New Product Reviews

Cardiovascular

Aliskiren: first direct renin inhibitor for essential hypertension

Volume 19, Issue 3, Date: 5 February 2008, Pages: 48-51
Steve Chaplin, Peter Sever

Colesevelam: new alternative or adjunctive treatment to statins

Volume 19, Issue 8, Date: 19 April 2008, Pages: 27-31
Steve Chaplin, Paul Durrington

Dabigatran: oral prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism

Volume 19, Issue 13-14, Date: July 2008, Pages: 32-34
Steve Chaplin, Simon Frostick

Exforge: ARB/CCB combination for better hypertension control

Volume 18, Issue 23-24, Date: December 2007, Pages: 44-47
Steve Chaplin, Gordon McInnes

Dermatology

Alitretinoin (Toctino): new oral retinoid for chronic hand eczema

Volume 20, Issue 1, Date: 5 January 2009, Pages: 29-32
John English

Xamiol: betamethasone plus calcipotriol for scalp psoriasis

Volume 20, Issue 9, Date: 5 May 2009, Pages: 16-22
Steve Chaplin, Anthony Bewley

Endocrinology

Intrinsa: testosterone patch for low sexual desire in women

Volume 19, Issue 5, Date: 5 March 2008, Pages: 25-29
Steve Chaplin, Nick Panay

Neuropad: early diagnostic test for diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Volume 19, Issue 22, Date: 19 November 2008, Pages: 42-45
Rayaz Malik

Sitagliptin: first DPP-4 inhibitor to treat type 2 diabetes

Volume 19, Issue 1, Date: 5 January 2008, Pages: 26-29
Steve Chaplin, Andrew Krentz

Vildagliptin: alternative add-on therapy for oral glycaemic control

Volume 19, Issue 19, Date: 5 October 2008, Pages: 21-27
Steve Chaplin, Ian Campbell

Gastroenterology

 

Infections

Retapamulin (Altargo): novel antibacterial for impetigo

Volume 19, Issue 15-16, Date: August 2008, Pages: 12-15
Steve Chaplin, Cameron Kennedy

Musculoskeletal

Abatacept: first T cell co-stimulation modulator for severe active RA

Volume 18, Issue 22, Date: 19 November 2007, Pages: 48-54
Steve Chaplin, Andrew Ostor

Zoledronic acid: a once-yearly injection for osteoporosis

Volume 19, Issue 11, Date: 5 June 2008, Pages: 40-44
Steve Chaplin, Elaine Dennison

Neurology

Buprenorphine plus naloxone, a new substitution treatment

Volume 18, Issue 15, Date: 19 August 2007, Pages: 14-17
Steve Chaplin, Alan Fraser

Effentora: fentanyl buccal tablet for breakthrough cancer pain

Volume 20, Issue 8, Date: 19 April 2009, Pages: 28-33
Giovambattista Zeppetella

Lacosamide: new adjunctive treatment for partial seizures

Volume 20, Issue 10, Date: 19 May 2009, Pages: 16-20
Steve Chaplin, Yvonne Hart

Melatonin (Circadin): a novel hypnotic for use in older patients

Volume 19, Issue 20, Date: 19 October 2008, Pages: 21-24
Steve Chaplin, David Nutt

Varenicline, a new treatment option in smoking cessation

Volume 18, Issue 19, Date: 5 October 2007, Pages: 39-42
Steve Chaplin, Robert West

Versatis: medicated lidocaine plaster for postherpetic neuralgia

Volume 19, Issue 2, Date: 19 January 2008, Pages: 33-35
Steve Chaplin, Jayne Gallagher

Psychiatry

Invega: prolonged-release paliperidone for schizophrenia

Volume 19, Issue 4, Date: 19 February 2008, Pages: 13-16
Steve Chaplin, Martin Livingston

Respiratory

Clenil Modulite, a CFC-free MDI with no adjustment on switching

Volume 18, Issue 13, Date: 5 July 2007, Pages: 43-46
Steve Chaplin, Steve Head

Fostair: new beclometasone/ formoterol CFC-free combination

Volume 19, Issue 12, Date: 19 June 2008, Pages: 30-34
Steve Chaplin, Philip Ind

Fluticasone furoate (Avamys): new intranasal steroid spray

Volume 20, Issue 11, Date: 5 June 2009, Pages: 23-31
Steve Chaplin

Urogynaecology

Cervarix, a bivalent HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer

Volume 19, Issue 18, Date: 19 September 2008, Pages: 46-50
Steve Chaplin, Nick Nicholas

Darifenacin: first M3 receptor antagonist for overactive bladder

Volume 18, Issue 20, Date: 19 October 2007, Pages: 14-20
Steve Chaplin, Christopher Chapple

Fesoterodine (Toviaz): new option for overactive bladder

Volume 19, Issue 21, Date: 5 November 2008, Pages: 12-19
Steve Chaplin, Adrian Wagg

Gardasil: first vaccine for human papillomavirus infection

Volume 18, Issue 14, Date: 19 July 2007, Pages: 22-27
Steve Chaplin, Anne Szarewski

NuvaRing: new combined hormonal contraceptive device

Volume 20, Issue 12, Date: 19 June 2009, Pages: 17-20
Steve Chaplin, Tina Peers

Vaccination

Cervarix, a bivalent HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer

Volume 19, Issue 18, Date: 19 September 2008, Pages: 46-50
Steve Chaplin, Nick Nicholas

Gardasil: first vaccine for human papillomavirus infection

Volume 18, Issue 14, Date: 19 July 2007, Pages: 22-27
Steve Chaplin, Anne Szarewski

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