[Oral levofloxacin versus intravenous ceftriaxone and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia that requires hospitalization].

Background: Levofloxacin, an antibiotic from the quinolone family, which is used with success in the ambulatory treatment of patients with community-acquired pneumonia, has been recently introduced to the pharmaceutical market. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness and tolerance of oral (v.o.

[Nalbuphine. Comparison of 2 therapeutic regimens for the control of postoperative pain].

The therapeutical efficiency and the undesirable effects of Nalbuphine administered to control postoperative pain were compared. Two groups of patients were studied: one group received 10 mg endovenously every 4 h during the first 12 h of the postoperative phase and every 6 h during the following 12 h while the other group received 20 mg with the same intervals. The following variants were evaluated: pain, systolic arterial tension, cardiac frequency, respiratory frequency and undesirable effects.