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Good Pharma, Bad Pharma 15 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm
With the possible exception of financial services it is unlikely that any other major industry polarises opinion amongst healthcare professionals to the same extent as the pharmaceutical industry. A r...
DTB Select: 8 | August 2013 15 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm
Every month, DTB scans sources of information on treatments, disease management and other healthcare topics for key items to bring to our readers' attention and help them keep up to date. To do this, ...
{blacktriangledown}Mirabegron for overactive bladder syndrome 15 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm
Urinary incontinence, the involuntary leakage of urine, can result from abnormalities of the urinary tract or may be caused by other conditions and is sub-divided into a number of classifications incl...
Tadalafil for benign prostatic hyperplasia 15 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm
Tadalafil is a phosphodiesterase type-5 (PDE5) inhibitor licensed for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) in adult males (Cialis—Lilly) and for the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension...
Advertising standards 11 Jul 2013 | 04:30 am
For over 50 years, Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin has provided rigorous independent evaluations of drugs and treatments. To do this we rely on the availability of, and access to, comprehensive data fr...
DTB Select: 7 | July 2013 11 Jul 2013 | 04:30 am
Every month, DTB scans sources of information on treatments, disease management and other healthcare topics for key items to bring to our readers’ attention and help them keep up to date. To do this, ...
{blacktriangledown}Insulin degludec for diabetes mellitus 11 Jul 2013 | 04:30 am
Over the last few years there has been a steady increase in the number of prescriptions dispensed in primary care for intermediate and long-acting insulin analogues and a reduction in prescriptions fo...
Management of actinic keratosis 11 Jul 2013 | 04:30 am
Actinic keratoses are common, often multiple, epidermal lesions found mainly on the sun-exposed skin of fair-skinned middle-aged and older people.1 Over time, lesions may remain unchanged or may proli...
Prescribing in pregnancy--therapeutic discrimination? 13 Jun 2013 | 12:30 pm
It is estimated that 10% of pregnant women have a chronic medical disorder that requires regular use of medicines. In addition, some women develop health problems during pregnancy, and at least 40% ta...
DTB Select: 6 | June 2013 13 Jun 2013 | 12:30 pm
Every month, DTB scans sources of information on treatments, disease management and other healthcare topics for key items to bring to our readers’ attention and help them keep up to date. To do this, ...