Aims/hypotheses Despite oral hypoglycaemic medications being the most commonly used
pharmacological treatments for type 2 diabetes, research is limited on their comparative …

Background: Medicare Part D excludes benzodiazepines from coverage, and numerous
state government policies limit use of benzodiazepines. No data indicate that such policies …

Background: Although use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants
has been associated with hip fractures in claims data studies, it has been suggested that …

Introduction The incidence of chronic lung disease (CLD) varies among groups defined by
their early pattern of respiratory disease. Methods The study examined data collected …

Recent advances in embryo freezing technology together with growing concerns over
multiple births have shifted the paradigm of appropriate IVF. This has led to the adoption of …

Over the years more and more data have become available in the constantly growing
databases on prescription drugs. This has facilitated the development of …

Background: In July 2007, amid some controversy over cost, Zambia was the first African
country to introduce tenofovir (TDF) as a component of first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) …

In oncology trials, control group patients often switch onto the experimental treatment during
follow-up, usually after disease progression. In this case, an intention-to-treat analysis will …

Systematic errors in pharmacoepidemiologic studies, particularly confounding, often
constitute serious concerns to inference on the causal relationship between drug use and …

Objectives To evaluate in extremely low gestational age newborns, relationships between
indicators of hypotension during the first 24 postnatal hours and developmental delay at 24 …