Abstract | BACKGROUND/AIMS: The study aim was to evaluate the efficacy of famotidine in Japanese patients with peptic ulcers; it was analyzed the pooled data from previously conducted clinical trials in Japan. METHODOLOGY: In the present study was performed a meta-analysis of controlled trials of famotidine and proton pump inhibitors executed between 1985 to 2005. The patients included in this study were Japanese adults (> or = 19 years old) diagnosed with gastrointestinal ulcers, treated for an on-label indication at doses approved in Japan, and whose treatment outcomes were clearly shown. It was searched the JMEDPlus database for relevant data. Data were synthesized and the results expressed as relative risk (RR). RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Ken Haruma, Tomoari Kamada, Noriaki Manabe, Hiroaki Kusunoki, Keisuke Honda, Kazuhiko Inoue, Akiko Shiotani |
Journal | Hepato-gastroenterology
(Hepatogastroenterology)
2009 Jul-Aug
Vol. 56
Issue 93
Pg. 1059-63
ISSN: 0172-6390 [Print] Greece |
PMID | 19760941
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Meta-Analysis)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Ulcer Agents
- Proton Pump Inhibitors
- Famotidine
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Topics |
- Adult
- Anti-Ulcer Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Famotidine
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Humans
- Japan
(epidemiology)
- Male
- Peptic Ulcer
(epidemiology, therapy)
- Proton Pump Inhibitors
(therapeutic use)
- Treatment Outcome
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