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Acamprosate: Pharmacoeconomic Implications of Therapy

Foster, Rachel H.; McClellan, Karen J. - In: PharmacoEconomics 16 (1999) 6, pp. 743-755

_ Acamprosate is thought to reduce the craving for alcohol. The drug helps to maintain abstinence in alcohol …-dependent patients who have successfully undergone detoxification. Abstinence rates during 3 to 12 months' treatment with acamprosate …% in patients assigned to receive acamprosate. _ The drug is generally well tolerated, with the most common adverse effect …

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The Cost Effectiveness of Acamprosate in the Treatment of Alcoholism in Germany: Economic Evaluation of the Prevention of Relapse with Acamprosate in the Management of Alcoholism (...

Schadlich, Peter K.; Brecht, Josef Georg - In: PharmacoEconomics 13 (1998) 6, pp. 719-730

acamprosate in the treatment of alcoholism in Germany from the perspective of the German healthcare system. In this retrospective …Alcoholism places a considerable economic burden on society. The rate of relapse of previously weaned alcoholics has … been shown to decrease following treatment with acamprosate. Therefore, this study investigated the cost effectiveness of …

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Economic Evaluation of Interventions to Treat Opiate Dependence: A Review of the Evidence

Doran, Christopher M. - In: PharmacoEconomics 26 (2008) 5, pp. 371-393

Opiate dependence imposes a significant economic burden on society in terms of treatment-related costs and prevention services, other healthcare costs, the work absenteeism of patients, productivity loss arising from premature death of patients, costs associated with crime, and social welfare...

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Testicular Cancer: Screening, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Considerations

Huinink, Daan ten Bokkel; Keizer, Hendrik Jan - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 4 (1998) 2, pp. 57-72

The treatment of germ-cell tumours of the testis can be considered as a model for cancer management, representing public education, diagnosis and cure with long term follow-up. Psychosocial distress, fertility and secondary tumour induction can also be studied. The aetiology of this disease is...

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Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Meningococcal Meningitis

Kristiansen, Bjorn-Erik; Flaegstad, Trond - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 5 (1999) 2, pp. 73-81

Meningococcal disease may present as meningitis, septicaemia or a combination of the two. Generally, meningitis has a gradual onset, with fever, headache and neck stiffness as the most frequent clinical symptoms. In contrast, fulminant septicaemia may develop within hours, and is characterised...

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Use of Surgical Procedures in the Treatment of Epilepsy: Interventions and Outcomes

Langfitt, John T.; Bronstein, Kathryn - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 5 (1999) 1, pp. 23-40

Medically intractable epilepsy (MIE) is a chronic disabling condition that primarily affects the young. Inadequately treated, it can produce life-long disability associated with high rates of social isolation, unemployment, depression, suicide and premature mortality. Recent advances in...

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Developing Clinical Practice Guidelines: The European Experience

Grol, Richard; Eccles, Martin; Maisonneuve, Herve; … - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 4 (1998) 5, pp. 255-266

Clinical practice guidelines have gradually become a normal part of daily life for many clinicians. In order to provide good support for practitioners and patients in their decisions on appropriate care, the practice guidelines should be of high quality, i.e. developed by a credible...

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Management of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension: The Potential Role of Latanoprost

Balfour, Julia A.; Adkins, Julie C. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 4 (1998) 2, pp. 101-112

Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a chronic progressive disease characterised by damage to the optic nervehead (optic disc) which leads to visual field loss and may eventually result in blindness if left untreated. Intraocular pressure (IOP) is elevated in the majority of patients. Early...

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Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Defining the Role of Azithromycin

Gunasekara, Nishan S.; Barman Balfour, Julia A. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 5 (1999) 1, pp. 41-54

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality and is associated with the consumption of considerable health resources worldwide. Initial treatment of patients with CAP is often empirical. Growing concern about the increasing prevalence of atypical organisms is...

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Self-Management Services: Their Role in Disease Management

Gruman, Jessie; VonKorff, Michael - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 6 (1999) 3, pp. 151-158

For people with chronic illness, day-to-day responsibilities for care fall most heavily on patients and their families. Organising healthcare to strengthen and support self-management in chronic illness while assuring that effective medical, preventative and health maintenance interventions take...

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