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Parenteral Therapy Subcommittee The following IV monographs have been updated: adenosine and leucovorin. There is a new monograph for intrathecal combination solutions for palliative care patients and a new information sheet for IV mycophenolate. Formulary Review and Approval Process Amendments See Page 3 for details regarding this Amendment. Medication Policy and Procedure B.12 -- TPN Prescribing TPN orders must now be received in pharmacy by 1100 hours for "same" orders i.e. reorders ; and by 1200 hours for new or adjusted orders. Artificial Tears -- Therapeutic Interchange Addition For acute care patients, orders for tear supplement drops containing preservative will be substituted to hydroxymethylcellulose 0.5% drops at the same dose and frequency. This substitution does NOT apply to hydroxymethylcellulose 1% or polyvinyl alcohol 1.4% drops. For acute and long term care patients, orders for tear supplement drops--any preservative free brand--will be substituted to sodium carboxymethylcellulose 1% unit dose CELLUVISC ; at the same dose and frequency. Zinc sulphate -- Therapeutic Interchange Addition Zinc sulphate 220 mg tablets were discontinued by the vendor. Zinc gluconate 350 mg tablets have approximately the same amount of elemental zinc 50 mg ; as zinc sulphate 220 mg. Orders for zinc sulphate 220 mg will be substituted to zinc gluconate 350 mg tablets at the same dosing interval. Meperidine DEMEROL ; -- Therapeutic Interchange Deletion Meperidine 50 mg tablets were interchanged to anileridine 25 mg tablets at the same frequency because oral meperidine was deleted from formulary. Anileridine tablets and injection have been discontinued by the vendor for some time and our supply has run out. As a result, this interchange must be deleted. Oral opiate formulary alternatives: codeine, acetaminophen with codeine, hydromorphone, morphine, and oxycodone. Statins -- Therapeutic Interchange Deletion The therapeutic interchange of non-formulary statins to atorvastatin has been deleted to support continuity of care. Fluvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin, and rosuvastatin have been added to formulary. See attached statin review in Physician mailboxes. Insulin -- Therapeutic Interchange Amendment Upon receiving updated information on the NOVOLIN ge insulin product line, our office discovered that fixed combination human insulins were only available as pen-fill cartridges. The 30 70 combination is the only one available as a multi-dose vial. For the other combo orders, Pharmacy will perform calculations and substitute separate vials of NOVOLIN ge Toronto regular ; insulin and NOVOLIN ge NPH in the appropriate dosing ratios as per usual procedures. Jones, PH, MH Davidson, EA Stein, HE Bays, JM McKenney, E Miller, VA Cain, JW Blasetto. 2003. Comparison of the efficacy and safety of rosuvastatin versus atorvastatin, simvastatin, and pravastatin across doses STELLAR * Trial ; . J Cardiol. 92: 152-60 and tranexamic. 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A. Background on Patents The U.S. Constitution provides the basis for the patent system, and its important incentive for scientific innovation and development. 76 Patent exclusivity rewards the risk and investment involved in developing a new product by prohibiting another person from using the invention for a specified period of time. 77 In return, the inventor must disclose the invention and related information to the public, which allows immediate use of the information about the invention, and actual use of the patented technology once the patent expires. To obtain a patent, an invention must be novel, non-obvious, and useful. 78 Additionally, the patent laws require a patent applicant to provide a detailed written description of the invention sufficient to enable another person to make and use the invention. 79 As described below, the practical challenges associated with describing biological products often operate through the written description and enablement requirements to limit the scope of patent protection available for these types of biotechnology inventions. Ultimately, the property right protected by a patent is defined by the claims of the patent. A patent typically contains many claims of varying scope. For example, a patent directed to a class of novel compounds that provide a therapeutic effect may have narrow claims covering specific chemical compounds and broad claims covering the genus of compounds. Additionally, there may be claims directed to methods of using the compounds to treat a particular condition, as well as claims to the method of manufacturing the compounds. Claims are asserted and analyzed on an individual basis. Thus, a broader claim directed to a genus of compounds may be invalid, while a narrow claim directed to a specific compound may be valid. As biologics involve products made from living organisms, the potential subject matter of biotech patents is more diverse and complicated than small molecule drugs, which are chemically synthesized. Patents covering biotechnology inventions may include claims directed to DNA and RNA sequences, polypeptide sequences, cell lines, monoclonal antibodies and other proteins, fermentation and purification processes, and methods of diagnosis. Furthermore, there may not be very much contextual knowledge surrounding a biotechnology discovery. For example, a biological product may not be fully characterized. Similarly, the significance of a discovery, such as the overexpression of a certain protein, may not be fully understood. The and cymbalta, for example, rosuvastatin 20 mg. 5: Laphikanont W, Taneepanichskul S. Effects of Jadelle used in Thai women aged between 20 and 45 years in King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. J Med Assoc Thai. 2006 Jun; 89 6 ; : 7616. 6: Wonglikhitpanya N, Taneepanichskul S. Effects of biphasic oral contraceptives containing desogestrel Oilezz ; on cycle control facial acne and seborrhea in healthy Thai women. J Med Assoc Thai. 2006 Jun; 89 6 ; : 755-60. 7: Phaosavasdi S, Taneepanichskul S, Tannirandorn Y, Uerpairojkit B, Pruksapong C, Kanjanapitak A, Phupong V. Unethical behavior. J Med Assoc Thai. 2006 May; 89 5 ; : 730-1. No abstract available. 8: Nathirojanakun P, Taneepanichskul S, Sappakitkumjorn N. Efficacy of a selective COX-2 inhibitor for controlling irregular uterine bleeding in DMPA users. Contraception. 2006 Jun; 73 6 ; : 584-7. Epub 2006 Apr 17. These include chemical names – the brand names will be given in the actual discussion of each drug ; : * resins cholestyramine, colesevelam, and colestipol ; * fibrates bezafibrate, clofibrate, penofibrate, and gemfibrozil ; * statins atorvastatin, fluvastatin, itavastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin, and simvastatin ; * niacin in this month’ s newsletter we will be discussing the “ statins and duloxetine.
Before the diagnosis of osteoporosis is assigned to a patient with risk factors for osteoporosis and or a screening x-ray consistent with osteoporosis, it is prudent to exclude other diseases that are associated with osteoporosis Table 4 ; , in addition to establishing that there is a normal complete blood count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate along with normal serum chemistries, renal function, and liver tests. Other laboratory tests that are useful in excluding diseases associated specifically with osteoporosis include: serum calcium, serum phosphorous, serum alkaline phosphatase, 24 hour urine calcium creatinine clearance, plasma 25- OH ; D3 and 1, 25 OH ; 2D3 levels. An elevated serum calcium suggests either carcinomatous skeletal metastases or hyperparathyroidism. Hypophosphatemia is usually present in osteomalacia, although in some circumstances the serum. Two major law firms have filed nationwide class-action suits against Magellan Health Services Inc. and its subsidiary, Magellan Behavioral Health Inc. The suits charge that the managed behavioral health care company provides coverage of lesser market value than the coverage promised by health plans that use Magellan as its carve-out contractor. The State Health Benefits Commission in June tabled its plan to contract with Magellan Behavioral Health to administer the mental health and substance abuse services for NJPlus insurance and the Traditional State Health Benefits Plan. Magellan wanted to provide medical necessity review services for mental health and substance abuse. The proposal would have reduced substance abuse treatment services to those covered by the two plans. Magellan currently reviews all inpatient mental health and substance abuse services, both in and out of network, and in-network outpatient services for medical necessity. The Benefits Commission proposed hiring Magellan to review for medical necessity all mental health and substance abuse services, including those that currently are not subject to review. The lawsuits are a first for the behavioral health care industry, according to Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly. Previous suits focused on denial of care and on price-fixing. Price-fixing litigation, brought by a group of New Jersey providers, was unsuccessful. The suits were filed in October in the US District Court in Missouri. Brought by Berger & Montague of Philadelphia and Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll of Washington, DC, the litigation is similar to a consolidated set of classaction suits filed against seven of Americas largest health maintenance organizations, charging they have failed to disclose their managed care practices. If the suits are successful, companies would be required to tell the public what their practices are so that the public can make informed choices about doing business with the company. However, the way care is managed would not change. Points reported in Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly include and cytotec. Description rosuvastatin is an oral drug used for lowering cholesterol and triglyceride fat-like substances ; levels in the blood. Sham Placebo n 9 ; SAP, mm Hg DAP, mm Hg LVEDP, mm Hg dP dtmax, 1000 mm Hg s dtmin, 1000 mm Hg s Lung fluid weight, mg kg body weight Right ventricle, mg Body weight, g 134 5 103 CHF Placebo n 22 ; 105 3 * 78 4 * 8.9 0.5 * 6.3 0.5 * 7.0 0.8 * 360 20 * 357.0 12.4 CHF Rosuvashatin n 15 ; 104 3 * 83 3 * 9.2 0.5 * 6.9 0.5 * 8.0 0.9 * 330 30 * 343.5 8.7 and misoprostol. Vastatin 20-40 mg daily. Table 3 As many as 80% of patients with diabetes will develop or die of macrovascular Comparison of statins Meeting LDL goals complications, including CHD. It was for Agent The newly suggested goals may be a Equivalent dose Hydrophilic? CYP metabolism this reason that diabetes was elevated challenge to meet, particularly with 5 mg day Yes 2C9 from a risk factor for developing CHD to Rosuvastain Crestor ; statin monotherapy in patients with dra10 mg day No 3A4 a CHD risk equivalent. A meta-analysis Atorvastatin matically elevated baseline LDLs. Table 3 20 mg day No 3A4 of the data available for large-scale clini- Simvastatin lists the doses of the currently available No 3A4 40 mg day cal trials indicates that the number of Lovastatin statins needed to achieve a dose reducYes -- 40 mg day patients ; needed to treat NNT ; for pre- Pravastatin tion of 30% to 40%. Each additional dose No 2C9 80 mg day vention of CHD-related events in patients Fluvastatin increase of an individual agent decreases with preexisting CHD secondary preLDL by approximately an additional 6%. vention ; is 13.8 over an average of 4.9 years. Primary prevention, Even high-dose statins rarely achieve the 50% reduction needed in although not as robust, yields an NNT of 34.5 over 4.3 years. these patients. Treatment may, therefore, involve combination therapy. Even with this knowledge, the optimal LDL goal for patients with Implementation of TLC is an integral part of the therapeutic plan in diabetes is nebulous. Patients with diabetes and CHD derived the patients who need dramatic LDL reduction. The benefits of the AHA most benefit from statin therapy in HPS. An LDL 70 mg dl is a rea- Step I and II diets were previously documented. New data suggest bensonable option in these patients. Patients without CHD but who had efits of dietary soluble fiber found in oats, barley, psyllium, eggplant, diabetes and a baseline LDL 116 mg dl derived only marginal ben- and okra ; and plant stanols and sterols see Table 4 ; . In patients placed efit from intensive statin therapy. The NCEP update panel recom- on an AHA Step II diet, the addition of a dietary portfolio including per mended clinical judgment when initiating medication at an LDL of 1, 000 kcal day: 1 gm plant sterols, 9.8 gm soluble fiber, 21.4 gm soy pro 100 mg dl in this population. tein, and 14 gm whole almonds ; was superior to placebo and comparaA statement released by the American College of Physicians sup- ble to lovastatin 20 mg daily. Both resulted in an approximate 30% LDL ports the LDL goal of 100 mg dl in both primary and secondary reduction. prevention. It recommended statins as first-line therapy in diabetes, Although not associated with LDL reduction, exercise involving because this class of medications has the most evidence of benefit. It endurance training aerobic activity ; is associated with reduction in also recommended that at least moderate doses of statins be used. triglycerides TG ; and an increase in HDL. In addition, physical activiFor primary prevention, it recommended doses of atorvastatin ty changes the LDL profile from the more atherogenic small, dense Lipitor ; 20 mg day, lovastatin 40 mg day, pravastatin 40 mg day, or LDLs to less-dense forms. Moderate- to high-intensity activity is recomsimvastatin 40 mg day. For secondary prevention, the college rec- mended for 30-60 minutes daily on five to seven days of the week. ommended statin doses used in clinical trials: fluvastatin Lescol ; 80 While exercise itself does not lower LDL, weight loss can. As little as 10 mg day, lovastatin 40-80 mg day, pravastatin 40 mg day, or sim- lb. of weight reduction can have a dramatic effect on both LDL and TG. Cular inflammatory response. a ; Effect of statin therapy on nitric oxide bioavailability Nitric oxide is a crucial mediator of cardiovascular homeostasis. In vascular endothelium, statins increase the concentration of nitric oxide, which has vasodilator, antithrombotic and antiproliferative properties.[57] Recent cell culture studies demonstrate that statin therapy suppresses superoxide formation and enhances NO generation by vascular endothelial cells via inhibition of isoprenylation of Rac and Rho.[58, 59] Rac is a component of the NAD P ; H oxidase complex of both leukocytes and vascular cells[58] whereas Rho is a small GTPase involved in cell signaling. [59] Inhibition in Rho isoprenylation in endothelial cell has been shown to mainly result in enhanced NO production. Because Ras and Rho also regulate the cell cycle, they are, in addition, likely targets for the direct antiproliferative effects of statins. Indeed, statins inhibit vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation in transplantassociated arteriosclerosis.[60] While others have shown that statins enhance the activity of eNOS through protein kinase activation.[61] Simvastatin[62] has been shown to enhance the production of NO in the vascular endothelium and attenuate myocardial injury following ischemia and reperfusion in normocholesterolemic, hypercholesterolemic[62] mice. A recently introduced new statin rosuuvastatin ; [12, 13] has been shown to increase vascular endothelial NO production and attenuate myocardial necrosis following ischemia and reperfusion in mice, thereby providing cardio-protective effects independent of lipid-lowering actions. b ; LDL oxidation Oxidation of LDL cholesterol is critical to the pathogenesis of endothelial dysfunction. Oxidative modification of LDL appears to play a key role in mediating the uptake of lipoprotein cholesterol by macrophages and in other processes including cytotoxicity within lesions. LDL cholesterol is subsequently oxidized by superoxide generated by macrophage NAD P ; H oxidase. Hypercholesterolemia potentiates LDL oxidation by increasing substrate and promoting LDL conformations that are more susceptible to oxidation. Oxidized LDL mediates a number of redox-sensitive processes that are deleterious to endothelial function. Through inhibition of eNOS and inactivation of NO, oxidized LDL promotes an inflammatory phenotype through activation of NFB triggering an elaboration of inflammatory cytokines and adhesion molecules through redox-sensitive pathways. Inflammatory-mediated release may in turn activate enzymatic source of reactive oxygen species, including NAD P ; H oxidase and xanthine oxidase, potentiating the already established oxidative stress. Thus, this can lead to a self-perpetuating cycle.[56] Statins reduce the susceptibility of lipoproteins to oxidation both in vitro and ex vivo i.e. they decrease the LDL oxidation.[16, 63] This is done by increasing NO which can scavenge superoxide free radical anions responsible for LDL oxidation, by inhibiting NAD P ; H oxidase, the inflammatory cascade or through their antioxidant actions. c ; Vascular inflammatory response Vascular inflammation is also supposed to account for endothelial dysfunction. Statins by their vascular antiinflammatory actions as shown in Tables 1 and 2 can improve endothelial dysfunction and calcitriol.

Short-term memory loss associated with rosuvastatin. [1] Health Education Board for Scotland, Coping with Dementia: A Handbook for Carers. HEBS 1996 ; . [2] F. A. Huppert, T. Johnson and J. Nickson, High Prevalence of Prospective Memory Impairment in the Elderly and in Early-stage Dementia: Findings from a Population-based Study, Applied Cognitive Psychology 14, S63-S81 2000 ; . [3] B. A. Wilson, H. C. Emslie, K. Quirk and J. J. Evans, Reducing everyday memory and planning problems by means of a paging system: a randomised control crossover study, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 70 4 ; , 477-482 2001 ; . [4] E. Inglis, A. Szymkowiak, P. Gregor, A. F. Newell, N. Hine, B. A. Wilson and J. Evans, Issues Surrounding the User-centred Development of a New Interactive Memory Aid. In Universal Access and Assistive Technology, ed. Simeon Keates, Patrick Langdon, P. John Clarkson and Peter Robinson, Springer, 171-178 2002 ; . [5] N. Marmasse and C. Schmandt, Location-Aware Information Delivery with ComMotion. In Handheld and Ubiquitous Computing: Second International Symposium, HUC 2000, ed. Peter Thomas and Hans W. Gellersen, Springer, LNCS 1927, 157-171 2000 ; . [6] R. DeVaul, The Memory Glasses Project. : media t wearables mithril memory-glasses , Dec 2000. [7] T. Strothotte, S. Fritz, R. Michel, A. Raab, H. Petrie, V. Johnson, L. Reichert and A. Schalt, Development of Dialogue Systems for a Mobility Aid for Blind People: Initial Design and Usability Testing, Proceedings of the second annual ACM conference on Assistive technologies, ACM Press, 139-144 1996 ; . [8] H. Kautz, D. Fox, O. Etzioni, G. Borriello and L. Arnstein, An Overview of the Assisted Cognition Project. : cs.washington assistcog 2002 and rocaltrol.
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While the elimination of harmful substance use is the ideal approach to preventing substance use reducing the associated STI risk, this can be a difficult if not unattainable goal, especially when substance dependence has already developed. For substance users, substance abstinence should not be used as the exclusive focus of substance use or STI-prevention efforts and should not be a requirement for using STI treatment services. Two prevention strategies are recommended, depending on the patient's placement on the risk continuum: 39 Risk avoidance: to avoid or prevent the adoption of risk behaviours among non-users and low-risk users e.g., people of legal drinking age who drink at low or moderate levels ; . Harm or risk reduction: to encourage the adoption of acceptable behavioural change, no matter how small, to reduce, if not eliminate, risk e.g., using clean needles from a needle exchange, cessation of needle sharing. Number needed to treat appears to be the best measure of airway function. Morning and evening measurements of peak expiratory flow have equal utility to each other and perform better than measures of variability in peak flow. Conclusion The outcomes of the conference identified clear directions for improving the health of people with asthma. Guidelines based on systematic reviews can give clear recommendations and help standardise and improve the level of care delivered to people with asthma. Understanding the requirements for successful implementation of evidence-based guidelines will increase the likelihood of their success. Reducing corticosteroid doses and unnecessary nebuliser use in line with the recommendations of systematic reviews can minimise unnecessary drug dosing and costs, and possibly adverse effects. These outcomes also suggest opportunities for enhancing good clinical practice in asthma. E-mail: mdpgg mail.newcastle .au and tegretol and rosuvastatin, because rpsuvastatin dose.
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND WELCOME Apologies were received from Dr S Clark, Mr P Cook, Dr J McElinney, Mrs E McPhail and Miss I Souter. 1. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the meeting held on 20 August 2003 were confirmed as a true record. 2. 2.1 MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES ROSUVASTATIN Miss Muir reported that she had written to Dr Frances on this issue but had not yet received a reply. It appears though that the network is not sufficiently developed to make such specific statements. After discussion of the issues it was agreed that simvastatin should be considered first line choice. Paragangliomas are usually benign and often heritable tumors derived from sympathetic paraganglia. It is becoming increasingly clear that mutations in the succinate dehydrogenase subunits B, C, and D SDHB, SDHC, and SDHD ; are responsible for many familial paragangliomas and may also cause a subset of nonfamilial paragangliomas. We report a case of a woman with an SDHB mutation and no known family history of paraganglioma who presented with post-micturition hypertension, "rushing sensations, " and palpitations. She had elevated urinary catecholamines. Her abdominal magnetic resonance imaging MRI ; revealed normal adrenal glands and a bladder mass that was bright on T2-weighted imaging. Her [ 111 In]-DPTA-D-Phe-pentetreotide Octreoscan ; and [ 131 I]metaiodobenzylguanidine MIBG ; scan were both negative. She underwent excision of the bladder mass. Her tumor stained positive for chromogranin, neuron-specific enolase, and S100, consistent with the diagnosis of paraganglioma. After resection of the tumor, she continued to experience paroxysmal elevations in her blood pressure and associated "rushing sensations" in her chest. She was found to have persistently elevated plasma metanephrines and urine catecholamines. She underwent reexploration of the bladder region but no residual tumor was found. She then underwent several imaging techniques that were read as negative for paraganglioma. Her full-body MRI scan revealed a bronchogenic cyst; her [ 123 I]-MIBG scan and 6-[ 18 F]-fluorodopamine PET FDA PET ; scan were both negative. She then underwent 2-[ 18 F]-fluorodeoxyglucose PET FDG PET ; scanning that was positive for the lesion previously felt to be a bronchogenic cyst. Finally, she had an Octreoscan performed that showed a focus of abnormal activity in the posterior mediastinum. Com and carbimazole. In the case of rosuvqstatin we have not yet had sufficient experience to determine the risk accurately.

Reduced neutrophil-induced cardiac contractile dysfunction in the isolated ischemic reperfused rat heart. However, to date, the effects of rosuvastatin on intestinal inflammation have not been investigated. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the effects of rosuvastatin on colonic mucosal damage and on the inflammatory response in a dextran sulfate sodium DSS ; colitis model. Although the pathogenesis of DSSinduced colitis is unclear, its induction may result from the toxic effects of DSS on colonic epithelial cells, alterations of luminal bacterial flora 13 ; , or increases in oxidative and nitrosative stress 14 ; . In addition, the cytokine expression and histological findings in acute DSS-induced colitis are very similar to those observed in human inflammatory bowel disease 13, 15 ; . In the present study, special attention was paid to the effect of rosuvastatin on DSS-induced intestinal inflammatory response, including neutrophil accumulation and TNF-, and the effect of this agent on intestinal eNOS mRNA expression. Materials and methods Chemicals. All chemicals were prepared immediately before use. Roduvastatin was donated from AstraZeneca UK, Ltd. London, UK ; . Thiobarbituric acid TBA ; and 3, 3', 5, were obtained from Wako Pure Chemical Osaka, Japan ; . 1, 3, propane was obtained from Tokyo Kasei Tokyo, Japan ; . An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit for mouse TNF- was obtained from BioSource International Camarillo, CA ; . All other chemicals were of reagent grade. Experimental procedures. Nine-week-old female BALB c mice weighing 18-20 g were purchased from Shimizu Experimental Animals Osaka, Japan ; . The mice were caged individually in a room kept at 18-24C and 40-70% relative humidity, with a 12-h light dark cycle. They were allowed free access to their food and drinking water. The mice were fed rodent diet CE-2 Nihon Clea, Tokyo, Japan ; during their 1-week acclimatization. Then, acute colitis was induced by administering 8.0% w v ; DSS mol. wt 8, 000; Lot No. DS-605, Seikagaku Co., Tokyo, Japan ; orally in drinking water ad libitum for 7 days according to the method of previous studies 14, 16 ; . Rosivastatin was dissolved in physiologic saline. The mice were randomized into groups receiving different concentrations of rosuvastatin 0.03, and 3 mg kg day, or physiologic saline only, by intraperitoneal injection on each of the 7 days ; . The mice were sacrificed on day 7, and their colons were removed for macroscopic and histological examination. Colonic specimens were also taken for biochemical assay and RNA isolation. The maintenance of the animals and the experimental procedures performed on them were carried out in accordance with National Institutes of Health NIH ; guidelines for the use of experimental animals. All procedures were approved by the Animal Care Committee of Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Kyoto, Japan ; . Evaluation of colitis severity. The parameters recorded in the experiments included the disease activity index DAI ; , colon length, and histology. The DAI was determined by scoring changes in weight, occult blood positivity, gross bleeding, and.

Ministration in 2003. This article provides an approximate dosing equivalency of rosuvastatin to other statins for institutions that have a temporary substitution policy. Spontaneous reporting rates against the most recent market entrants and drugs subjected to negative publicity; both apply to rosuvastatin. To thoroughly assess the safety of rosuvastatin, AstraZeneca have extended the usual post-marketing evaluation of the drug by proactively implementing a uniquely comprehensive, transparent and multipronged pharmacoepidemiology programme. Over 50 000 patients treated with rosuvastatin will be included in this exemplary evaluation. Many patients treated with other statins will be included to enable comparisons across the drug class. All the pharmacoepidemiology studies included in this programme are purely observational as they are based on data from existing databases and medical record review. The five data sources used for these nine constituent studies are all well recognised in the field of pharmacoepidemiology, and include sufficiently large populations with adequate periods of drug exposure in order to detect rare outcomes. Their validity and use for pharmacoepidemiology research have been described previously.22, 2429, 33 These studies are being conducted in databases with different characteristics, data collection methods, and health care systems. At the same time, an important strength of this programme is that the studies conducted in each country are sufficiently similarly designed that they can be taken as a whole, providing comparable insight about patient characteristics and risk for adverse outcomes in diverse populations in different countries. The pharmacoepidemiology programme includes passive and active surveillance, and descriptive studies which are all key methods used in pharmacovigilance. Furthermore, they are recommended by regulatory authorities for pharmacovigilance planning and practices.1820 In conclusion, the rosuvastatin pharmacoepidemiology programme has been designed to characterise the users of rosuvastatin and to determine the rates of specific AEs in users of each statin. This will be achieved by accessing data from large, wellestablished, recognised databases in four countries and including over 50 000 patients treated with rosuvastatin. It is anticipated that the constituent studies from this programme will be completed during 2006. A strength of the programme is that the individual study results can be considered alongside one another and not in isolation. In addition, the programme is designed to complement data from randomised clinical trials and post-marketing spontaneous reporting systems in order that the most accurate benefit-risk profile of rosuvastatin in clinical practice is obtained.

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