Therapeutics references resource

AIDS/HIV
Asthma
Cancer
HRT
Infections
Immunisations
NSAID and aspirin
Post herpetic neuralgia
Statins

Asthma
- Randomised, double blind, placebo controlled study of fluticasone propionate in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the ISOLDE trial P S Burge, P M A Calverley, P W Jones, S Spencer, J A Anderson, and T K Maslen BMJ 2000;320 1297-1303
- Meta-analysis of increased dose of inhaled steroid or addition of salmeterol in symptomatic asthma (MIASMA) Stephen Shrewsbury, Stephen Pyke, and Mark Britton BMJ 2000;320 1368-1373
Cancer
- Recent advances: Radiotherapy R P Symonds BMJ 2001;323 1107-1110
HRT
- Continuous combined hormone replacement therapy and endometrial hyperplasia David F Archer BMJ 2002;325 231-232
- Making decisions about hormone replacement therapy Janice Rymer, Ruth Wilson, and Karen Ballard BMJ 2003;326 322-326
Infections
- Guidelines for managing acute bacterial meningitis Kirsten Moller and Peter Skinhoj BMJ 2000;320 1290
- Antibiotics for acute bronchitis Bruce Arroll and Timothy Kenealy BMJ 2001;322 939-940
- Effect of beta lactam antibiotic use in children on pneumococcal
  resistance to penicillin: prospective cohort study Dilruba Nasrin, Peter J Collignon, Leslee Roberts, Eileen J Wilson, Louis S Pilotto, and Robert M Douglas BMJ 2002;324 28
- Reducing antibiotic use for acute bronchitis in primary care: blinded, randomised controlled trial of patient information leaflet Commentary: More self reliance in patients and fewer antibiotics: still room for improvement John Macfarlane, William Holmes, Philip Gard, David Thornhill, Rosamund Macfarlane, Richard Hubbard, and Chris van Weel BMJ 2002;324 91
- Treatment of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia
  Robert W Johnson and Robert H Dworkin
  BMJ 2003;326 748-750
  http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7392/748?etoc
Immunisations
- 10-minute consultation: MMR immunisation Anthony Harnden and Judy Shakespeare BMJ 2001;323 32
NSAID and aspirin
- Aspirin, like all other drugs, is a poison Martin R Tramer BMJ 2000;321 1170-1171
- Risk of gastrointestinal haemorrhage with long term use of aspirin: meta-analysis Sheena Derry and Yoon Kong Loke BMJ 2000;321 1183-1187
- Efficacy and safety of COX 2 inhibitors Roger Jones BMJ 2002;325 607-608
Post herpetic neuralgia
- The management of post-herpetic neuralgia Anthony L Cunningham and Robert H Dworkin BMJ 2000;321 778-779
- Prevalence of postherpetic neuralgia after a first episode of herpes zoster: prospective study with long term follow up Sigurdur Helgason, Gunnar Petursson, Sigurdur Gudmundsson, and Johann A Sigurdsson BMJ 2000;321 794
Statins
- Statins: underused by those who would benefit Stephen B Hulley, Deborah Grady, and Warren S Browner BMJ 2000;321 971-972
- Use of lipid lowering drugs for primary prevention of coronary heart disease: meta-analysis of randomised trials Michael Pignone, Christopher Phillips, and Cynthia Mulrow BMJ 2000;321 983-986
AIDS/HIV
- ABC of AIDS
  - ABC of AIDS: Development of the epidemic Michael W Adler BMJ 2001;322 1226-1229
  - ABC of AIDS: Natural history and management of early HIV infection Adrian Mindel and Melinda Tenant-Flowers BMJ 2001;322 1290-1293
  - ABC of AIDS: Treatment of infections Ian V D Weller and I G Williams BMJ 2001;322 1350-1354
  - ABC of AIDS: Antiretroviral drugs Ian V D Weller and I G Williams BMJ 2001;322 1410-1412
  - ABC of AIDS: HIV infection and AIDS in the developing world Alison D Grant and Kevin M De Cock BMJ 2001;322 1475-1478
  - ABC of AIDS: HIV counselling and the psychosocial management of patients with HIV or AIDS Sarah Chippindale and Lesley French BMJ 2001;322 1533-1535