Drugs: gastrointestinal system

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• Therapeutics:

  Systematic review of observational studies finds increased risk of fracture among older adults taking a proton pump inhibitor

  • Peter Vestergaard

  Evid. Based Med.  2012;17:39-40  doi:10.1136/ebm.2011.100114
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• Mechanisms of reducing postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting: a systematic review of current techniques

  • Alex Rawlinson,
  • Nina Kitchingham,
  • Colin Hart,
  • Gregory McMahon,
  • Seok Ling Ong,
  • Achal Khanna

  Evid. Based Med.  2012;  doi:10.1136/ebmed-2011-100265
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• Prognosis:

  Patients on three times-weekly haemodialysis have increased mortality during the long, 2-day interdialytic interval

  • Rajiv Agarwal

  Evid. Based Med.  2012;  doi:10.1136/ebmed-2011-100422
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• Therapeutics:

  Oral ondansetron decreases vomiting, as well as the need for intravenous fluids and hospital admission, in children with acute gastroenteritis

  • Deborah A Levine

  Evid. Based Med.  2011;  doi:10.1136/ebmed.2011.100355
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• Therapeutics:

  Systematic review of observational studies finds increased risk of fracture among older adults taking a proton pump inhibitor

  • Peter Vestergaard

  Evid. Based Med.  2011;  doi:10.1136/ebm.2011.100114
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• Therapeutics:

  Paracetamol is more effective than placebo for migraine, and paracetamol 1000 mg plus metoclopramide 10 mg is similarly effective to oral sumatriptan 100 mg for migraine relief at 2 h

  • Matthew S Robbins

  Evid. Based Med.  2011;16:114-115  doi:10.1136/ebm1201
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• Therapeutics:

  Ondansetron reduced the need for intravenous hydration in children with acute gastritis/gastroenteritis and dehydration

  • Marcia Edmonds

  Evid. Based Med.  2009;14:44  doi:10.1136/ebm.14.2.44
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• Therapeutics:

  Methylnaltrexone reduced opioid-induced constipation in patients with terminal illness

  • Adil E Bharucha

  Evid. Based Med.  2008;13:184  doi:10.1136/ebm.13.6.184
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• Therapeutics:

  Daily polyethylene glycol over 6 months was effective for chronic constipation

  • Alexander Chessman

  Evid. Based Med.  2008;13:20  doi:10.1136/ebm.13.1.20
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• Therapeutics:

  Review: prokinetics, histamine H₂ receptor antagonists, antimuscarinics, and proton pump inhibitors improve global symptoms in non-ulcer dyspepsia

  • Richard J Saad,
  • William D Chey

  Evid. Based Med.  2007;12:79  doi:10.1136/ebm.12.3.79
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