E-drug: Table of contents of Prescrire International, August 1998
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Table of contents of Prescrire International, August 1998 - Volume 7 �
Nr. 36
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interventions.
Editorial
New, or just new-fangled?
New Products
Tiagabine (new preparation)
Possibly helpful for multiresistant epileptic patients
Cefpodoxime (new dosage)
Unproven dose regimen in recurrent pharyngitis
Intravenous pamidronic acid (new indications)
Useful palliative treatment for osteolysis
Clodronic acid (a second look)
No value in malignant osteolysis
Glimepiride (new preparation)
Just another sulphonylurea agent
Tacrolimus in the prevention of graft rejection (new indication)
Helpful alternative to ciclosporin
Fluoride and bone (a second look)
No place in primary or secondary prevention of osteoporosis
Venlafaxine (new preparation)
No advantage over available antidepressants
Adverse Effects
Severe hypertriglyceridaemia on tamoxifen
Does not challenge its positive risk-benefit ratio in breast cancer
Meloxicam and gastrointestinal toxicity
Cases of potentially severe reactions
Anorectic drugs: managing the risk of valve disease
Watch out for valve disease in exposed patients
Hepatic toxicity of the tiliquinol-tilbroquinol combination
An old product with a negative risk-benefit ratio in acute diarrhoea
Reviews
Cardiovascular risk of oral contraceptives
Low, and mainly in women with risk factors
Prevention of haemorrhagic disease of the newborn
Routine vitamin K1 administration is justified
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