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NEW
ROCHELLE, NY — April 26, 2004
According to a recent study published in the New England Journal
of Medicine, only about half of patients receive standard of care
treatment. To provide health care professionals with up-to-date
standard of care treatment information, The Medical Letter today
released the PDA version of Treatment Guidelines from The
Medical Letter, a publication that provides authoritative
drug prescribing recommendations. Treatment Guidelines,
also available in print and online, provides physicians and other
healthcare professionals with unbiased drug treatment recommendations
for common diseases.
"The
unique editorial process used to produce Treatment Guidelines
results in prescribing recommendations that are free of pharmaceutical
influence," said deputy editor Gianna Zuccotti, M.D., M.P.H.
"Now these trusted recommendations can be easily accessed by
physicians through their PDA."
Each
month, Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter
provides prescribing and formulary recommendations for diseases
such as diabetes, asthma, osteoporosis, hypertension, rheumatoid
arthritis, heart failure, cancer, high cholesterol levels, epilepsy,
pain, depression, as well as treatment of bacterial, fungal and
viral infections. The print, online and PDA versions (Palm OS only)
also contain invaluable retail price comparison and dosage charts.
About
The Medical Letter
The Medical Letter Inc., a nonprofit organization founded in 1958,
offers health care professionals objective, independent analyses
of both prescription and over-the-counter drugs. In addition to
its newsletters, The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
and Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter,
it also publishes handbooks and software on topics such as adverse
drug interactions and antimicrobial therapy. The Medical Letter,
Inc., is supported entirely by subscriber fees and is based in New
Rochelle, NY. For more information about The Medical Letter call
(800) 211-2769 or visit their Web site at www.medicalletter.org.
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