Abstract:Objectives:Recently, the SOHO, CATIE and CUTLASS studies showed that molecules which apparently showed the most side effects are not only the most effective but also tend to cause to the least frequent changes in treatment. Can we generalise this assertion ?Method:Review of the literature addressing comparing efficiency of treatments and cost efficacy studies. Result: Although we witness a profusion of publications about the efficiency of given molecules vs placebo, studies comparing molecules are scarce, and … Show more
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