Publications by authors named "Marion Eberlin"
Background: Constipation is often self-managed by patients and guidelines are available to aid healthcare professionals in the counseling of patients for self-management. Therefore, we have explored the knowledge and attitude of pharmacy personnel towards guidelines for the management of acute and functional chronic constipation and how they affects their recommendations.
Methods: An online survey was conducted among 201 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians from an existing panel.
Background: Racecadotril is a guideline-recommended option for the treatment of acute diarrhea in children but existing guidelines and previous reviews of the field are based on a small fraction of published evidence. Therefore, we have performed a systematic search for randomized controlled trials evaluating racecadotril as add-on or in comparison to other treatments.
Methods: A search was performed in PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar without limits about country of origin or reporting language.
Racecadotril is a guideline-recommended treatment to alleviate symptoms of acute diarrhea. A systematic review of randomized studies was performed comparing efficacy and safety of treatment with racecadotril to that with placebo or active treatments in adults. In five double-blind studies, racecadotril and placebo had comparable tolerability, but racecadotril was more effective.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRacecadotril, via its active metabolite thiorphan, is an inhibitor of the enzyme neutral endopeptidase (NEP, EC 3.4.24.
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