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2003 Institute for Safe Medication Practices. ISMP is an FDA MEDWATCH partner. Report medication errors to the USP-ISMP Medication Errors Reporting Program USP-ISMP MERP ; . Call 800 FAIL SAF E ; or report on-line at ismp or usp . Unless otherwise indicated, error reports referenced in this newsletter were received through the USP-ISMP MERP. Editors: Kate Kelly, PharmD; Michael R. Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD; Judy Smetzer, RN, BSN. Reviewers: ISMP staff and R. Kenneth Alderfer, RPh; Jeffry Ellis, PharmD; Richard A. Feifer, MD; Maureen Foley, RPh; John Gosbee, MD, MS; Geraldine Harrell, RN, BSN; Donna Horn, RPh; Russell Jenkins, MD; Gail King, RPh; Patrick McDonnell, PharmD; Marty Miller, PharmD; Shelly Mathias Newark, CPhT; Candice Rogers, PA-C; Andrew Seger, PharmD; Ed Staffa, RPh; Larry Wolfe, RPh; Chuck Young, RPh. Institute for Safe Medication Practices, 1800 Byberry Road, Suite 810, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006. Tel. 215 947 7797; Fax 215 914 1492; ismp.
Products not reported on this form Vaccines prevention of infectious disease ; Medical Devices Preventative vaccines are monitored by the Public Health Agency of Canada. For these vaccines, health professionals should report to their local public health department. An adverse reaction to a medical device gets reported to another part of Health Canada: the Health Products and Food Branch Inspectorate. After reporting this reaction, an acknowledgment letter is sent thanking the reporter for their report and a reference or tracking number is given should any follow-up information become available or be needed at a later date, e.g., a biopsy or autopsy report, or any other clarification where needed. Health Canada's adverse reaction informational resources A number of reference documents are available to help with the reporting process and can be found in the MedEffect section of Health Canada's website : healthcanada.gc medeffect. Some of the features which may be most clinically relevant are the most recent advisories, warnings and recalls, and the quarterly Canadian Adverse Reaction Newsletter.
This year, Yamanouchi donated 7 wheelchair-compatible vehicles, one each to 7 welfare facilities in Japan caring for the physically challenged. This was made possible by The Three-Nine Fund, a program under which the company matches donations made by Yamanouchi employees. Most of the facilities to which the company donates these vehicles are small and in need of equipment. The vehicles, which can maneuver well in Japan's narrow streets, play a vital role in safely transporting their wheelchair-bound passengers. Yamanouchi looks forward to continually contributing to society through The Three-Nine Fund together with employees.
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Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements -- Continued ; $ in thousands, except per share amounts ; United States in December 1982. Since competitors have not been able to replicate the manufacturing process for this product and introduce competing products to the market, this asset was deemed to have an indefinite life and thus is not being amortized. This intangible asset will be reviewed for impairment at least annually. Amortizable Intangible Assets The Company's amortizable intangible assets are carried at cost less accumulated amortization, which is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset, which is generally between five and fifteen years. Impairment of intangibles and other assets is reviewed quarterly or when events and circumstances warrant an earlier review in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. Impairment is determined when estimated future undiscounted cash flows associated with an intangible asset are less than the asset's carrying value. The Company has determined that all of its intangible assets, with the exception of the newly acquired Delsym trademark discussed above, have finite lives and, therefore, is amortizing these assets over their useful lives. If, in the future, such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment recognized will be measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets on a discounted cash flow basis. During fiscal year 2004, the Company paid , 250 to enter into a development and license agreement with Pharmaceuticals Design L.L.C. "PD" ; , for the rights to market respiratory products in patent-protected packaging configurations. In July 2005, the Company decided not to go forward with the development and license agreement with PD. To terminate this agreement, the Company paid PD 0, 000, which was expensed to Selling, marketing and administrative expenses in July 2005. In addition, the Company wrote off the related intangible asset with a net book value of 0 to Selling, marketing and administrative expenses as of June 30, 2005. In December 2004, the Company entered into a license transfer agreement with JMED Pharmaceuticals, Inc. "JMED" ; , an affiliate of PD, for the ability to transfer the AlleRxtm license to Cornerstone Biopharma Inc. "Cornerstone" ; . The Company paid JMED , 000 in January 2005 towards the acquisition of this license, which is being amortized over five years. Upon completion of a valuation of the future royalties under the license transfer agreement, JMED will have the right to either i ; convert the valuation amount in excess of the , 000, if any, into the Company's common stock at the initial public offering price, in which case, the Company will become entitled to future AlleRxtm royalties or ii ; JMED will continue to receive the future AlleRxtm royalties and JMED will pay the Company 40% of future royalties up to a maximum of , 000. In connection with the AlleRxtm license transfer agreement with JMED, in February 2005, the Company entered into an agreement with Cornerstone, in which it received the Humibid trademarks from Cornerstone and Cornerstone received the AlleRxtm trademarks from the Company. Additionally, the parties released each other from all claims and damages in a lawsuit that the Company filed in 2004. As part of this arrangement, the Company is contractually obligated to assume the financial responsibility for the first , 000 of returned AlleRxtm product, which was sold by the Company prior to February 15, 2005 and returned to Cornerstone during the 18-month period beginning February 15, 2005. Conversely, Cornerstone is financially responsible for the first , 000 of Humibid product returns for the same 18-month period. After the , 000 threshold is met, the Company will have the responsibility for all Humibid product returns, whether sold by it or Cornerstone, and Cornerstone will bear the same liability for AlleRxtm products. In connection with this agreement, the Company is obligated to pay to Cornerstone a royalty ranging from 1% to 2% of net Humibid sales for a period of three years that began on February 15, 2005 with an annual minimum royalty payment of . F-10 and pravachol.
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Fraser GL, Stogsdill P, Dickens JD, et al. Antibiotic optimization. An evaluation of patient safety and economic outcome. Arch Intern Med. 1997; 157: 1689-1694. Solomon DH, van Houten L, Glynn RJ, et al. Academic detailing to improve use of broad-spectrum antibiotics at an academic medical center. Arch Intern Med. 2001; 161: 1897-1902. Academy for Infection Management. Core principles. Available at: : infectionacademy principles . Accessed December 29, 2005. Houck PM, Bratzler DW, Nsa W, et al. Timing of antibiotic administration and outcomes for Medicare patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia. Arch Intern Med. 2004; 164: 637-644. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Antimicrobial resistance. Available at: : cdc.gov drugresistance healthcare default . Accessed January 4, 2006. Zapantis A, Lacy MK, Horvat RT, et al. Nationwide antibiogram analysis using NCCLS M39-A guidelines. J Clin Microbiol. 2005; 43: 2629-2634. Kuti JL, Florea NR, Nightingale CH, Nicolau DP. Pharmacodynamics of meropenem and imipenem against Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Pharmacotherapy. 2004; 24: 8-15. Kuti JL, Maglio D, Nightingale CH, Nicolau DP. Economic benefit of meropenem dosage strategy based on pharmacodynamic concepts. J Health Syst Pharm. 2003; 60: 565-568. Kays MB, Burgess DS, Denys GA, et al. Pharmacodynamic evaluation of six -lactams against recent clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa using Monte Carlo analysis. Paper presented at: 42nd Interscience on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. September 2730, 2002; San Diego, Calif. Abstract A-642. Eagle H, Fleischman R, Levy M, et al. "Continuous" vs. "discontinuous" therapy with penicillin; the effect of the interval between injections on therapeutic efficacy. N Engl J Med. 1953; 248: 481-488. Micek ST, Lloyd AE, Ritchie DJ, et al. Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection: importance of appropriate initial antimicrobial treatment. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005; 49: 1306-1311. Ibrahim EH, Ward S, Sherman G, et al. Experience with a clinical guideline for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Crit Care Med. 2001; 29: 1109-1115. Leibovici L, Paul M, Poznanski O, et al. Monotherapy versus -lactam-aminoglycoside combination treatment for gramnegative bacteremia: a prospective, observational study. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1997; 41: 1127-1133. American Thoracic Society, Infectious Diseases Society of America. Guidelines for the management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcareassociated pneumonia. J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005; 171: 388-416. Luna CM, Vujacich P, Niederman MS, et al. Impact of BAL data on the therapy and outcome of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Chest. 1997; 111: 676-685.
33 problems with mood or temper regulation warrants close monitoring of any antidepressant use and a possible trial of a mood stabilizer. Inappropriate diagnosis of bipolar disorder, on the other hand, may expose the child or adolescent to unwarranted medication and undercut the child or adolescent's efforts at self-understanding and self-management. When a child or adolescent, or the family, say, "I'm he's ; bipolar-" they may stop thinking about the course, meaning, and management of mood changes or emotional dysregulation. Related to bipolar symptoms is so-called "antidepressant activation." This term is used when the child or adolescent taking an antidepressant develops increased activity, irritability, insomnia, hypersexuality, grandiosity, hallucinations or rapid talking. Such activation does not make the diagnosis of bipolar disorder nor predict its emergence later; it may just be a medication side effect unrelated to bipolar disorder. Some children and adolescents may benefit from antidepressant medication but only when also taking a mood stabilizer. For such children and adolescents, a mood stabilizer may be prescribed along with an antidepressant. D. Use of Antipsychotics also known as Neuroleptics ; Some clinicians prescribe antipsychotic medications only for frank psychotic thought disorder. Others argue for a broader range of use in children and adolescents, helping those with severe, confusion or uncontrollable emotional flooding. Both first- and second-generation antipsychotics have serious effects. Their prescription is not to be undertaken lightly. Antipsychotic medications should not be prescribed for children and adolescents as a substitute for acknowledging and treating their other challenges. Many challenges--such as unrecognized abuse or molestation, post-traumatic states, severe caretaking deficits, unrecognized visual or hearing impairment or other learning disability, or unacknowledged family conflict--can make children and adolescents feel overwhelmed and disorganized. Too hasty assessment of such children and adolescents can result in injudicious prescription of possibly unwarranted medication, as well as delay in recognizing and addressing other adversities in the life of the child or adolescent. On the other hand, when the efforts of the child or adolescent to cope with adversity are compounded by inner disorganization, environmental interventions may still leave them too disorganized to take advantage of the opportunities available. A trial of antipsychotic medication may dramatically enhance such individuals' ability to cope. A comprehensive plan must ascertain that antipsychotic medication, if offered, has indeed made a difference in the child's or adolescent's coping and that such use is continued no longer than necessary and zestril.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada's GleevecTM received the Canadian pharmaceutical industry's most distinguished prize when it was awarded the Prix Galien Canada Innovative Drug Product Award in Toronto. The Prix Galien is awarded each year to a medication introduced in Canada that is considered to have made the most significant contribution in terms of innovation, efficacy, and safety. Gleevec is approved in Canada for the treatment of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia Cml ; in blast crisis, accelerated phase or in chronic phase, and for the treatment of patients with unresectable and or metastatic malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumours. It is the first cancer treatment in the world to be developed with rational drug design, based on an understanding of how cancer cells work. The precision by which the drug targets the cancer cell differentiates Gleevec from most other oncology products. "Gleevec is a remarkable product, with hematologic and cytogenic responses far superior to those produced by interferon in Cml patients. It is administered orally, once daily, and there is an undeniable advantage in the fact that the therapy does not require hospitalization, " affirms Dr. Jacques Gagn, Prix Galien President. "Gleevec is an important development for the future of cancer research and treatment, and we are honoured that it has been recognized with this distinguished award, " said Ludwig Hantson, President of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada. "We are also thankful to be able to make this important medication available to Canadian patients who desperately need it." For more information, contact Jason Jacobs at 514 ; 633-7872.
A major challenge to initiation and expansion of antiretroviral therapy ART ; services in resource-poor countries that have been most affected by the HIV AIDS epidemic has been the limited capacity of health commodity supply chains to ensure a reliable supply of the products at service delivery sites to support HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs. Successful provision of ART services depends not only on the continuous availability of high-quality antiretroviral ARV ; drugs but also on the supply of a range of HIV AIDS-related commodities. These commodities include drugs for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis TB ; , and other opportunistic infections OIs HIV tests and other laboratory reagents; contraceptives; condoms; protective gear for infection prevention and health worker safety; and a host of consumable medical and laboratory supplies. A significant number of public-sector programs in resource-poor countries urgently need enhanced capacity of most supply chain management functions, including specifically in quantification, financing, procurement, and delivery of HIV AIDS-related commodities. Global efforts to coordinate quanti fication, financing, and procurement are also critical and must complement country-based initiatives. The nature of ART and the specific characteristics of ARV drugs and how they are used pose particular chal lenges for managing the supply chain for ARV drugs. Although some general considerations for managing the supply chain for ARV drugs are discussed in this guide, the primary focus and purpose of the guide are to describe the process and the methodologies used for quantifying ARV drug needs. Further technical aspects of managing the supply chain for ARV drugs are discussed in depth in other sections of the DELIVER Guide lines for Managing the HIV AIDS Supply Chain John Snow, Inc., 2005a ; . This guide for quantifying ARV drugs draws from the collective experience of DELIVER logistics advisors who have been involved in a range of activities to improve management of the supply chains for HIV AIDS commodities in several countries that are hardest hit by the epidemic. DELIVER's experience indicates that two of the most critical supply chain interventions for ART programs at this time are the need to-- establish robust data collection and reporting systems to improve the availability and quality of data on ART services and commodities build capacity in quantification of ARV drug requirements at the country and program levels to enhance informed decision making regarding financing and procurement of commodities, thus maximizing oppor tunities for continuous product availability in a country. The DELIVER experience and lessons learned in quantification of ARV drugs in eight countries have been incorporated into the step-by-step approach to quantification presented in this guide. Illustrative examples from Excel spreadsheets that were used in quantifying drug requirements for a national ART program are attached in the appendix to this guide. It is important to recognize that each country, each program, and each quantification will be unique as programs mature, as technologies and clinical practice evolve, as new drug formulations become available, and as logistics management information systems LMISs ; improve to enable more evidence-based quantifications. This guide is, therefore, a work in progress that will be reviewed and updated over time to reflect the growing body of knowledge and the best practices in ART and on manage ment of ARV drug supply chains and trandate.
Patients with MIDD had a shorter height than controls MIDD1 T1D: 166.1 + - 3.2 vs 177.3 + 6.6 cm and MIDD2 T2D: 168.4 + - 7.2 vs 173.6 + - 6.6 cm P 0.025 ; . Conclusions: These results confirm the existence of two different phenotypes in MIDD, MIDD1 and MIDD2, which may be related to the severity of the mitochondrial disease. The role of other genetic and or environmental factors in the variable phenotype of MIDD remains to be elucidated. KRYWORUCHKO M., PASQUIER V., KELLER H., DAVID D., GOUJARD C., GILQUIN J., VIARD J.P., JOUSSEMET M., DELFRAISSY J.F., THEZE J. Defective interleukin-2-dependent STAT5 signalling in CD8 T lymphocytes from HIV-positive patients: restoration by antiretroviral therapy. AIDS, 18 3 ; , 421-426, 2004 Services cits : Infectiologie ; Background: CD8 T lymphocytes are critical in the control of HIV replication and disease progression. Our previous studies demonstrated that CD8 T cells from chronically infected patients with high virus load proliferated poorly in response to interleukin-2 IL-2 ; , a cytokine critical in CD8 T cell growth and differentiation, even though relatively high levels of IL-2 receptor IL-2R ; were expressed. This suggested that signal transduction defects in response to IL-2 might be involved. The STAT5 transcription factor is important in IL-2-dependent biological responses and it is known that there are defects in unstimulated CD3 and CD4 cells in HIV-infected patients.Objective: To investigate whether the induction of STAT5 by IL-2 is altered in the CD8 T cells from HIV-positive individuals and the impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy HAART ; on its status. Methods: CD8 T lymphocytes were purified from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of HIV-positive patients before and after HAART. Ex vivo IL-2-induced STAT5 activation was evaluated by immunoblotting and electrophoretic mobility shift assays. Results: CD8 T cells from a subset of untreated HIV-positive patients were unable to activate STAT5a and STAT5b proteins functionally in response to IL-2. This defect was not a result of alterations in IL-2R expression but correlated with an impaired activation of the upstream kinase Jak-3, known to mediate STAT5 activation. Overall, HAART restored Jak STAT signalling in such patients. Conclusions: These results further uncover a potential mechanism by which CD8 T cell function is impaired in HIV-infected patients. C ; 2004 Lippincott Williams Wilkins LACABARATZ-PORRET C., VIARD J.P., GOUJARD C., LEVY Y., RODALLEC A., DEVEAU C., VENET A., SINET M. Presence of HIV-Specific CD4 + T-Cell Responses in HIV-Infected Subjects With Sustained Virologic Control After Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. J. Acq. Immun. Defic. Synd., 36 1 ; , 594-599, 2004 Services cits : Infectiologie ; : HIV-specific CD4 T-helper cell responses in 40 subjects with chronic infection CI ; who had virus suppression after highly active antiretroviral therapy HAART ; were compared with those in 34 subjects treated during primary infection PI ; . A CD4 T-cell proliferative response to HIV p24 protein was present in 50% of these subjects compared with 79% of subjects treated during PI. The existence of a proliferative response in CI subjects was associated with a higher CD4 Tcell count at initiation of HAART, a longer duration of virus suppression, and a higher CD4 Tcell count at the time of analysis. These results show that an HIV-specific proliferative response is preferentially observed in treated CI subjects with CD4 T-cell counts of 200 microL. However, in treated CI subjects with a significant degree of CD4 T-cell depletion 200 microL.
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Stanford study finds higher ROI for detailing.3 Ppavix loses market share to generic.4 Multicultural campaigns need internal push.4 Online serial used in HIV education effort.9 Pfizer uses text messaging for Lipitor offer.9.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb: continuing a tradition of cardiovascular success BMS may only have two blockbuster drugs, but their combined sales increased by 27% in 2002 to , 156m, giving the company a 3.4% share of the global blockbuster market. The statin Pravachol pravastatin ; lies in 16th position in the blockbuster league, while the antithrombotic Plavx is in 24th place. Both products sustain BMS' history of successful competition with the cardiovascular sector. In any other market, Pravachol's blockbuster revenues would be seen as a sign of success, but in the high value dyslipidemia market, it ranks a lowly third to the more successful second generation statins, Merck's Zocor and Pfizer Lipitor, to which it continues to lose market share. Pravachol is nevertheless an efficacious drug with many unique selling points and BMS now appears to be rethinking some of the points on which the drug is positioned and the means by which it is promoted. For example, the company has shifted investment away from DTC advertising and towards medical education and other professional channels. It has also changed its approach to Pravachol's trial designs to compete better with Zocor and Lipitor, initiating the major Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy PROVE-IT ; study in late 1999. Despite these moves, it is likely that sales of Pravachol have begun to peak and the product will experience gradually declining sales as it moves towards patent expiry in 2006 7.
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Pignataro G, Simon RP, Boison D. Transgenic overexpression of adenosine kinase aggravates cell death in ischemia. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2007 Jan; 27 1 ; : 1-5. Robert S Dow Neurobiology Laboratories, Legacy Research, Portland, Oregon 97232, USA. Adenosine is an endogenous neuromodulator with anticonvulsive and neuroprotective activity. Adenosine levels are normally kept in the range of 20 to 200 nmol L by low basal expression of its main metabolic enzyme, adenosine kinase ADK ; . Dysfunction of the adenosinergic system has been demonstrated to contribute to epileptogenesis. To investigate whether upregulation of ADK may render the brain more susceptible to ischemic cell death, mutant mice overexpressing an Adk transgene in brain were subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion MCAO ; . One day after either 15 or 60 mins of MCAO, wild-type WT ; animals had infarct areas encompassing about 5% and 50% of their ischemic hemisphere, respectively. In marked contrast, the volume of the infarcts increased three-fold in Adk transgenic mutants after 15 mins of MCAO, and after 60 mins of MCAO all mutants died within 24 h. Pretreatment of the mutants with the ADK inhibitor 5-iodotubercidin led to lesions similar to those in WT mice. Thus, low levels of ADK are essential to maintain adenosine-mediated neuroprotection. We conclude that pathologic overexpression of ADK as in epilepsy may also render the brain more susceptible to injury from ischemia. Consequently, ADK emerges as a rational therapeutic target to enhance neuroprotection.
Patients with cardiovascular risk factors but no documented vascular disease: No trials have evaluated clopidogrel Ppavix ; alone for primary prevention. The CHARISMA trial evaluated dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with multiple vascular risk factors5 and found no additional benefit to combining clopidogrel Pavix ; and aspirin vs. aspirin alone. In addition, bleeding rates were higher in patients treated with two anti-platelet agents. Stable angina: There is no compelling evidence of superiority for clopidogrel Plavx ; over aspirin in patients with stable angina.5 and vytorin and Order plavix online.
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Jackson, G., CURE--clopidogrel's major advance. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2001. 55 3 ; : 155. Jarvis, B. and K. Simpson, Clopidogrel: a review of its use in the prevention of atherothrombosis.[erratum appears in Drugs 2001; 61 1 ; : 52]. Drugs, 2000. 60 2 ; : 347-77. Jonas, S. and A. Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, The effect of antiplatelet agents on survival free of new stroke: a mata-analysis. Stroke: Clinical updates 1998. 8: p. 1-4. Jonas, S., H.J.M. Barnett, and A. Algra, Aggrenox aspirin + extended-release dipyridamole ; and plavix clopidogrel ; in secondary stroke prevention: efficacy and drug costs. Jns, 2001. 187 Suppl. 1 ; . Kerins, D.M. and G.A. FitzGerald, The current role of platelet-active drugs in ischaemic heart disease. Drugs, 1991. 41 5 ; : 665-671. Gallus, A.S., Aspirin and other platelet-aggregation inhibiting drugs. Medical Journal of Australia, 1985. 142 1 ; : p. 41-47. Klimt, C.R., et al., Persantine-Aspirin Reinfarction Study. Part II. Secondary coronary prevention with persantine and aspirin. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 1986. 7 2 ; : 251-69. Kohler, T., et al., Effect of aspirin and dipyridamole on the patency of lower extremity bypass grafts. Surgery 1984. 96: p. 462-6. Kubler, W., [Secondary and primary prevention of coronary heart disease: platelet aggregation inhibitors and anticoagulants]. Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie, 2002. 2: p. 40-8. Kurz, X., et al., Association AAS-dypiridamole Asasantine R dans la prevention des recidives d'AVC analyse cout-efficacite ; La pharmaco-economie ; [Cost-effectiveness analysis of an association of acetylsalicylic acid and sustained-release dipyridamole in the prevention of recurrent stroke in Belgium]. Revue medicale de Liege, 1998. 53 5 ; : 265-269. Kurz, X., L. Annemans, and A. Dresse, An acetylsalicylic acid-dypiridamole combination Asasantine ; in the prevention of the recurrence of cerebrovascular accidents a cost-effectiveness analysis ; . Revue Medicale de Liege, 1998. 53 5 ; : 265-269. Lee, T.K., et al., Secondary prevention of ischemic stroke with low dose acetylsalicylic acid. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 1990. 89 8 ; : 635-44. Lenz, T.L. and D.E. Hilleman, Aggrenox: a fixed-dose combination of aspirin and dipyridamole. Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2000. 34 11 ; : 1283-90. Libretti, A. and M. Catalano, Treatment of claudication with dipyridamole and aspirin. Int J Clin Pharmacol Res, 1986. 6: p. 59-60. Lowe, G.D.O., Clopidogrel in prevention of cardiovascular events. Reviews in Contemporary Pharmacotherapy, 2003. 12 6 ; : 265-298. Lowenthal, A. and M. Buyse, Secondary prevention of stroke: does dipyridamole add to aspirin? Acta Neurologica Belgica, 1994. 94 1 ; : 24-34. Lubsen, J., Notes on results of the 'Aspirin myocardial infarction study' and the 'Persantineaspirin reinfarction study' in the United States. [Dutch]. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 1981. 125 40 ; : p. 1606-1609. Lucas, C., Secondary prevention of stroke: The PROGRESS study. [French]. Revue de Medecine Interne, 2002. 23 SUPPL. 2 ; : p. 341-348. MacWalter, R.S., Secondary prevention of stroke. Thrombosis & Haemostasis, 1999. 82 SUPPL. 1 ; : p. 95-103. MacWalter, R.S. and C.P. Shirley, A benefit-risk assessment of agents used in the secondary prevention of stroke. Drug Safety, 2002. 25 13 ; : 943-63. Malinin, A.I., et al., Platelet activation in patients with congestive heart failure: Do we have enough evidence to consider clopidogrel? American Heart Journal, 2003. 145 3 ; : p. 397-403. Malinin, A.I., et al., Aggrenox Extended-Release Dipyridamole and Low-Dose Aspirin in Combination ; : Protecting platelets from excessive activation in patients with vascular events. Heartdrug, 2002. 2 ; : 93-104. Marx, J.L., AMIS negative on aspirin and heart attacks. A large clinical trial shows that aspirin does not prevent cardiac deaths in patients who have already had a heart attack. But questions remain. Science, 1980. 207 4433 ; : p. 859-860. Matsagas, M.I., et al., Is aspirin still the antiplatelet drug of choice for patients with peripheral arterial disease?[comment]. European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 2003. 25 3 ; : 281-2. McCollum, C., et al., Antiplatelet drugs in femoropopliteal vein bypass: a multicenter trial. J Vasc Surg, 1991. 13 1 ; : 150-162. Shukla, V., Clopidogrel TM ; : an alternative to acetylsalicylic acid and ticlopidine in antiplatelet therapy? Issues in Emerging Health Technologies, 1999. 6: p. 1-4 and zebeta.
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In patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with fibrinolytics: the PCI-CLARITY study. JAMA. 2005 Sep 14; 294 10 ; : 1224-32. CONCLUSIONS: Clopidogrel pretreatment significantly reduces the incidence of cardiovascular death or ischemic complications both before and after PCI and without a significant increase in major or minor bleeding. These data add further support to the early use of clopidogrel in STEMI and the strategy of routine clopidogrel pretreatment in patients undergoing PCI ; . Chen ZM, Jiang LX, Chen YP, et al. COMMIT ClOpidogrel and Metoprolol in Myocardial Infarction Trial ; collaborative group. Addition of clopidogrel to aspirin in 45, 852 patients with acute myocardial infarction: randomised placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2005 Nov 5; 366 9497 ; : 1607-21. COMMIT CCS-2 trial Mean age 61, n 45, 852, 24hr since MI symptom onset, primary PCI or high risk bleeding were excluded, 54% rec'd thrombolysis primarily non fibrin specific: urokinase ; , & 5% went on to have angiography, Plavix 75mg od no loading dose ; + ASA162mg od vs ASA 162mg od for a mean of 15 days, Death MI stroke 9.2 vs 10.1%, Death 7.5 vs 8.1%, Major Bleeding both equal ~0.6%, Minor bleeds 3.6 vs 3.1% ; . INTERPRETATION: In a wide range of patients with acute MI, adding clopidogrel 75 mg daily to aspirin and other standard treatments such as fibrinolytic therapy ; safely reduces mortality and major vascular events in hospital, and should be considered routinely. 55 Hurlen M, Abdelnoor M, Smith P, et al. Warfarin, aspirin, or both after myocardial infarction. WARIS-II ; N Engl J Med. 2002 Sep 26; 347 13 ; : 969-74. 56 Antithrombotic Trialists' Collaboration ATC ; . Collaborative meta-analysis of randomised trials of antiplatelet therapy for prevention of death, myocardial infarction, and stroke in high risk patients. BMJ. 2002 Jan 12; 324 7329 ; : 71-86. 57 Hayden M, Pignone M, Phillips C, et al. Aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events: a summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. 2002 Jan 15; 136 2 ; : 161-72. 58 Diener HC, Bogousslavsky J, Brass LM, et al.; MATCH investigators. Aspirin and clopidogrel compared with clopidogrel alone after recent ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack in high-risk patients MATCH ; : randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2004 Jul 24; 364 9431 ; : 331-7. 59 Effectiveness of spironolactone added to an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and a loop diuretic for severe chronic congestive heart failure the Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study [RALES] ; . 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