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Article: New functional dyspepsia data have been reported by C. Vanrensburga and co-authors.(Clinical report)
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- September 3, 2008
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In this recent study, researchers in Cape Town, South Africa conducted a study "To investigate the efficacy of pantoprazole 20 mg once daily (o.d.) in relieving epigastric pain associated with ulcer-like functional dyspepsia. Research design and methods: In this double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre study, patients experiencing ulcer-like functional dyspepsia, with epigastric pain as the predominant symptom, were randomised to receive pantoprazole 20 mg or placebo o.d. for 28 days."
"Primary endpoint was the complete relief (i.e. absence) from epigastric pain after 28 days' treatment. The odds ratio (OR) for pantoprazole/placebo and its 95% confidence ...