Background and importance Oral iron is prescribed to elderly patients as the treatment for
episodes of iron deficiency anaemia. Inadequate follow-up and chronic prescription in …

Background Ribavirin is a drug used to treat hepatitis, but it is also used (off-label) for the
treatment of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Purpose To evaluate the efficacy and safety of …

Background Lenalidomide is one of the main drugs for the treatment of multiple myeloma,
which has a high cost per patient. Purpose To describe and analyse the use of lenalidomide …

Background Health systems promote patient involvement in healthcare decisions. In order to
achieve this, patients need information and often this is supplied as written material so that …

Background Inappropriate prescribing is highly prevalent in older people and has become a
global healthcare concern. Purpose To detect inappropriate prescriptions for patients …

Background Major bleeding complications with LMWH treatment have been reported both in
clinical studies and during post-marketing surveillance. Monitoring of anti-factor Xa activity is …

Background Eribulin is a new drug against metastatic breast cancer, one of the most
common cancers in women Purpose To study the effectiveness and safety of treatment with …

Background Many authors have hypothesised that oxidative stress and exudative age
related macular degeneration (AMD) share common antecedents and proposed that novel …

Background With the advent of new treatments for hepatitis C, we have achieved high cure
rates, although this entails a significant increase in drug spending. Purpose To describe and …

Background Given the large number of new drugs for the treatment of hepatitis C virus
(HCV) and the high economic cost, it is important to decide which treatment is best suited to …