QTc Prolongation in Veterans With Heroin Dependence on Methadone Maintenance Treatment [PDF]
Background: QTc prolongation and Torsade de Ppointes have been reported in patients on methadone maintenance. Objectives: In this study, QTc was compared before and after the veteran (n = 49) was on a stable dosage of methadone for 8.72 ± 4.50 years ...
Fernandez, Antony +3 more
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THE COMORBIDITY OF BIPOLAR DISORDER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES FROM PHARMACOTHERAPY PERSPECTIVE [PDF]
The heart and mind are intimately linked. Patients with severe mental disorders have increased mortality rates compared with the general population and the leading cause of premature death is cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Bjanka Vuksan–Ćusa +3 more
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NEW GENERATION VS. FIRST GENERATION ANTIPSYCHOTICS DEBATE: PRAGMATIC CLINICAL TRIALS AND PRACTICE-BASED EVIDENCE [PDF]
There has been significant confusion about the relative advantage of new generation antipsychotics over first generation antipsychotics as well as of clinical trials performed to evaluate their efficacy vs. those designed to evaluate their effectiveness.
Miro Jakovljević
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PREGNANCY AND ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS [PDF]
Scientific research aiming at discovering new generations of effective medications is a common practice in medicine, and psychiatric research is no exception. Antipsychotics are used to treat chronic mental illnesses such as schizophrenia.
Daniela Petrić +4 more
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Delirium management in critically ill patients [PDF]
Delirium among critically ill patients is common. Presence of delirium imparts a poorer prognosis to patients, including longer ICU and hospital length of stay, increased risk of institutionalization, higher health related costs, and elevated mortality ...
Calvo-Ayala, Enrique, Khan, Babar
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EJACULATORY DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENT WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA ON SERTINDOLE [PDF]
The antipsychotic drugs can be of great benefit for the wide range of psychotic disorders, but all are associated with various adverse effects. Patients with psychotic disorder consider the sexual dysfunction to be among the most important side effects ...
Marija Kušan Jukić +2 more
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NICE DSU Technical Support Document 2: A Generalised Linear Modelling Framework for Pairwise and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials [PDF]
Ades, AE +3 more
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Second-generation antipsychotics - Cardiac ion channel modulation and QT interval disturbances: A review. [PDF]
Erkan O, Dai AS, Ozturk N, Ozdemir S.
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Curcumin as an Antioxidant Against Ziprasidone Induced Lipid Peroxidation in Human Plasma: Potential Relevance to Cortico Subcortical Circuit Function. [PDF]
Dietrich-Muszalska A +3 more
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Comparison of ziprasidone and olanzapine on cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia at different stages: a prospective study in Huai'an, China. [PDF]
Yao J +7 more
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