Statement of retraction: Derosa, G., Cicero, A.F.G., Carbone, A., Querci, F., Fogari, E., D’Angelo, A., Maffioli, P. Evaluation of safety and efficacy of a fixed olmesartan/amlodipine combination therapy compared to single monotherapies. Expert Opinion on Drug Safety 2013 (12) 621-629 DOI: 10.1517/14740338.2013.816674
The Editor and Publisher regret to announce the following article published in 2013 has been retracted from publication in Expert Opinion on Drug Safety.
The authors have been found to have published overlapping results from exactly the same clinical study and patient population in 6 separate papers, one being the above referenced paper from Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, without referencing any of the publications in any of the later articles:
1. Derosa, G., Cicero, A.F.G., Carbone, A., Querci, F., Fogari, E., D’angelo, A., Maffioli, P. Olmesartan/amlodipine combination versus olmesartan or amlodipine monotherapies on blood pressure and insulin resistance in a sample of hypertensive patients. Clinical and Experimental Hypertension 2013 (35) 301-307 DOI: 10.3109/10641963.2012.721841
2. Derosa, G., Cicero, A.F.G., Carbone, A., Querci, F., Fogari, E., D’Angelo, A., Maffioli, P. Effects of an olmesartan/amlodipine fixed dose on blood pressure control, some adipocytokines and interleukins levels compared with olmesartan or amlodipine monotherapies. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics 2013 (38) 48-55 DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12021
3. Derosa, G., Cicero, A.F.G., Carbone, A., Querci, F., Fogari, E., D’Angelo, A., Maffioli, P. Variation of some inflammatory markers in hypertensive patients after 1 year of olmesartan/amlodipine single-pill combination compared with olmesartan or amlodipine monotherapies. Journal of the American Society of Hypertension 2013 (7) 32-39 DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2012.11.006
4. Derosa, G., Cicero, A.F.G., Carbone, A., Querci, F., Fogari, E., D’Angelo, A., Maffioli, P. Evaluation of safety and efficacy of a fixed olmesartan/amlodipine combination therapy compared to single monotherapies. Expert Opinion on Drug Safety 2013 (12) 621-629 DOI: 10.1517/14740338.2013.816674
5. Derosa, G., Cicero, A.F.G., Carbone, A., Querci, F., Fogari, E., D’Angelo, A., Maffioli, P. Different aspects of sartan + calcium antagonist association compared to the single therapy on inflammation and metabolic parameters in hypertensive patients Inflammation 37 (2014) 154-162 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-013-9724-x
6. Derosa, G., Cicero, A.F.G., Carbone, A., Querci, F., Fogari, E., D’Angelo, A., Maffioli, P. Results from a 12 months, randomized, clinical trial comparing an olmesartan/amlodipine single pill combination to olmesartan and amlodipine monotherapies on blood pressure and inflammation. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2014 (51) 26-33 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2013.08.031
Expert Opinion on Drug Safety published this article in good faith, and on the basis of signed statements made by the corresponding author regarding the originality of their work. The article is withdrawn from all print and electronic editions.
Roger McIntyre (Editor in Chief)
Elizabeth Knowles, Publisher Taylor & Francis