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Bilastine for the treatment of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and urticaria: results from an international Delphi study

Giorgio Walter Canonica, Piotr Kuna, Marcus Maurer, Ralph Mösges, Zoltan Novak, Nikolaus Papadopoulos, Pablo Rodriguez del Rio, the Delphi Study Group

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This study analyses available evidence supporting the use of bilastine amongst second-generation antihistamines for the symptomatic treatment of allergic rhinitis and urticaria in adults and children.

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Understanding treatment goals and their application in clinical trial design for patients with Alzheimer disease and caregivers

David Gómez-Ulloa, M Chris Runken, Wilton I Rodriguez, Basilio Hernández, Montserrat Chivite, E Anne Davis, Paul Nisbet

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Original Research

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The goal of the present study was to survey patients with AD and caregivers to establish what they considered to be the most important treatment goals, thereby providing data for the systematic incorporation of these goals into Alzheimer disease clinical trials.

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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of fixed-dose combinations amongst attending physicians and residents: a cross-sectional evaluation

Dhyuti Gupta, Prithpal Singh Matreja, Shilpa Patrick, Meenu Thomas, Pooja Agarwal, Preeti Singh

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Original Research

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This study is a cross-sectional survey of physicians employed in a tertiary care teaching hospital to comprehend their level of knowledge regarding fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) as well as their attitude towards analysing the rationality of and their practice of prescribing these FDCs.

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Cost-effectiveness of albumin in the treatment of decompensated cirrhosis in resource-limited healthcare settings

Irsan Hasan, Ignatia Sinta Murti, Putut Bayupurnama, Kemal Fariz Kalista, Christina Hill-Zabala, Dennis Kananda, Elisabet Viayna

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Original Research

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This study aims to assess the cost-effectiveness of human albumin in patients with cirrhosis with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatorenal syndrome or ascites requiring large-volume paracentesis in the Indonesian healthcare system as a representative of a resource-limited setting.

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