Influenza work on the regional level in Sweden: an integrated program for vaccination of risk groups, surveillance and pandemic planning which focuses on the role of the health care worker.

The aim of the study was to increase the vaccination rates of influenza among the risk groups in Region Västra Götaland, Sweden. The main interventions performed were education of doctors and nurses, information on the Internet and advice on administrative routines and organisation for the task. There was no campaign towards the risk group and no reimbursement.

Time to relief of episodic symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. A crossover comparison of single doses of the effervescent and standard formulations of ranitidine.

Background: The length of time until symptom relief and the consistency of response are important aspects of the management of episodes of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD).

Methods: In an open, randomized, crossover study 98 patients treated 3 episodes of GORD with ranitidine effervescent formulation and 3 with ranitidine standard formulation. The patients filled in a diary card during the 1st h after each study medication.