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Solifenacin as Add-on Therapy for Overactive Bladder Symptoms in Men Treated for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia – Full Text View – ClinicalTrials.gov

Of note, >>[p]atients with orthostatic hypotension, ulcerative colitis, hyperthyroidism, dementia or cognitive dysfunction, Parkinson’s disease, or cerebrovascular disorder<< were excluded. How many real-life patients with BPH also have one of the above? Solifenacin as Add-on Therapy for Overactive Bladder Symptoms … Continue reading

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Antimuscarinic drugs for overactive bladder… [J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005] – PubMed – NCBI

Notice authors’ disclosures when reading this material. Antimuscarinic drugs for overactive bladder… [J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005] – PubMed – NCBI. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Dec;53(12):2195-201. Antimuscarinic drugs for overactive bladder and their potential effects on cognitive function in … Continue reading

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The Neuropsychiatric Sequelae of Steroid Treatment

Possible memory impairment from “nasal spray”? Nice overview and bibliography. Source URL: http://www.dianafoundation.com/articles/df_04_article_01_steroids_pg01.html _____________________________________________________________________________________ The Neuropsychiatric Sequelae of Steroid Treatment Benjamin H. Flores, MD and Heather Kenna Gumina, MA Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA INTRODUCTION … Continue reading

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Memory disorders associated with commonly used medications

Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2011 Dec;72(6):898-904. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2011.04009.x. Memory disorders associated with consumption of drugs: updating through a case/noncase study in the French PharmacoVigilance Database. Chavant F, Favrelière S, Lafay-Chebassier C, Plazanet C, Pérault-Pochat MC. Source CHU de Poitiers, Service … Continue reading

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Stress may disturb the blood-brain barrier

  Stress may disturb the blood-brain barrier BMJ 1996; 313 doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7071.1505a (Published 14 December 1996) Cite this as: BMJ 1996;313:1505.2 Severe stress can disturb the blood-brain barrier that protects the brain from drugs and other chemicals that enter the … Continue reading

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Maurice Preter, MD

Maurice Preter, MD is a European and U.S. educated psychiatrist, psychotherapist, psychopharmacologist, neurologist, and medical-legal expert in private practice in Manhattan. He is also the principal of Fifth Avenue Concierge Medicine, PLLC, a medical concierge service and health advisory for select individuals and families.