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Anticoagulation for the prevention of stroke in non-valvular AF in general practice: room for improvement

Adam Ioannou, Sofia Metaxa, George Kassianos, Constantinos G Missouris

Article Type

Original Research

Published

27 May 2016

The aim of this study was to assess whether the recommendations and guidelines for thromboprophylaxis in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have been adopted in general practice (GP) in the UK. The authors concluded that one in four patients with non-valvular AF, at risk of a stroke, is not being adequately treated with an oral anticoagulant in primary care and suggest that a review of GP practice databases should be considered to identify patients with non-valvular AF, at risk of a disabling or fatal event, and measures taken to initiate anticoagulant therapy.

Efficacy of telbivudine with conditional tenofovir intensification in patients with chronic hepatitis B: results from the 2-year roadmap strategy

Teerha Piratvisuth, Piyawat Komolmit, Henry LY Chan, Tawesak Tanwandee, Wattana Sukeepaisarnjaroen, Mário G Pessoa, Eduardo Fassio, Suzane K Ono, Fernando Bessone, Jorge Daruich, Stefan Zeuzem, Michael Manns, Alkaz Uddin, Yuhong Dong, Aldo Trylesinski

Article Type

Case Report

Published

22 Apr 2016

Using data from a 2-year roadmap study, the authors concluded that telbivudine with add-on tenofovir was effective and well tolerated in patients with chronic hepatitis B, and that telbivudine was associated with an improvement in estimated glomerular filtration rate from baseline.

Human plasma-derived FVIII/VWD concentrate (Biostate): a review of experimental and clinical pharmacokinetic, efficacy and safety data

Paul Harper, Emmanuel J Favaloro, Julie Curtin, Chris Barnes, Scott Dunkley

Article Type

Review

Published

08 Apr 2016

Human plasma-derived factor VIII/von Willebrand factor complex concentrates are used to control bleeding in patients with von Willebrand disease (VWD) or haemophilia A (HA). This article provides an extensive overview of the molecular properties, in addition to pharmacokinetic, efficacy and safety data, and case studies of clinical experience of one such concentrate, Biostate.

Inpatient resource use and costs associated with switching from oral antipsychotics to aripiprazole once-monthly for the treatment of schizophrenia

Michele Wilson, Benjamin Gutierrez, Steve J Offord, Christopher M Blanchette, Anna Eramo, Stephanie Earnshaw, Siddhesh A Kamat

Article Type

Original Research

Published

11 Mar 2016

Schizophrenia is associated with high direct healthcare costs due to progression of disease and frequent occurrence of relapses. Aripiprazole once-monthly (AOM) has been shown to reduce total psychiatric hospitalizations among patients who switched from oral standard of care (SOC) therapy to AOM. In this paper the authors report the results of an economic model study to evaluate the psychiatric hospitalization-related medical costs and antipsychotic pharmacy costs during a 6-month period before and after initiation of AOM treatment.

Effectiveness, tolerability and practical application of the newer generation anti-obesity medications

Jeffrey S MacDaniels, Thomas L Schwartz

Article Type

Review

Published

08 Mar 2016

In this paper, the authors compare the efficacy and tolerability of five newer anti-obesity medications to guide clinical decision making, examining bupropion–naltrexone combination, liraglutide, lorcaserin, orlistat, and phentermine–topiramate combination.