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The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics - 2006
January February
2006 Annual Index
January 2; 48 (1225) : 1-4
Statins for High-Risk Patients without Heart Disease or High Cholesterol;
A Combination of Oxycodone and Ibuprofen (Combunox) for Pain
January 16; 48 (1226) : 5-8
Adacel and Boostrix: Tdap Vaccines for Adolescents and Adults;
Drugs in the Elderly;
Chromium Supplementation
January 30; 48 (1227) : 9-12
Pioglitazone/Metformin (Actoplus met);
A New Indication for Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (Xyrem) in Narcolepsy;
Addendum: Hydrocodone Dosage;
Update: Influenza Resistance to Amantadine and Rimantadine
February 13; 48 (1228) : 13-16
Treatment of Community-Associated MRSA Infections;
Nelarabine (Arranon) for T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia;
Phosphate Binders
February 27; 48 (1229) : 17-20
Abatacept (Orencia) for Rheumatoid
Arthritis;
Coenzyme Q10
March April
March 13; 48 (1230) : 21-24
A Levalbuterol Metered-Dose Inhaler (Xopenex HFA);
Rosiglitazone/Glimepiride (Avandaryl) for Diabetes;
Hypo- and Hyperglycemia with Gatifloxacin (Tequin);
Exenatide (Byetta) for Weight Loss
March 27; 48 (1231) : 25-28
Intra-Articular Injections for Osteoarthritis of the Knee;
Clobetasol Propionate (Clobex) Spray for Psoriasis
April 10; 48 (1232) : 29-32
Clopidogrel (Plavix) Revisited;
Lenalidomide (Revlimid) for Anemia of Myelodysplastic Syndrome
April 24; 48 (1233) : 33-36
Insulin Glulisine (Apidra): A New Rapid-Acting Insulin;
Rituximab (Rituxan) for Rheumatoid Arthritis;
Deferasirox (Exjade): A New Iron Chelator;
Telithromycin Hepatotoxicity
May June
May 8; 48 (1234) : 37-40
Raloxifene (Evista) for Breast Cancer Prevention in Postmenopausal Women;
Acupuncture;
Invader UGT1A1 Molecular Assay for Irinotecan Toxicity
May 22; 48 (1235) : 41-44
Transdermal Selegiline (Emsam);
Anidulafungin (Eraxis) for Candida Infections;
Sodium Phosphate Colonoscopy Preps
June 5; 48 (1236) : 45-48
Mumps Outbreak;
Ranolazine (Ranexa) for Chronic Angina;
Lubiprostone (Amitiza) for Chronic Constipation
June 19; 48 (1237) : 49-52
Transdermal Methylphenidate (Daytrana) for ADHD;
Conivaptan (Vaprisol) for Hyponatremia;
One Drop or Two
July August
July 3; 48 (1238) : 53-56
Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (Revisited);
Insulin Detemir (Levemir), a New Long-Acting Insulin;
A Betamethasone-Calcipotriene Combination for Psoriasis
July 17; 48 (1239) : 57-60
Inhaled Insulin (Exubera);
Fish Oil Supplements
July 31; 48 (1240) : 61-64
RotaTeq: A New Oral Rotavirus Vaccine;
Naltrexone (Vivitrol) -- A Once Monthly Injection for Alcoholism;
In Brief: Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements
August 14/28; 48 (1241/1242) : 65-72
A Human Papillomavirus Vaccine;
Varenicline (Chantix) for Tobacco Dependence;
Intravenous Ibandronate (Boniva);
VariZIG for Prophylaxis After Exposure to Varicella;
Automated External Defibrillators
September October
September 11; 48 (1243) : 73-76
Herpes Zoster Vaccine (Zostavax);
Darunavir (Prezista) for HIV Infection;
Plan B OTC;
Atorvastatin for Stroke Prevention;
Natalizumab (Tysabri) Returns
September 25; 48 (1244) : 77-80
Three New Oral Contraceptives;
A Once-Daily Combination Tablet (Atripla) for HIV;
A Second Dose of Varicella Vaccine
October 9; 48 (1245) : 81-84
Influenza Vaccine 2006-2007;
(Superseded by issue 1321 - 9/21/09)
A New Progestin Implant (Implanon) for Long-Term Contraception
October 23; 48 (1246) : 85-88
Ranibizumab (Lucentis) for Macular Degeneration;
Antiviral Drugs for Prophylaxis and Treatment of Influenza;
(Superseded by issue 1325 - 11/16/09)
Addendum: Influenza Vaccine 2006-2007
November December
November 6; 48 (1247) : 89-92
Treatment of Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease (CDAD);
Decitabine (Dacogen) for Myelodysplastic Syndromes
November 20; 48 (1248) : 93-96
Posaconazole (Noxafil) for Invasive Fungal Infections;
Extended-Release Minocycline (Solodyn) for Acne
December 4/18; 48 (1249/1250) : 97-104
Rasagiline (Azilect) for Parkinson’s Disease;
The Stretta Procedure for GERD;
Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG);
Nabilone (Cesamet) for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
2006 Annual Index
 
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