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| | The Consultant Pharmacist: May 1999 | 1999 New Drug Review |
 | | From potent new weapons for fighting arthritis, depression, and hypertension to new adjunctive therapies for dyslipidemia and Parkinson's disease, the host of new chemical entities approved by the FDA in 1998 hold great promise for improved care of many disorders common in the elderly. |
 | | Here's a look at the new arrivals with the greatest potential applications in senior care-the advantages they offer, their side effect profiles and interaction potentials, and other information to facilitate safe, effective use in clinical practice. |
 | | New positive antinuclear antibodies were demonstrated in 11% of patients on etanercept, compared with 5% receiving placebo, and new positive, double-stranded DNA was present in 15% of cases, as compared to 4% of the placebo group. |
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