Current Medical Research and Opinion, Volume 34, Issue 8 (2018)

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Current Medical Research and Opinion, Volume 34, Issue 8 (2018)

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Cardiovascular

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Heart rate and composite cardiac events: is there a strong association?
Abdalla Ibrahim & Thomas Kiernan
Pages: 1349-1350
Published online: 25 Jun 2018
CitationforHeart rate and composite cardiac events: is there a strong association? | Full Text | References | PDF (354.2 KB)
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Immunology

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Travel burden associated with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor administration in a Medicare aged population: a geospatial analysis
J. Mark Stephens, Mark Bensink, Charles Bowers & Christopher S. Hollenbeak
Pages: 1351-1360
Published online: 31 Jul 2017
AbstractforTravel burden associated with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor administration in a Medicare aged population: a geospatial analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Neurology

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Systematic literature review and network meta-analysis of cladribine tablets versus alternative disease-modifying treatments for relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis
Mohd Kashif Siddiqui, Inderpreet Singh Khurana, Sangeeta Budhia, Robert Hettle, Gerard Harty & Schiffon L. Wong
Pages: 1361-1371
Published online: 28 Nov 2017
AbstractforSystematic literature review and network meta-analysis of cladribine tablets versus alternative disease-modifying treatments for relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | Supplemental
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Ophthalmology

Report
Comparison of the effect of a hyaluronate–trehalose solution to hyaluronate alone on Ocular Surface Disease Index in patients with moderate to severe dry eye disease
Serge Doan, Dominique Bremond-Gignac & Frédéric Chiambaretta
Pages: 1373-1376
Published online: 07 Feb 2018
AbstractforComparison of the effect of a hyaluronate–trehalose solution to hyaluronate alone on Ocular Surface Disease Index in patients with moderate to severe dry eye disease | Full Text | References | PDF (441.9 KB)
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Neurotherapeutics

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Treatment patterns and Medicaid spending in comorbid schizophrenia populations: once-monthly paliperidone palmitate versus oral atypical antipsychotics
Rhiannon Kamstra, Dominic Pilon, Patrick Lefebvre, Bruno Emond & Kruti Joshi
Pages: 1377-1388
Published online: 28 Feb 2018
AbstractforTreatment patterns and Medicaid spending in comorbid schizophrenia populations: once-monthly paliperidone palmitate versus oral atypical antipsychotics | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | Supplemental
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Neurology

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Factors associated with early initiation of disease-modifying drug treatment in newly-diagnosed patients with multiple sclerosis
Natalie C. Edwards, Michael Munsell, Joseph Menzin & Amy L. Phillips
Pages: 1389-1395
Published online: 12 Mar 2018
AbstractforFactors associated with early initiation of disease-modifying drug treatment in newly-diagnosed patients with multiple sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (815.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Pain

Review
An evidence-based review of pregabalin for the treatment of fibromyalgia
Lesley M. Arnold, Ernest Choy, Daniel J. Clauw, Hiroshi Oka, Ed Whalen, David Semel, Lynne Pauer & Lloyd Knapp
Pages: 1397-1409
Published online: 16 Apr 2018
AbstractforAn evidence-based review of pregabalin for the treatment of fibromyalgia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | Supplemental
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Arthritis

Review
Change gout: how to deal with this “silently-developing killer” in everyday clinical practice
Carlo Alberto Scirè, Cristina Rossi, Leonardo Punzi, Augusto Genderini, Claudio Borghi & Walter Grassi
Pages: 1411-1417
Published online: 12 Apr 2018
AbstractforChange gout: how to deal with this “silently-developing killer” in everyday clinical practice | Full Text | References | PDF (834.9 KB)
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Neurology

Review
Sequencing of disease-modifying therapies for relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis: a theoretical approach to optimizing treatment
Francois Grand’Maison, Michael Yeung, Sarah A. Morrow, Liesly Lee, Francois Emond, Brian J. Ward, Pierre Laneuville & Robyn Schecter
Pages: 1419-1430
Published online: 18 Apr 2018
AbstractforSequencing of disease-modifying therapies for relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis: a theoretical approach to optimizing treatment | Full Text | References | PDF (973.5 KB)
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No evidence of disease activity in patients receiving fingolimod at private or academic centers in clinical practice: a retrospective analysis of the multiple sclerosis, clinical, and magnetic resonance imaging outcomes in the USA (MS-MRIUS) study
Robert Zivadinov, Nasreen Khan, Jonathan R. Korn, Ellen Lathi, Jason Silversteen, Jonathan Calkwood, Scott Kolodny, Diego Silva, Jennie Medin, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman & on behalf of the MS-MRIUS study group
Pages: 1431-1440
Published online: 12 Apr 2018
AbstractforNo evidence of disease activity in patients receiving fingolimod at private or academic centers in clinical practice: a retrospective analysis of the multiple sclerosis, clinical, and magnetic resonance imaging outcomes in the USA (MS-MRIUS) study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB) | Supplemental
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Cardiovascular

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The prevalence, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and treatment of patients at very high risk of cardiovascular events in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional study
Mark D. Danese, Eduard Sidelnikov & Lucie Kutikova
Pages: 1441-1447
Published online: 20 Apr 2018
AbstractforThe prevalence, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and treatment of patients at very high risk of cardiovascular events in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (803.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Gastroenterology

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Prevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in critically ill Chinese patients: a randomized, double-blind study evaluating esomeprazole and cimetidine
Wenhui Lou, Ying Xia, Peng Xiang, Liangqing Zhang, Xiangyou Yu, Sam Lim, Mo Xu, Lina Zhao, Hans Rydholm, Barry Traxler & Xinyu Qin
Pages: 1449-1455
Published online: 20 Apr 2018
AbstractforPrevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in critically ill Chinese patients: a randomized, double-blind study evaluating esomeprazole and cimetidine | Full Text | References | PDF (890.2 KB)
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Diabetes

Article
Patient perceptions of injection devices used with dulaglutide and liraglutide for treatment of type 2 diabetes
Louis S. Matza, Kristina S. Boye, Brooke M. Currie, Rosirene Paczkowski, Laura F. Lando, Reema Mody & Jessica Jordan
Pages: 1457-1464
Published online: 14 May 2018
AbstractforPatient perceptions of injection devices used with dulaglutide and liraglutide for treatment of type 2 diabetes | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Pain

Article
Diagnostic accuracy of an identification tool for localized neuropathic pain based on the IASP criteria
Víctor Mayoral, Concepción Pérez-Hernández, Inmaculada Muro, Ana Leal, Jesús Villoria & Ana Esquivias
Pages: 1465-1473
Published online: 27 Apr 2018
AbstractforDiagnostic accuracy of an identification tool for localized neuropathic pain based on the IASP criteria | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | Supplemental
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Diabetes

Article
Consequences of non-medical switch among patients with type 2 diabetes
Natalia M. Flores, Charmi A. Patel, Brahim K. Bookhart & Shaffeeulah Bacchus
Pages: 1475-1481
Published online: 27 Apr 2018
AbstractforConsequences of non-medical switch among patients with type 2 diabetes | Full Text | References | PDF (678.8 KB)
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Pain

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Predicting rapid analgesic onset of ibuprofen salts compared with ibuprofen acid: Tlag, Tlow, Tmed, and a novel parameter, TCmaxRef
Lisa Miles, Jessica Hall, Bartosz Jenner, Richard Addis & Simon Hutchings
Pages: 1483-1490
Published online: 27 Apr 2018
AbstractforPredicting rapid analgesic onset of ibuprofen salts compared with ibuprofen acid: Tlag, Tlow, Tmed, and a novel parameter, TCmaxRef | Full Text | References | PDF (921.5 KB)
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Cardiovascular

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Prevalence and risk factors for vascular calcification in Chinese patients receiving dialysis: baseline results from a prospective cohort study
Zhi-Hong Liu, Xue-Qing Yu, Jun-Wei Yang, Ai-Li Jiang, Bi-Cheng Liu, Chang-Ying Xing, Ji-Zhuang Lou, Mei Wang, Hong Cheng, Jun Liu, Jun-Zhou Fu, Ai-Hua Zhang, Miao Zhang, Qiao-Ling Zhou, Chen Yu, Rong Wang, Li Wang, Yu-Qing Chen, Tian-Jun Guan, Ai Peng, Nan Chen, Chuan-Ming Hao, Xu-Yang Cheng & for the China Dialysis Calcification Study Group
Pages: 1491-1500
Published online: 03 May 2018
AbstractforPrevalence and risk factors for vascular calcification in Chinese patients receiving dialysis: baseline results from a prospective cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Diabetes

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The impact of non-medical switch on type 2 diabetes patients treated with canagliflozin in the commercially insured US population
Lawrence Blonde, Chakkarin Burudpakdee, Victoria Divino, Brahim Bookhart, Jennifer Cai, Michael Pfeifer & Craig I. Coleman
Pages: 1501-1511
Published online: 03 May 2018
AbstractforThe impact of non-medical switch on type 2 diabetes patients treated with canagliflozin in the commercially insured US population | Full Text | References | PDF (1,022.9 KB)
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Respiratory

Report
Severe acute respiratory infection surveillance in Montenegro, 2014−2017
Bozidarka Rakocevic, Anita Grgurevic, Goran Trajkovic, Vedrana Pavlovic, Sandra Sipetic Grujicic, Danijela Vujosevic, Sanja Medenica, Zoran Vratnica, Olivera Bojovic & Boban Mugosa
Pages: 1513-1517
Published online: 15 May 2018
AbstractforSevere acute respiratory infection surveillance in Montenegro, 2014−2017 | Full Text | References | PDF (451.9 KB)
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Immunology

Article
Quantitative characterization of the relationship between levels of extended corticosteroid use and related adverse events in a US population
J. Bradford Rice, Alan G. White, Michaela Johnson, Aneesha Wagh, Yimin Qin, Laura Bartels-Peculis, Gosia Ciepielewska & Winnie W. Nelson
Pages: 1519-1527
Published online: 23 May 2018
AbstractforQuantitative characterization of the relationship between levels of extended corticosteroid use and related adverse events in a US population | Full Text | References | PDF (1,017.4 KB)
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Oncology

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Systematic literature review of health-related quality of life among aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors
Vincent W. Lin, Barbara Blaylock, Josh Epstein & Anna Purdum
Pages: 1529-1535
Published online: 18 May 2018
AbstractforSystematic literature review of health-related quality of life among aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors | Full Text | References | PDF (706.1 KB)
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