The venous thrombo-embolism service – overview
Specialist pharmacists are now the primary clinicians who look after patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) at Singleton Hospital in Swansea. IMI spoke to Mr Kieron Power, Clinical Lead… read more.
Specialist pharmacists are now the primary clinicians who look after patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) at Singleton Hospital in Swansea. IMI spoke to Mr Kieron Power, Clinical Lead… read more.
The RCT provides objective evidence of the effect of indomethacin and confirms the absence of adverse gastrointestinal effects; a future study could investigate indomethacin in severe covid-19, according… read more.
Rapid resolution of symptoms and improved oxygen saturation were key features of the response to indomethacin compared with paracetamol, according to Dr Rajan Ravichandran and Professor Krishna Kumar…. read more.
The interim results of a randomised comparison between indomethacin and paracetamol in covid-19 showed stark differences in efficacy, confirming the positive results of early trials of indomethacin. IMI… read more.
The results of the ivermectin meta-analysis could have important implications for health policy. Dr Edmund Fordham, one of the co-authors of the review, describes how the findings could… read more.
The methodological approach to the ivermectin meta-analysis provides further reassurance of the robustness of the findings. Mr Andrew Bryant and Dr Edmund Fordham describe some of the critical… read more.
The Bryant-Lawrie meta-analysis included only randomised controlled trials (RCTs) but evidence from observational trials and real world experience sheds further light on the effectiveness of ivermectin, according to… read more.
June 2021 saw the publication of the systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of ivermectin for treatment and prophylaxis of covid-19 undertaken by Dr Tess Lawrie’s… read more.
We know that MedicalUpdateOnline viewers not only read academic papers but also write them. This can be a demanding task at the best of times and sometimes it… read more.
IMI has been reporting on ivermectin since December 2020, keeping our readers and viewers up-to-date with research and practice developments. To mark World Ivermectin Day (24th July 2021),… read more.
Interview and article by Christine Clark. Some four million extra prescriptions for antidepressants were issued in 2020 compared to 2019 but the cost to the NHS increased by… read more.
Article written by Christine Clark. The long-awaited systematic review of ivermectin trials from Dr Tess Lawrie’s team at the Evidence-based Medicine Consultancy has now been published in the… read more.
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