Current Medical Research and Opinion

Cost of care for patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving TNF-antagonist therapy using claims data
pp. 1749-1759(11)
Authors: Wu, Eric; Chen, Lei; Birnbaum, Howard; Yang, Elaine; Cifaldi, Mary

Comment and Reply on: Relative efficacy/effectiveness and relative costs of treatment with insulin glargine and insulin detemir
pp. 1761-1764(4)
Authors: Freemantle, Nick; Stella, Peter; Munro, Vicki; Currie, Craig J.; Poole, Chris D.

Zonisamide and renal calculi in patients with epilepsy: how big an issue?
pp. 1765-1773(9)
Author: Wroe, Stephen

Effects of early use of pioglitazone in combination with metformin in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes
pp. 1775-1781(7)
Authors: Chalmers, J.; Hunter, J.E.; Robertson, S.J.; Baird, J.; Martin, M.; Franks, C.I.; Whately-Smith, C.R.; Mariz, S.; Campbell, I.W.

Preoperative statins and infectious complications following cardiac surgery
pp. 1783-1790(8)
Authors: Coleman, Craig I.; Lucek, Diana M.; Hammond, Jonathan; White, C. Michael

The rationale for paired pre- and postprandial self-monitoring of blood glucose: the role of glycemic variability in micro- and macrovascular risk
pp. 1791-1798(8)
Authors: Gerich, John E.; Odawara, Masato; Terauchi, Yasuo

Key barriers to optimal management of adult asthma in Australia: physician and patient perspectives
pp. 1799-1807(9)
Author: Heiner, Maurice McDonald

Systematic review and meta-analysis of budesonide/formoterol in a single inhaler
pp. 1809-1820(12)
Authors: Edwards, Steven J.; Gruffydd-Jones, Kevin; Ryan, Dermot P.

Efficacy of atorvastatin after LDL-cholesterol-based dose selection in high risk dyslipidaemic patients: results of the target dose study
pp. 1821-1827(7)
Authors: Ducobu, Jean; Claeys, Marc; Commers, Kathleen; Van Mieghem, W.; Nachtergaele, H.; Vandenbroucke, M.; Deforce, J.

Donepezil in Alzheimer's disease: a clinical observational study evaluating individual treatment response
pp. 1829-1835(7)
Authors: Riepe, Matthias W.; Kohler, Jürgen; Horn, Rolf

International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) position statement: the role of the professional medical writer
pp. 1837-1840(4)
Authors: Norris, Robert; Bowman, Aly; Fagan, Jean M.; Gallagher, Eileen R.; Geraci, Anna B.; Gertel, Art; Hirsch, Laurence; Ross, Philip D.; Stossel, Thomas P.; Veitch, Keith; Woods, David

Penetration of garenoxacin into lung tissues and bone in subjects undergoing lung biopsy or resection
pp. 1841-1847(7)
Authors: Krishna, Gopal; Gotfried, Mark H.; Rolston, Kenneth; Wang, Zaiqi

A phase 1, placebo-controlled, randomised, double-blind (within dose panels) study evaluating the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of intravenous NXY-059 in Japanese subjects
pp. 1849-1857(9)
Authors: Watabe, Mitsuo; Cheng, Yi-Fang; Nilsson, Dag; Itoh, Yohji; Kumagai, Yuji

Withdrawal of COX-2 selective inhibitors rofecoxib and valdecoxib: impact on NSAID and gastroprotective drug prescribing and utilization
pp. 1859-1866(8)
Authors: Sun, Shawn X.; Lee, Kwan Y.; Bertram, Carl T.; Goldstein, Jay L.

Budesonide/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy: a new treatment approach for adult patients with asthma
pp. 1867-1878(12)
Authors: Buhl, R.; Vogelmeier, C.

Effects of folic acid and vitamin B complex on serum C-reactive protein and albumin levels in stable hemodialysis patients
pp. 1879-1886(8)
Authors: Chang, Tzu-Yuan; Chou, Kang-Ju; Tseng, Chin-Feng; Chung, Hsiao-Min; Fang, Hua-Chang; Hung, Yao-Min; Wu, Ming-Jei; Tzeng, Huey-Ming; Lind, Chang-Chung; Lu, Kuo-Cheng

Cost-effectiveness of the two-compound formulation calcipotriol and betamethasone dipropionate compared with commonly used topical treatments in the management of moderately severe plaque psoriasis in Scotland
pp. 1887-1901(15)
Authors: Bottomley, Julia M.; Auland, Merran E.; Morais, Jeremy; Boyd, Gordon; Douglas, W. Stewart

Patient satisfaction with extended release tolterodine or oxybutynin in overactive bladder
pp. 1903-1912(10)
Authors: Bolge, Susan C.; McDonnell, Diana D.; Chen, Andrew; Wan, George J.

The effect of long-term treatment with sulindac on the progression of diabetic retinopathy
pp. 1913-1917(5)
Authors: Hattori, Yukiko; Hashizume, Kiyoshi; Nakajima, Kazuo; Nishimura, Yoshihiro; Naka, Motoji; Miyanaga, Kazuto

Assessing treatment satisfaction in patients treated with pramlintide as an adjunct to insulin therapy
pp. 1919-1929(11)
Authors: Rubin, Richard R.; Peyrot, Mark

Dosing patterns, drug costs, and hematologic outcome in anemic patients with chronic kidney disease switching from darbepoetin alfa to epoetin alfa
pp. 1931-1937(7)
Authors: Hymes, Jeffrey; Bickimer, Tammy; Jackson, James H.; Bookhart, Brahim K.; Mody, Samir H.; Tak Piech, Catherine

Prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy in European postmenopausal women
pp. 1939-1944(6)
Authors: Bruyère, O.; Malaise, O.; Neuprez, A.; Collette, J.; Reginster, J.Y.

A multicentre, open study to assess the effect of individualizing starting doses of atorvastatin according to baseline LDL-C levels on achieving cholesterol targets: the Achieve Cholesterol Targets Fast with Atorvastatin Stratified Titration (ACTFAST-2) study
pp. 1945-1956(12)
Authors: Farsang, C.; Athyros, V.; Gaw, A.; The ACTFAST-2 investigators and Steering Committee members,

Comparative efficacy and tolerability of two sustained-release formulations of diclofenac: results of a double-blind, randomised study in patients with osteoarthritis and a reappraisal of diclofenac's use in this patient population
pp. 1957-1966(10)
Authors: Wagenitz, Andreas; Mueller, Edgar A.; Frentzel, Adrian; Cambon, Nathalie

A multicenter, randomized, open study to evaluate the impact of an electronic data capture system on the care of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
pp. 1967-1979(13)
Authors: Huffstutter, Joseph; Craig, W. David; Schimizzi, Gregory; Harshbarger, John; Lisse, Jeffrey; Kasle, Shelley; Hymson, Lisa; Yocum, David; Castro, Lesley; Hegedus, Ronald; Callegari, Peter; Yeilding, Newman; Gilmer, Keith

Effect of the NSAID nimesulide on the radical scavenger glutathione S-transferase in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee
pp. 1981-1986(6)
Authors: Kullich, W.; Fagerer, N.; Schwann, H.

Socio-economic status and the therapeutic effectiveness of antihypertensive treatment - the design of the LEO study
pp. 1987-1995(9)
Authors: Schmidt, A.C.; Bramlage, P.; Lichtenthal, A.; Eckert, M.; Scholze, J.

Cost analysis of divalproex sodium extended-release compared to valproic acid in the treatment of bipolar disorder
pp. 1997-2004(8)
Authors: Schumock, Glen T.; Walton, Surrey M.; Gupta, Shiraz R.; Cramer, Joyce A.

Are physicians able to identify high-risk abdominally obese individuals? An analysis from the pan-European Survey of HDL-cholesterol
pp. 2005-2008(4)
Authors: Baccara-Dinet, M.; Bruckert, E.

Meta-analysis of the cholesterol-lowering effect of ezetimibe added to ongoing statin therapy
pp. 2009-2026(18)
Authors: Mikhailidis, D.P.; Sibbring, G.C.; Ballantyne, C.M.; Davies, G.M.; Catapano, A.L.

Impact of new Joint British Societies' (JBS 2) guidelines on prevention of cardiovascular disease: evaluation of serum total cholesterol goal achievement in UK clinical practice
pp. 2027-2034(8)
Authors: Rajagopalan, Srinivasan; Alemao, Evo; Finch, Liz; Yin, Don