the safety and tolerability of aliskiren | Full Text | References | PDF (139 KB)
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Original article

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UK cost-utility analysis of rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis that failed to respond adequately to a biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug
Adrian Kielhorn, Duncan Porter, Alexander Diamantopoulos & Gavin Lewis
Pages: 2639-2650
Published online: 06 Aug 2008
AbstractforUK cost-utility analysis of rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis that failed to respond adequately to a biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug | Full Text | References | PDF (135.7 KB)
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Commentary

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Good glycaemic control: an international perspective on bridging the gap between theory and practice in type 2 diabetes
E. S. Kilpatrick, A. K. Das, C. Ørskov & K. Berntorp
Pages: 2651-2661
Published online: 07 Aug 2008
AbstractforGood glycaemic control: an international perspective on bridging the gap between theory and practice in type 2 diabetes | Full Text | References | PDF (146.4 KB)
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Brief Report

Brief Report
Comparison of allergy rates in glaucoma patients receiving brimonidine 0.2% monotherapy versus fixed-combination brimonidine 0.2%–timolol 0.5% therapy
Michael A. Motolko
Pages: 2663-2667
Published online: 07 Aug 2008
AbstractforComparison of allergy rates in glaucoma patients receiving brimonidine 0.2% monotherapy versus fixed-combination brimonidine 0.2%–timolol 0.5% therapy | Full Text | References | PDF (124.9 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Oral nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials and vertebral fractures
Gerolamo Bianchi & Philip Sambrook
Pages: 2669-2677
Published online: 08 Aug 2008
AbstractforOral nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials and vertebral fractures | Full Text | References | PDF (100 KB)
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Article
Managing adverse effects of disease-modifying agents used for treatment of multiple sclerosis
Harold Moses Jr & David W. Brandes
Pages: 2679-2690
Published online: 08 Aug 2008
AbstractforManaging adverse effects of disease-modifying agents used for treatment of multiple sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (136 KB)
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Commentary

Article Commentary
Practical guidance for prescribing with aripiprazole in bipolar disorder
Andrea Fagiolini
Pages: 2691-2702
Published online: 13 Aug 2008
AbstractforPractical guidance for prescribing with aripiprazole in bipolar disorder | Full Text | References | PDF (180.8 KB)
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Original Article

Article
Reducing coronary risk by raising HDL-cholesterol: risk modelling the addition of nicotinic acid to existing therapy
Jonathan Belsey, Simon de Lusignan, Jeremy van Vlymen, Tom Chan & Nigel Hague
Pages: 2703-2709
Published online: 11 Aug 2008
AbstractforReducing coronary risk by raising HDL-cholesterol: risk modelling the addition of nicotinic acid to existing therapy | Full Text | References | PDF (109 KB)
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Original article

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Predicted coronary risk for adults with coronary heart disease and low HDL-C: an analysis from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Bin Zhang, Joe Menzin, Mark Friedman, Jonathan R. Korn & Russel T. Burge
Pages: 2711-2717
Published online: 12 Aug 2008
AbstractforPredicted coronary risk for adults with coronary heart disease and low HDL-C: an analysis from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey | Full Text | References | PDF (102.6 KB)
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Brief report

Brief Report
Observational study of sublingual specific immunotherapy in persistent and intermittent allergic rhinitis: the EFESO trial
Massimo Milani, Silvia Pecora, Samuele Burastero, on behalf of EFESO Investigators Study Group & on behalf of EFESO Investigators Study Group
Pages: 2719-2724
Published online: 12 Aug 2008
AbstractforObservational study of sublingual specific immunotherapy in persistent and intermittent allergic rhinitis: the EFESO trial | Full Text | References | PDF (85 KB)
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