Parliament in action: Drug withdrawals and policy changes in the U.K.

Previous studies on changes in health policies theorize such changes either as crises responses, or as the outcome of longer-term stakeholder conflicts. In this paper, we propose that parliaments function as overlooked, intermediate actors that contribute to translating the interests of stakeholders into policy changes. We study the role of parliament connecting policy makers and stakeholders in the context of drug regulation. Based on three high-profile cases of drug withdrawals between 1991 and 2005 in the United Kingdom (triazolam, rofecoxib, and co-proxamol), we distinguish partisan-political, individual-idiosyncratic, and collective-institutional pathways of parliamentary action on drug withdrawals. Distinguishing direct and indirect actions, we argue that indirect courses of action, including advocacy and educational work, can be just as effective as regular legislative endeavours, under certain conditions.     

政府管制与取消管制对药品价格的影响研究——以消化类药品为例

目的:探究政府管制与取消管制对药品价格的影响,为药品定价政策制定提供依据。方法:研究提取全国医药经济信息网数据库中2011年1月-2016年6月64种消化类药品价格水平、用量和费用的月度数据,通过有对照的间断时间序列(interrupted time-series,ITS)模型,分别分析政府管制和取消管制后样本药品的价格水平、用量与费用变化,其中使用固定拉氏价格指数衡量药品价格水平。第一个ITS分析政府管制的影响,利用2011年1月-2015年6月的月度数据,间断点为2012年5月;第二个ITS分析取消管制的影响,利用2014年6月-2016年6月的月度数据,间断点为2015年6月。结果:政府管制政策实施后,短期内干预组药品相比于对照组的价格指数无显著变化(β_6=-0.000 452,P=0.994),但长期增长趋势显著下降(β_7=-0.050 7, P0.001)。在取消管制政策实施后,短期内干预组相较于对照组药品明显下降(β_6=-0.042 7,P=0.005);长期来看,两组药品价格指数变为上升趋势,干预组相较于对照组药品价格指数趋势变化无显著差异(β_7=0.002 83, P=0. 170)。政府管制与取消管制政策实施前后,消化类药品的用量和费用均无显著变化。结论:政府管制可以有效控制药品价格增长趋势,而取消管制在短期可以使药品价格降低,长期来看药品价格仍持续增长,价格管制或取消管制对药品的用量和费用无影响。     

Reduced or painful jaw movement after collision-related injuries: a population-based study

BACKGROUND: The authors report the incidence of and factors associated with reduced and/or painful jaw movement after motor vehicle collisions that resulted in whiplash-associated disorders (WADs). METHODS: All adults filing collision-related personal injury claims during an 18-month period in Saskatchewan, Canada, were evaluated via questionnaire to determine demographic characteristics, precollision health (including jaw pain), collision parameters and collision-related symptoms, including reduced and/or painful jaw movement and injury-related neck pain. The authors excluded patients who were hospitalized for more than two days and those who sustained injuries as a pedestrian, bicyclist or motorcyclist. In determining incidence rates, the authors also excluded those who had had jaw pain before the collision. RESULTS: The incidence of reduced and/or painful jaw movement was 14.9 percent (n = 1,158), and it was higher in subjects with WADs (15.8 percent) than in those without WADs (4.7 percent; relative risk = 3.36, 95 percent confidence interval, 2.36 to 4.78). Within the WAD injuries, multivariable logistic regression revealed that the onset of reduced and/or painful jaw movement was associated with female sex; age < 50 years; having hit one's head in the collision; and postinjury symptoms of difficulty swallowing, ringing in the ears, dizziness or unsteadiness, and more intense neck pain. Collision parameters, such as head position at the time of the crash and headrest use and type, were not associated with onset of jaw symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Reduced or painful jaw movement was more common in people with WADs than in those with other collision-related injuries. Among those with WADs, reduced or painful jaw movement was more common in women and younger people. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Reduced or painful jaw movement is an important aspect of WADs, and more studies are needed to determine how to best assess and treat this problem.     

美国药品审评制度改革对我国的启示

本文概述了我国药品审评现状,介绍了美国药品审评制度改革经验,探讨如何提升我国药品审评的质量和效率。研究认为,我国应完善审评法规体系,增加资源投入,规范审评程序、细化时限规定、制定审评模板,进行质量管理,构建制度评价体系。     

临床药师在临床药物治疗学课程改革中的尝试

临床药物治疗学是一门基础药学与临床医学的桥梁学科.临床药师是连接临床和药学的专门人才,在临床药物治疗中发挥着不可或缺的作用.为了促进药学本科生学好该课程,由临床药师参与部分临床药物治疗学的授课工作,从教学内容、教学方法、课外实践等方面做出一些改革尝试.     

Daily functioning profile of children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder: A pilot study using an ecological assessment

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often present with activities of daily living (ADL) performance deficits. This study aimed to compare the performance characteristics of children with ADHD to those of controls based on the Do-Eat assessment tool, and to establish the tool's validity. Participants were 23 children with ADHD and 24 matched controls, aged 6–9?years. In addition to the Do-Eat, the Children Activity Scale–Parent (ChAS-P) and the Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) were used to measure sensorimotor abilities and executive function (EF). Significant differences were found in the Do-Eat scores between children with ADHD and controls. Significant moderate correlations were found between the Do-Eat sensorimotor scores, the ChAS-P and the BRIEF scores in the ADHD group. Significant correlations were found between performance on the Do-Eat and the ChAS-P questionnaire scores, verifying the tool's ecological validity. A single discriminant function described primarily by four Do-Eat variables, correctly classified 95.5% of the study participants into their respective study groups, establishing the tool's predictive validity within this population. These preliminary findings indicate that the Do–Eat may serve as a reliable and valid tool that provides insight into the daily functioning characteristics of children with ADHD. However, further research on larger samples is indicated.     

医学影像专业课程改革之我见

医学影像学科的迅猛发展对医学影像人才的培养提出了越来越高的要求,医学影像课程改革势在必行,作者认为医学影像专业在课程设置上应加强两个"结合",突出一个"特色",注重两个"需要",以利培养出具有本专业特色的基础扎实、知识面宽及业务能力强的医学影像专门人才.     

Effect of a combined dance/movement and music therapy on young adults diagnosed with severe autism

Current literature is scarce on the potential effects of combined dance/movement and music therapy on adults diagnosed with severe autism, particularly in distinguishing these effects on different areas of psychopathological disorders. We set two goals: first, to assess the effectiveness based on the score the participants obtained from the Revised Clinical Scale for the Evaluation of Autistic Behavior (ECA-R) after a series of dance/movement and music therapeutic procedures on adults with severe autism; second, to contrast the differences in effectiveness in concrete areas defined by subscales of the ECA-R, especially in its defined 2 factors and 12 functions. An overall of 36 one-hour sessions were carried out during 17 weeks on a sample of 8 participants with severe autism (approximately 2 sessions per week). During the treatment 8 measurements were taken (1 every 3 weeks) from this sample and from a control sample, which was also comprised of 8 subjects who were equally monitored at the same care center by two independent psychologists. Our experimental study seems to suggest that combined dance/movement and music therapy could be effective if used regularly for the improvement of autistic symptoms in adults diagnosed with severe autism.     

重度抑郁发作患者一级亲属执行功能测验初步研究

目的:探讨重度抑郁发作患者一级亲属的执行功能与正常对照组的差异。方法:采用威斯康星分类卡片测验(Wisconsin CardSorting Test,WSCT)对30名重度抑郁发作患者的一级亲属和30名健康对照者的执行功能进行评估。结果:在WSCT测验中,重度抑郁发作患者一级亲属的持续性应答数和持续性错误数、非持续错误数、完成第一个分类所需应答数明显高于正常对照;而正确应答数、概念化水平百分比均明显低于正常对照,差异具有统计学意义。结论:重度抑郁发作患者一级亲属可能存在执行功能受损,尚需进一步更严格的研究证实。