Current Medical Research and Opinion, Volume 23, Issue 11 (2007)

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Review Article
Role of pharmacoepidemiology in evaluating prescription drug safety in pediatrics
Xuemei Luo, Jim Doherty, Joseph C. Cappelleri & Karen Frush
Pages: 2607-2615
Published online: 12 Sep 2007
AbstractforRole of pharmacoepidemiology in evaluating prescription drug safety in pediatrics | References | PDF (232.1 KB)
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Commentary

Article Commentary
Long dosing intervals in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis
E. Michael Lewiecki
Pages: 2617-2625
Published online: 13 Sep 2007
AbstractforLong dosing intervals in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis | References | PDF (239.8 KB)
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
Comment and Reply on:International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) position statement: the role of the professional medical writer
Daniel J. Donovan, Thomas Gegeny, Robert Norris, Jean M. Fagan, Eileen R. Gallagher, Anna B. Geraci, Art Gertel, Laurence Hirsch, Philip D. Ross, Thomas P. Stossel, Keith Veitch & David Woods
Pages: 2627-2628
Published online: 13 Sep 2007
CitationforComment and Reply on:International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) position statement: the role of the professional medical writer | References | PDF (138.5 KB)
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Brief Report

Brief Report
Efficacy, tolerability and comfort of a 0.3% hypromellose gel ophthalmic lubricant in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe dry eye syndrome
Joseph Tauber
Pages: 2629-2636
Published online: 13 Sep 2007
AbstractforEfficacy, tolerability and comfort of a 0.3% hypromellose gel ophthalmic lubricant in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe dry eye syndrome | References | PDF (385.2 KB)
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A trial of levofloxacin 750 mg once daily for 5 days versus ciprofloxacin 400 mg and/or 500 mg twice daily for 10 days in the treatment of acute pyelonephritis
Howard A. Klausner, Patricia Brown, Janet Peterson, Simrati Kaul, Mohammed Khashab, Alan C. Fisher & James B. Kahn
Pages: 2637-2645
Published online: 18 Sep 2007
AbstractforA trial of levofloxacin 750 mg once daily for 5 days versus ciprofloxacin 400 mg and/or 500 mg twice daily for 10 days in the treatment of acute pyelonephritis | References | PDF (329.4 KB)
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International comparison of generic medicine prices
Steven Simoens
Pages: 2647-2654
Published online: 17 Sep 2007
AbstractforInternational comparison of generic medicine prices | References | PDF (316.1 KB)
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Measuring functional performance in patients with COPD: a discussion of patient-reported outcome measures
Donald E. Stull, Nancy Kline Leidy, Paul W. Jones & Elisabeth Ståhl
Pages: 2655-2665
Published online: 19 Sep 2007
AbstractforMeasuring functional performance in patients with COPD: a discussion of patient-reported outcome measures | References | PDF (316.9 KB)
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Review

Review Article
The potential role for cladribine in the treatment of multiple sclerosis: clinical experience and development of an oral tablet formulation
Thomas P. Leist & Patrick Vermersch
Pages: 2667-2676
Published online: 18 Sep 2007
AbstractforThe potential role for cladribine in the treatment of multiple sclerosis: clinical experience and development of an oral tablet formulation | References | PDF (257.4 KB)
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Patient compliance with alendronate, risedronate and raloxifene for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women
J. D. Ringe, G. E. Christodoulakos, D. Mellström, H. Petto, T. Nickelsen, F. Marín & I. Pavo
Pages: 2677-2687
Published online: 19 Sep 2007
AbstractforPatient compliance with alendronate, risedronate and raloxifene for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women | References | PDF (440.8 KB)
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A comparison of lipid and lipoprotein measurements in the fasting and nonfasting states in patients with type 2 diabetes
Kathleen M. Dungan, Tia Guster, Darren A. DeWalt & John B. Buse
Pages: 2689-2695
Published online: 21 Sep 2007
AbstractforA comparison of lipid and lipoprotein measurements in the fasting and nonfasting states in patients with type 2 diabetes | References | PDF (252.2 KB)
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Long-term darifenacin treatment for overactive bladder in patients aged 65 years and older: analysis of results from a 2-year, open-label extension study
Simon Hill, Mostafa Elhilali, Richard J Millard, Peter L Dwyer, Karine Lheritier, Fernando T. Kawakami & Michael Steel
Pages: 2697-2704
Published online: 21 Sep 2007
AbstractforLong-term darifenacin treatment for overactive bladder in patients aged 65 years and older: analysis of results from a 2-year, open-label extension study | References | PDF (301.1 KB)
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Review

Review Article
A review of compliance to treatment in Alzheimer's disease: potential benefits of a transdermal patch
Gary Small & Bruno Dubois
Pages: 2705-2713
Published online: 21 Sep 2007
AbstractforA review of compliance to treatment in Alzheimer's disease: potential benefits of a transdermal patch | References | PDF (235.5 KB)
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Current pharmacologic treatment paradigms for inflammatory bowel disease and the potential role of granulocyte/monocyte apheresis
David Schwartz & John R. Ferguson
Pages: 2715-2728
Published online: 24 Sep 2007
AbstractforCurrent pharmacologic treatment paradigms for inflammatory bowel disease and the potential role of granulocyte/monocyte apheresis | References | PDF (382.1 KB)
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Primary vaccination of adults with reduced antigen-content diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis or dTpa-inactivated poliovirus vaccines compared to diphtheria-tetanus-toxoid vaccines
Heidi Theeten, Hans Rümke, Floris J. P. Hoppener, Ramón Vilatimó, Silvia Narejos, Pierre Van Damme & Bernard Hoet
Pages: 2729-2739
Published online: 25 Sep 2007
AbstractforPrimary vaccination of adults with reduced antigen-content diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis or dTpa-inactivated poliovirus vaccines compared to diphtheria-tetanus-toxoid vaccines | References | PDF (333.9 KB)
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Psychometric validation of the Patient Symptom Assessment in Lung Cancer instrument for small cell lung cancer
Lei Chen, Lucia Antras, Mei Sheng Duh, Natalie Levy, Maureen Neary, Mary E. R. O'Brien & Joachim von Pawel
Pages: 2741-2752
Published online: 26 Sep 2007
AbstractforPsychometric validation of the Patient Symptom Assessment in Lung Cancer instrument for small cell lung cancer | References | PDF (456.5 KB)
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Brief Report

Brief Report
Patient baseline characteristics in an open-label multinational study of betahistine in recurrent peripheral vestibular vertigo: the OSVaLD study
H. Pérez-Garrigues, D. Kuessner & H. Benecke
Pages: 2753-2761
Published online: 01 Oct 2007
AbstractforPatient baseline characteristics in an open-label multinational study of betahistine in recurrent peripheral vestibular vertigo: the OSVaLD study | References | PDF (376.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
Comments on:Effects of clarithromycin in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis
Gianantonio Saviola, Maurizio Benucci & Giuseppe Cirino
Pages: 2763-2764
Published online: 27 Sep 2007
CitationforComments on:Effects of clarithromycin in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis | References | PDF (146.1 KB)
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Drug treatment discontinuation and achievement of target blood pressure and cholesterol in United Kingdom primary care
Thomas M. MacDonald, Steve V. Morant & Essy Mozaffari
Pages: 2765-2774
Published online: 01 Oct 2007
AbstractforDrug treatment discontinuation and achievement of target blood pressure and cholesterol in United Kingdom primary care | References | PDF (252.1 KB)
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Brief Report

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Economic evaluation comparing From Home To Operation same day admission and preoperative admission one day prior to the surgery process : a randomized, controlled trial of laparoscopic cholecystectomy
J. Keränen, E.J.O. Soini, O.-P. Ryynänen, K. Hietaniemi & U. Keränen
Pages: 2775-2784
Published online: 01 Oct 2007
AbstractforEconomic evaluation comparing From Home To Operation same day admission and preoperative admission one day prior to the surgery process : a randomized, controlled trial of laparoscopic cholecystectomy | References | PDF (331.5 KB)
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An evaluation of the association between systemic inflammation – as measured by C-reactive protein – and hospital resource use
Chris D. Poole, Pete Conway & Craig J. Currie
Pages: 2785-2792
Published online: 28 Sep 2007
AbstractforAn evaluation of the association between systemic inflammation – as measured by C-reactive protein – and hospital resource use | References | PDF (285.4 KB)
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Comparison between spinal surgery blood transfusion services costs and associated treatment practices in the United States and Belgium
Christopher M. Blanchette, Ashish V. Joshi, Marek Szpalski, Robert Gunzburg, Marc Du Bois, Peter Donceel & William B. Saunders
Pages: 2793-2804
Published online: 01 Oct 2007
AbstractforComparison between spinal surgery blood transfusion services costs and associated treatment practices in the United States and Belgium | References | PDF (472.6 KB)
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Medication patterns and costs associated with olanzapine and other atypical antipsychotics in the treatment of bipolar disorder
Baojin Zhu, Pandurang M Kulkarni, Michael D. Stensland & Haya Ascher-Svanum
Pages: 2805-2814
Published online: 01 Oct 2007
AbstractforMedication patterns and costs associated with olanzapine and other atypical antipsychotics in the treatment of bipolar disorder | References | PDF (453 KB)
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Incidence and costs of polypharmacy: data from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of risperidone and quetiapine in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
Marcia F. T. Rupnow, Andrew Greenspan, Georges M. Gharabawi, Colette Kosik-Gonzalez, Young Zhu & Stephen M. Stahl
Pages: 2815-2822
Published online: 01 Oct 2007
AbstractforIncidence and costs of polypharmacy: data from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of risperidone and quetiapine in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder | References | PDF (358 KB)
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Commentary

Article Commentary
Integrating an evidence-based assessment of benefit and risk in disease-modifying treatment of multiple sclerosis
Douglas S. Goodin, Louis D. Biermann, Saeed Bohlega, Alexey Boiko, Michel Chofflon, Souheil Gebeily, Riadh Gouider, Eva Havrdova, Gabor Jakab, Rana Karabudak, Dimitrios Karussis, Ariel Miller, Hossein Pakdaman, Krzysztof Selmaj, Mohammad Sharief & for the International Working Group for Treatment Optimization in Ms
Pages: 2823-2832
Published online: 28 Sep 2007
AbstractforIntegrating an evidence-based assessment of benefit and risk in disease-modifying treatment of multiple sclerosis | References | PDF (395.5 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Organisational barriers to thrombolysis treatment of acute ischaemic stroke
Lars Ehlers, Lotte Groth Jensen, Merete Bech, Grethe Andersen & Mette Kjølby
Pages: 2833-2839
Published online: 01 Oct 2007
AbstractforOrganisational barriers to thrombolysis treatment of acute ischaemic stroke | References | PDF (327.4 KB) | Supplemental
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Erythropoietic growth factors for children with cancer: a systematic review of the literature
Kyriaki Mystakidou, Anna Potamianou & Eleni Tsilika
Pages: 2841-2847
Published online: 01 Oct 2007
AbstractforErythropoietic growth factors for children with cancer: a systematic review of the literature | References | PDF (236.3 KB)
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Thiazolidinedione use and post-operative atrial fibrillation: a US nested case-control study
Moise W. Anglade, Jeffrey Kluger, C. Michael White, Jeffrey Aberle & Craig I. Coleman
Pages: 2849-2855
Published online: 04 Oct 2007
AbstractforThiazolidinedione use and post-operative atrial fibrillation: a US nested case-control study | References | PDF (270.4 KB)
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How do people with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease perceive their disease≟ Results of a multinational survey
Philippe Ducrotté & Harley R. Liker
Pages: 2857-2865
Published online: 04 Oct 2007
AbstractforHow do people with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease perceive their disease≟ Results of a multinational survey | References | PDF (385.1 KB)
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Estimated first-year costs of prostaglandin analogs with/without adjunctive therapy for glaucoma management:a United States perspective
Jordana K. Schmier, David W. Covert & Alan L. Robin
Pages: 2867-2875
Published online: 05 Oct 2007
AbstractforEstimated first-year costs of prostaglandin analogs with/without adjunctive therapy for glaucoma management:a United States perspective | References | PDF (330.9 KB)
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Efficacy and safety of valsartan 160/HCTZ 25 mg in fixed combination in hypertensive patients not controlled by candesartan 32 mg plus HCTZ 25 mg in free combination
J. Schweizer, U. Hilsmann, G. Neumann, R. Handrock & S. Klebs
Pages: 2877-2885
Published online: 05 Oct 2007
AbstractforEfficacy and safety of valsartan 160/HCTZ 25 mg in fixed combination in hypertensive patients not controlled by candesartan 32 mg plus HCTZ 25 mg in free combination | References | PDF (383.4 KB)
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The effect of fixed combination of fluticasone and salmeterol on asthma drug utilization, asthma drug cost, and episodes of asthma exacerbations
D. I. Brixner, G. Lenhart, D. C. Young & W. M. Samuelson
Pages: 2887-2895
Published online: 05 Oct 2007
AbstractforThe effect of fixed combination of fluticasone and salmeterol on asthma drug utilization, asthma drug cost, and episodes of asthma exacerbations | References | PDF (343.6 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Mometasone furoate dry powder inhaler: a once-daily inhaled corticosteroid for the treatment of persistent asthma
Jill P. Karpel & Harold Nelson
Pages: 2897-2911
Published online: 05 Oct 2007
AbstractforMometasone furoate dry powder inhaler: a once-daily inhaled corticosteroid for the treatment of persistent asthma | References | PDF (480.4 KB)
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