Current Medical Research and Opinion, Volume 36, Issue 5 (2020)

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Addiction Medicine

Review Article
Varenicline: mode of action, efficacy, safety and accumulated experience salient for clinical populations
Serena Tonstad, Cynthia Arons, Hans Rollema, Ivan Berlin, Peter Hajek, Karl Fagerström, Charl Els, Thomas McRae & Cristina Russ
Pages: 713-730
Published online: 14 Mar 2020
AbstractforVarenicline: mode of action, efficacy, safety and accumulated experience salient for clinical populations | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Cardiovascular

Review Article
Non-coronary atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia
Panagiotis Anagnostis, Konstantina Vaitsi, Gesthimani Mintziori, Dimitrios G. Goulis & Dimitri P. Mikhailidis
Pages: 731-740
Published online: 09 Mar 2020
AbstractforNon-coronary atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia | Full Text | References | PDF (975.7 KB) | EPUB
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Diabetes

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Distance to glycemic goal at the time of treatment intensification in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus failing metformin monotherapy in the United States
Gail Fernandes, Baanie Sawhney, Hakima Hannachi, Jinan Liu, Tongtong Wang, Alex Z. Fu, Kristy Iglay, Annie McNeill & Swapnil Rajpathak
Pages: 741-748
Published online: 05 Feb 2020
AbstractforDistance to glycemic goal at the time of treatment intensification in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus failing metformin monotherapy in the United States | Full Text | References | PDF (728.4 KB) | EPUB
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Use of oral antidiabetic drugs in Japanese working-age patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: dosing pattern for metformin initiators
Toshiki Kameda, Hiraku Kumamaru, Shiori Nishimura, Shun Kohsaka & Hiroaki Miyata
Pages: 749-756
Published online: 27 Feb 2020
AbstractforUse of oral antidiabetic drugs in Japanese working-age patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: dosing pattern for metformin initiators | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Accuracy and user performance evaluation of a blood glucose monitoring system which wirelessly transmits results to compatible insulin pumps
Evaluation of the CONTOUR PLUS LINK 2.4 blood glucose monitoring system, assessed according to ISO 15197:2013 criteria
Michael Caswell, Daniel Brown, Joy Frank, Jane F. Wallace & Scott Pardo
Pages: 757-764
Published online: 17 Mar 2020
AbstractforAccuracy and user performance evaluation of a blood glucose monitoring system which wirelessly transmits results to compatible insulin pumps | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Brief Report
Comparative study of dulaglutide single-use pen Ateos versus insulin degludec FlexTouch on learning and mock administration time in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus – a post-hoc analysis
Toshinari Asakura, Toshinobu Yamazaki, Zhihong Cai & Toshihiko Aranishi
Pages: 765-769
Published online: 19 Mar 2020
AbstractforComparative study of dulaglutide single-use pen Ateos versus insulin degludec FlexTouch on learning and mock administration time in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus – a post-hoc analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (666.9 KB) | EPUB
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Gastroenterology

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Quality of life and patient preferences among Danish patients with ulcerative colitis – results from a survey study
Lise Meinicke Hagelund, Sandra Elkjær Stallknecht & Henrik Holm Jensen
Pages: 771-779
Published online: 24 Jan 2020
AbstractforQuality of life and patient preferences among Danish patients with ulcerative colitis – results from a survey study | Full Text | References | PDF (964.1 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Infectious Disease

Article
Retrospective analysis of comorbidities and treatment burden among patients with HIV infection in a US Medicaid population
Maral DerSarkissian, Rachel H. Bhak, Alan Oglesby, Julie Priest, Emily Gao, Monica Macheca, Camara Sharperson & Mei Sheng Duh
Pages: 781-788
Published online: 24 Jan 2020
AbstractforRetrospective analysis of comorbidities and treatment burden among patients with HIV infection in a US Medicaid population | Full Text | References | PDF (788 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Medical Communication

Article
Health information technology use among older adults in the United States, 2009–2018
Li-Yu Hung, Jennifer G. Lyons & Chung-Hsuen Wu
Pages: 789-797
Published online: 11 Mar 2020
AbstractforHealth information technology use among older adults in the United States, 2009–2018 | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Neurology

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The impact of clinical heterogeneity on conducting network meta-analyses in transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy
Imtiaz A. Samjoo, Elizabeth M. Salvo, Diana Tran, Leslie Amass, Michelle Stewart & Chris Cameron
Pages: 799-808
Published online: 17 Feb 2020
AbstractforThe impact of clinical heterogeneity on conducting network meta-analyses in transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Review Article
Use of rituximab in adults with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis: a systematic literature review
Mohd Kashif Siddiqui, Barinder Singh, Sumeet Attri, Christiaan Veraart, Gerard Harty & Schiffon L. Wong
Pages: 809-826
Published online: 20 Mar 2020
AbstractforUse of rituximab in adults with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis: a systematic literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Article
IncobotulinumtoxinA for upper- and lower-limb spasticity in Japanese patients
Hitoshi Kagaya, Yoshihisa Masakado, Eiichi Saitoh, Toshiyuki Fujiwara, Masahiro Abo, Shin-ichi Izumi, Hiroyuki Nodera, Andrzej Dekundy, Reinhard Hiersemenzel, Christiane Martina Nalaskowski, Angelika Hanschmann & Ryuji Kaji
Pages: 827-834
Published online: 23 Mar 2020
AbstractforIncobotulinumtoxinA for upper- and lower-limb spasticity in Japanese patients | Full Text | References | PDF (745.2 KB) | EPUB
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Oncology

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Death from Alzheimer’s disease among cancer survivors: a population-based study
Omar Abdel-Rahman
Pages: 835-841
Published online: 09 Mar 2020
AbstractforDeath from Alzheimer’s disease among cancer survivors: a population-based study | Full Text | References | PDF (642.2 KB) | EPUB
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Review Article
Systematic literature review of the global burden of illness of mantle cell lymphoma
Neerav Monga, Jamie Garside, Joan Quigley, Moira Hudson, Peter O’Donovan, John O’Rourke, Christoph Tapprich, Lori Parisi, Matthew S. Davids & Constantine Tam
Pages: 843-852
Published online: 31 Mar 2020
AbstractforSystematic literature review of the global burden of illness of mantle cell lymphoma | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Pain Medicine

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Pain assessment for chronic lower back pain: performance of the PAL-S and PAL-I patient-reported measures for symptoms and impacts
Donald M. Bushnell, Mona L. Martin, Mariёlle Eerdekens, Annette Christoph, Georg Kralidis & Hiltrud Liedgens
Pages: 853-863
Published online: 02 Apr 2020
AbstractforPain assessment for chronic lower back pain: performance of the PAL-S and PAL-I patient-reported measures for symptoms and impacts | Full Text | References | PDF (880.3 KB) | EPUB
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Psychiatry

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Use of home health and other healthcare delivery pathways among privately insured patients with and without treatment-resistant depression
Dominic Pilon, Holly Szukis, David Singer, Laura Morrison, John J. Sheehan & Patrick Lefebvre
Pages: 865-874
Published online: 08 Feb 2020
AbstractforUse of home health and other healthcare delivery pathways among privately insured patients with and without treatment-resistant depression | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Successfully treated patients with vortioxetine versus venlafaxine: a simplified cost-effectiveness analysis based on a head-to-head study in Asian patients with major depressive disorder
Gang Wang, Kun Zhao, Caroline Reynaud-Mougin, Henrik Loft, Hongye Ren, Hanne-Lise F. Eriksen & Anders Ettrup
Pages: 875-882
Published online: 13 Feb 2020
AbstractforSuccessfully treated patients with vortioxetine versus venlafaxine: a simplified cost-effectiveness analysis based on a head-to-head study in Asian patients with major depressive disorder | Full Text | References | PDF (799.8 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Research Methods

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A novel method for observing proportional group awareness and consensus of items arising from list-generating questioning
Ravi Jandhyala
Pages: 883-893
Published online: 11 Mar 2020
AbstractforA novel method for observing proportional group awareness and consensus of items arising from list-generating questioning | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Women's Health

Review Article
Use of dienogest in endometriosis: a narrative literature review and expert commentary
Ally Murji, Kutay Biberoğlu, Jinhua Leng, Michael D. Mueller, Thomas Römer, Michele Vignali & Maria Yarmolinskaya
Pages: 895-907
Published online: 31 Mar 2020
AbstractforUse of dienogest in endometriosis: a narrative literature review and expert commentary | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB
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Reviews

Review
Modulation of sensitization processes in the management of pain and the importance of descending pathways: a role for tapentadol?
Filippo Caraci, Flaminia Coluzzi, Franco Marinangeli, Sebastiano Mercadante, Giuseppe Rinonapoli, Patrizia Romualdi, Mariaflavia Nicora & Anthony H. Dickenson
Pages: (I)-(XVII)
Published online: 14 May 2020
AbstractforModulation of sensitization processes in the management of pain and the importance of descending pathways: a role for tapentadol? | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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