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W K Carle

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PubMed1992

Nabumetone compared with indomethacin in the treatment of osteoarthritis in general practice.

In a double blind, randomized, parallel group study, 197 patients with osteoarthritis (OA) received nabumetone (1000 mg/day) or indomethacin (75 mg/day) for 6 weeks and doses could be doubled. Doubling the dose resulted in a 100 or 67% increase in pain relief with nabumetone or indomethacin, respectively. Significantly more patients experienced at least 1 severe adverse event with indomethacin than with nabumetone. With nabumetone, the incidence of adverse events did not increase with dose. However, with the increase in dose, the incidence of all adverse events and gastrointestinal events increased in indomethacin treated patients. Nabumetone was as effective as indomethacin for the treatment of OA. However, significantly fewer nabumetone treated patients experienced severe adverse events and the frequency of events did not increase with dose.

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PubMed1988

A comparison of felodipine and propranolol as additions to hydrochlorothiazide in the treatment of hypertension.

Eighty one patients with uncomplicated hypertension who required additional antihypertensive medication (diastolic Phase V [dBP] greater than or equal to 95 mm Hg) after 4 weeks treatment with hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) 25 mg o.m. were randomized to receive felodipine 5 mg b.i.d. (n = 40) or propranolol (n = 41) 80 mg b.i.d. in addition to HCTZ 25 mg o.m. If the dBP measured about 12 h post-dose was not less than or equal to 90 mm Hg after 4 weeks, the dose of felodipine or propranolol was doubled. The double blind trial period was 8 weeks for all patients. Over the 8 week period, felodipine reduced the seated dBP from 100 to 83 mm Hg and propranolol from 101 to 86 mm Hg. The attained seated dBPs were significantly different in the two groups. About one third of patients in each group received the high dose of second-line therapy. After 8 weeks 91% of patients receiving HCTZ+felodipine and 84% receiving HCTZ+propranolol had a dBP less than or equal to 90 mm Hg. Both regimens were well-tolerated with an equal incidence but different pattern of adverse events (felodipine: flushing, headache and peripheral oedema; propranolol: dyspepsia, fatigue and vasospasm). In this 8-week study, felodipine and propranolol were safe and effective second-line antihypertensive drugs when added to hydrochlorothiazide. At the doses selected, felodipine was at least as effective as propranolol.

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