Volume 34, 16 June 2003 06/2003
 
  SPOT ON
 

New US-American Guidelines on Blood Pressure:
Thiazide-Type Diuretics First Choice

 
  REVIEW
 

Analgesic Nephropathy and Combination Analgesics

 
  a-t READERS' QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

Glucosamine (DONA 200-S) for Osteoarthritis?
Transdermal Opioid Patches: Dosing by Cutting?
Heart Failure: Torasemide (TOREM, UNAT) Better Than Furosemide (e.g. LASIX)?
Ambroxol for Sore Throat?
Atopic Dermatitis and St. John's Wort Creme
5-Alpha-Reductase Inhibitors Reduce Prostate Specific Antigen
Fish Oil Preparation OMACOR More Expensive Than Quoted

 
  IN BRIEF
 

Simvastatin Still Getting Cheaper
When Companies Sponsor Studies...
Beware: Impotence Agents in Herbal Products

 
  CURRENT ADR NETWORK REPORT
 

PEGINTRON Injektor Trouble-Prone
Death After Taking Tadalafin (CIALIS)

 
  SIDE EFFECTS
 

Paroxetin (e.g. SEROXAT) and Suicidality
Menopausal Hormone Replacement Increases Risk for Dementia
Leflunomide (ARAVA): Withdrawal from Market Required?

 
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