Multidisciplinary pain education program (MPEP) for chronic pain patients: preliminary evidence for effectiveness and mechanisms of change

Abstract

Objective:

There is a need for effective brief interventions in chronic pain patients, and the identification of mechanisms of change.     

Topical pain management with the 5% lidocaine medicated plaster – a review

Abstract

Background:

The topical 5% lidocaine medicated plaster is recommended as first-line treatment for localized peripheral neuropathic pain.     

Prevention of episodic migraine with topiramate: a prospective 24-week,open-label,flexible-dose clinical trial with optional 24 weeks follow-up in a community setting

Abstract

Objective:

To explore efficacy and safety outcomes of topiramate for episodic migraine prevention in community practice.     

Comparative efficacy and acceptability of pharmacotherapeutic agents for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: a mixed treatment comparison meta-analysis

Abstract

Objective:

to compare efficacy and acceptability of different pharmacotherapeutic agents for treating anxiety disorders in children and adolescents     

Factors associated with warfarin discontinuation,including bleeding patterns,in atrial fibrillation patients

Abstract

Objective:

To determine risk factors for both warfarin discontinuation and bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).     

Lacosamide as adjunctive therapy for partial-onset epileptic seizures: a review of the clinical and economic literature

Abstract

Objective:

This article provides a short but comprehensive pharmacotherapeutic update of adjunctive therapy with lacosamide for partial-onset seizures in adult patients.     

Prospective,non-interventional study on the tolerability and analgesic effectiveness over 12 weeks after a single application of capsaicin 8% cutaneous patch in 1044 patients with peripheral neuropathic pain: first results of the QUEPP study

Abstract

Background:

Reversible defunctionalisation of nociceptors by the TRPV1 agonist capsaicin in high concentration is an emerging new concept for the treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain.     

Acute back pain: benefits and risks of current treatments

Abstract

Objective:

To review the efficacy and safety of current treatments for acute low back pain.     

Long-term treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: a review from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)

Abstract

Introduction:

Postmenopausal osteoporosis is a chronic disease requiring treatment that balances long-term fracture efficacy against risk.     

Aripiprazole in patients with bipolar mania and beyond: an update of practical guidance

Abstract

Background:

Aripiprazole is an atypical antipsychotic with a pharmacological and clinical profile distinct from other atypical antipsychotics.     

Management of neuropathic pain after surgical and non-surgical trauma with lidocaine 5% patches: study of 40 consecutive cases

Abstract

Objective:

To determine the efficacy of lidocaine 5% patches in patients with PNCCP.     

Long-term effects of pioglitazone in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes without a recent history of macrovascular morbidity

Abstract

Objective:

To evaluate the efficacy of pioglitazone for the prevention of macrovascular outcomes in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes, without a recent history of macrovascular morbidity.     

Incidence and risk of denosumab-related hypocalcemia in cancer patients: a systematic review and pooled analysis of randomized controlled studies

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Purpose:

The aim of this study is to evaluate the frequency and relative risk of hypocalcemia in cancer patients receiving denosumab.     

Anemia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a readmission prognosis factor

Abstract

Objective:

The prevalence of comorbid anemia in patients with COPD ranges from 7.5% to 34%. The aim of this study is to determine if anemia is a risk factor for readmission in COPD patients.     

The impact of a serum based proteomic mass spectrometry test on treatment recommendations in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

Abstract

Objective:

To assess the impact of a serum-based proteomic test for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) on physician treatment recommendations.     

A review of tinnitus symptoms beyond ‘ringing in the ears’: a call to action

Abstract

Background:

Tinnitus, often referred to as ‘ringing in the ears’, is highly prevalent. However, patients may also present with a number of other symptoms.     

Assessment of asthma control in primary care

Abstract

Objective:

To determine the prevalence of uncontrolled asthma in patients who are visiting their primary care provider for any reason.     

Characterizing and understanding body weight patterns in patients treated with pregabalin

Abstract

Objective:

We examined patterns of weight change among patients treated with pregabalin for up to 1 year.     

Consensus guidelines for the use of bowel preparation prior to colonic diagnostic procedures: colonoscopy and small bowel video capsule endoscopy

Abstract

Background:

Adequate bowel preparation prior to colonic diagnostic procedures is essential to ensure adequate visualisation.     

The effect of udenafil on the hemodynamics of healthy male volunteers administered tamsulosin

Abstract

Objective:

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the hemodynamic interactions between udenafil and tamsulosin.