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Hormonal contraception not a cause of depression?

mw S. van der Heijden MSc, prof. dr F.M. Helmerhorst, dr I.M. van Vliet, drs C.J.H de Vries
Nr 5|2019 (53)|Page 54-60|Main article

Little research has been done into the association between the use of hormonal contraception and depression. The few studies that have been done have suffered from methodological shortcomings, and ...

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Prolonged-release Metformin

mw D.M. Corbijn, BSc, mw drs M.A.E. Nieuwhof
Nr 4|2019 (53)|Page 38-43|Main article

Metformin, Glucient® SR (Consilient Health), prolonged-release tablets 500, 750 and 1000 mg
In theory, prolonged-release metformin as a diabetes drug should cause fewer gastro-intestinal adverse ...

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Ribociclib in breast cancer

dr F. Warnders, mw dr L.L. Krens
Nr 3|2019 (53)|Page 25-31|Main article

Ge-Bu usually discusses new drugs that are going to be frequently used after a recent registration. Hence, one might not expect it to discuss a new drug like ribociclib, as this drug is to be used ...

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