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Editorial
How much can blood pressure tell us about a treatment for stroke? Or bone mineral density about fracture-prevention strategies? Using surrogate outcomes as a substitute for clinical events may not always give us the complete picture of treatment effectiveness. In our Editorial, Samantha Barton discusses how their use can raise more questions than answers, and contemplates what makes an ideal surrogate outcome.
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- FDA issues drug safety alert on neuropsychiatric events (delirium and abnormal behaviour leading to injury) associated with oseltamivir.
(4 March 2008) - MHRA issues drug safety alert on progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) associated with mycophenolate mofetil. (18 February 2008)
- MHRA issues drug safety alert on serious hepatic and bullous skin reactions associated with moxifloxacin. (11 February 2008)
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We present a new review on an evidence-based approach to Smoking cessation.
Managing HIV infection
View our systematic reviews on the challenges of managing HIV/AIDS in resource-poor settings.
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