This content is machine translated Depression in adults St. John’s wort and SSRIs The efficacy of St. John’s wort preparations for the treatment of mild and moderate major depression has been compared on several occasions with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). St. John’s…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Complementary medicine for side effects of antihormonal treatment Numerous studies have been published regarding new options for complementary medicine treatment for side effects of antihormonal therapies. Some of the affected patients may benefit from complementary medicine treatment options.…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Trends in cosmetics A critical view Cosmetic products are substances or mixtures for external use on the human body. The variety of products with surprising claims is large. A critical review is indicated.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Doping phenomenon The role of the doctor In the age of sporting superlatives, doping is always topical. Implementation often requires in-depth biological, and in some cases medical, expertise. The question arises to what extent physicians are involved…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated East Switzerland Emergency Symposium, St. Gallen Drug interactions – when does it get dangerous? Drug interactions can end dangerously. Family physicians in particular have a lot to do with multimorbid elderly patients. Interactions of the most common drugs should therefore be known.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Parkinson's disease BRIVARACT II study on opicapone Purpose: A large proportion of patients with Mb. Parkinson’s disease experiences fluctuations in the effect of levodopa therapy during the course of the disease.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Alcohol dependence High-Dose Baclofen Treatment Purpose: Few medications are approved for the treatment of alcohol dependence. Is drug therapy with baclofen in the high-dose range a suitable alternative?
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Efficacy analysis vortioxetine Major depression and anxiety symptoms Background: Anxiety disorders are a common comorbidity of depression. A comorbidity of depression and anxiety is more difficult to treat than depression alone.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Herbal medicines help with various complaints Phytotherapy in geriatrics One might assume that diseases in old age can only be treated with synthetic drugs, since the typical diseases in this last stage of life are often considerable and have…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Side effect profile of new oncological therapies Skin toxicity and alopecia Oncological therapies are undergoing rapid development, resulting in the availability of a large number of new substances that need to be characterized not only in terms of their potential uses…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated After the heart attack What medication does the patient need? Heart attack patients should receive aspirin 100 mg and the maximum tolerated statin dose for life. Regardless of the type of revascularization, all myocardial infarction patients should take a P2Y12 inhibitor…
