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NPS RADAR July 2011NPS RADAR July 2011
NPS RADAR articles provide timely, independent, evidence-based assessment of new drugs, new PBS listings and research for health professionals.
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| Title | Why read this |
|---|---|
| Rosiglitazone (Avandia) and rosiglitazone with metformin (Avandamet): streamlined authority removed Professional publication - NPS RADAR - Brief item | Due to continuing safety concerns, rosiglitazone can no longer be prescribed under a streamlined authority. |
| Daily dose requirements removed from PBS listings for ezetimibe and ezetimibe with simvastatin (Ezetrol, Vytorin) Professional publication - NPS RADAR - Brief item | Daily dose requirements removed from the PBS listings for ezetimibe and ezetimibe with simvastatin (Ezetrol, Vytorin) |
| Sitagliptin, vildagliptin and saxagliptin — dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (‘gliptins’) for add-on therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus Professional publication - NPS RADAR - Review | DPP-4 inhibitors (‘gliptins’) are a recently introduced class of oral drugs for improving glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. They are approved as add-on therapy in combination with either metformin or a sulfonylurea in patients poorly controlled with metformin, a sulfonylurea or a thiazolidinedione. The RADAR article on gliptins has been updated to reflect the listing of another gliptin. Saxagliptin was added to the PBS on 1 June 2011. |
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Date published: 2011-07-01 00:00:00
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