labetalol reduces standing bp more than atenolol

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Long term carbamazepine prophylaxis treats refractory affective disorders A mean of 4 years' the rapy with open carbamazcp in c :!:: lith ium made a ', .. clinically and JtatiJricall)' lignifiea", tlrerapt lltic impact. .. ' among 22 patients with re fr actory affective disorders: the number of di sease e pi sodes decreased by 63% and the illness index decreased by 74%. However. there was a loss of pr op hyl axis amo ng a subgroup of seve rel y ill pa ti ents (n = 11) wh o had had a significantly better previous re spon se 10 lithium than those whose di sease stabilised wi th carbamazepi ne (II ). Pot, RM. u ,' cnch (is. Rowlf "' S. Al ah ul tr lL In rd TKIOf) 11f«1 , ...:' dlsordc,, :, ' I>n l un" 'Nm fu ll o" ·up. J numi l of Ch nl\'at P, )'dH.' pharmarol o,) In .Illi·J:J.O,', " .. 155\ ' ., Lli /J /,\ '''UMUUSJ f,. ' ''I _

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Page 1: Labetalol reduces standing BP more than atenolol

Long term carbamazepine prophylaxis treats refractory affective disorders

A mean of 4 years' therapy with open carbamazcpinc :!:: lith ium made a ', .. clinically and JtatiJricall)' l ignifiea", tlrerapt lltic impact . .. ' among 22 patients with refractory affective disorders: the number of di sease epi sodes decreased by 63% and the ill ness index decreased by 74%. Howe ver. there was a loss of prophylaxis among a subgrou p of severel y ill patients (n = 11) who had had a significantl y better previous response 10 lith ium than those whose di sease stabilised with carbamazepine (II ). Pot, RM. u ,'cnch (is. Rowlf "'S. Alahultr lL ('3rham~Jq"n(

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