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Several studies have examined the efficacy and adverse effects of amisulpride for patients with schizophrenia, and these studies have been included in several meta-analyses (including network meta ...

The use of apps as medical devices can be advantageous for both patients and care providers, on condition that these products are thoroughly investigated and conform to the requirements for medica ...

A viral outbreak that results in a pandemic requires rapid vaccine development. Messenger-RNA (mRNA) vaccines are prepared using a new technology that is based partly on genetic techniques. After ...

For patients with a fully or partially inactive CYP2C19 enzyme, treatment with ticagrelor or prasugrel for up 12 months after stent placement does not significantly reduce the total number of case ...

Vaccines are administered to healthy persons to prevent diseases. This therefore requires an extra critical attitude regarding possible adverse effects. The scale and duration of pre-authorisation ...

Just like patients with cardiovascular problems, patients who have had a cerebral infarction or TIA are advised to aim for LDL-cholesterol values below 1.8 mmol/L. At the time when this recommenda ...

The ‘intrauterine ball’ Ballerine®, a intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) made up of copper beads (copper surface area 300 mm²) has no proven added value over copper IUDs of first choice, such ...

The media have recently reported several cases of so-called contaminated drugs. The problem concerns contamination with impurities that had arisen in the production of the active ingredient. These ...