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Open AccessA Novel Method for Deriving Adverse Event Prevalence in Randomized Controlled Trials: Potential for Improved Understanding of Benefit-Risk Ratio and Application to Drug Labels
Adverse event (AE) data in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) allow quantification of a drug’s safety risk relative to placebo and comparison across medications. The standard US label for Food and Drug Admini...
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Pharmacokinetic Correlates of Once-Monthly Paliperidone Palmitate-Related Adverse Drug Reactions
The objective of this study was to investigate associations between pharmacokinetic correlates and once-monthly paliperidone palmitate (PP1M)-related adverse drug reactions (ADRs).
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Clinical response in patients treated with once-monthly paliperidone palmitate: analysis of a therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) database
To investigate pharmacokinetic correlates of clinical response in patients treated with once-monthly paliperidone palmitate (PP1M) injections at steady state. Plasma concentrations and dose-adjusted-plasma con...
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Open AccessGut microbiome and metabolome in a non-human primate model of chronic excessive alcohol drinking
A relationship between the gut microbiome and alcohol use disorder has been suggested. Excessive alcohol use produces changes in the fecal microbiome and metabolome in both rodents and humans. Yet, these chang...
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Open AccessEfficacy of nicotine administration on obsessions and compulsions in OCD: a systematic review
Preliminary studies have tested nicotine as a novel treatment for OCD patients who respond partially/incompletely or not at all to first and second-line treatment strategies, with the former represented by SSR...
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A lethal case of hoarding due to the combination of traumatic and confined space asphyxia
Hoarding is defined as the acquisition of, and failure to discard, possessions of little use or value to others, usually associated with a significant degree of clutter in the individual’s home. We describe a ...
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Dimensional Assessment with SVARAD in Clinical Practice
Findings from our work can be summarised as follows:
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Open AccessErratum to: Agonist Opioid Treatment as historical comprehensive treatment (‘Dole & Nyswander’ methodology) is associated with better toxicology outcome than Harm Reduction Treatment
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Open AccessThe newer Opioid Agonist Treatment with lower substitutive opiate doses is associated with better toxicology outcome than the older Harm Reduction Treatment
Charge-free heroin use disorder treatment in Italy follows two main approaches, i.e., harm reduction treatment (HRT) strategy in community low-threshold facilities for drug addiction and opioid agonist treatme...
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Systematic review of the toxicological and radiological features of body packing
Body packing is the term used for the intracorporeal concealment of illicit drugs, mainly cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and cannabinoids. These drugs are produced in the form of packages and are swallowed ...
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Fatigue Experiences Among OCD Outpatients
Patients with OCD are impaired in multiple domains of functioning and quality of life. While associated psychopathology complaints and neuropsychological deficits were reported, the subjective experience of ge...
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Commentary on confounding definitions and descriptions of body packing
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Open AccessPsychopathological features of irritable bowel syndrome patients with and without functional dyspepsia: a cross sectional study
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia (FD) show considerable overlap and are both associated with psychiatric comorbidity. The present study aimed to investigate whether IBS patients with FD ...
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Open AccessUltrasonographic detection and assessment of the severity of Crohn's disease recurrence after ileal resection
Recurrence and severity of Crohn's disease mucosal lesions after "curative" ileal resection is assessed at endoscopy. Intramural lesions can be detected as increased wall thickness at Small Intestine Contrast ...
