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Subject Index: Australian Prescriber Volumes 17 to current (1994-2008)

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LAAM
  • in opioid dependence 24(1) 4-6
  • laboratory results - see abnormal laboratory results
    labour
  • pethidine in labour pain 27(2) 34-5
  • lactation
  • antidepressants 30(5) 125-7
  • antipsychotics 30(6) 162-3
  • dental implications 20(2) 51
  • 'Drugs and breastfeeding' (book review) 27(6) 154
  • metronidazole (letter) 28(2) 29-33
  • drugs in human milk 20(2) 35-40
  • letters 21(4) 87-91; 21(2) 31-4; 21(1) 5-8; 20(4) 83-6
  • metformin and diabetes 30(3) 68-9
  • lactulose
  • laxatives in aged care (PBAC question) 26(2) 30-2
  • Lamictal
  • see lamotrigine 24(4) 100-2; 17(1) 6-8
  • lamifiban
  • in antiplatelet therapy 19(4) 104-8
  • lamivudine - HIV
  • 3TC (New drug) 19(4) 108-11
  • abacavir/zidovudine combination - Trizvir (New combination) 24(6) 155-8
  • Zeffix (New strength) 22(5) 125-7
  • lamotrigine
  • in bipolar disorders 30(3) 70-3
  • in epilepsy 22(3) 61-3
  • Lamictal (New drug) 17(1) 6-8
  • Lamictal (New strength) 24(4) 100-2
  • lanreotide
  • acromegaly - Somatuline LA (New drug) 25(2) 44-7
  • lansoprazole
  • anti-ulcer drug - Zoton (New drug) 17(3) 73
  • lanthanum carbonate hydrate
  • Fosrenol - hyperphosphataemia in chronic renal failure (New drug) 29(2) 53-5
  • Lantus
  • see insulin glargine 27(6) 138-41; 27(2) 50-1
  • lapatinib
  • breast cancer - Tykerb (New drug) 30(5) 133-5
  • laronidase
  • Aldurazyme - mucopolysaccharidosis I (New drug) 30(3) 79-82
  • laser treatment
  • macular degeneration 25(5) 116-9
  • Lasix
  • see frusemide 24(4) 100-2
  • latanoprost
  • in glaucoma 25(6) 142-6
  • glaucoma - Xalatan (New drug) 21(2) 49-55
  • latex allergy and the use of gloves
  • letter 18(1) 4-7
  • latex in condoms
  • effects of chemicals, drugs 23(6) 129
  • laureth-9
  • varicose veins - Aethoxysklerol (New drug) 25(1) 20-3
  • laxatives
  • in aged care (PBAC question) 26(2) 30-2
  • bowel preparation 28(1) 16-7
  • constipation management in children 25(4) 85-7
  • letter 25(6) 131-2
  • leflunomide
  • in adult rheumatoid arthritis 26(2) 36-40
  • rheumatoid arthritis - Arava (New drug) 23(1) 21-3
  • left ventricular dysfunction
  • ACE inhibitors in heart failure (editorial) 19(1) 2-3
  • management of post myocardial infarct patients 19(1) 8-10
  • leg ulcers
  • management 23(1) 6-9
  • legal issues
  • clinical investigations and professional indemnity (editorial) 19(4) 86-7
  • dental implications 19(4) 97
  • clinical investigations and professional negligence (editorial) 19(4) 86-7
  • common law duties of prescribers 19(1) 18-20
  • Disputes and dilemmas in health law - book review 30(4) 105-6
  • informed consent 25(5) 114-5
  • prescribing and the law (editorial) 27(5) 108-9
  • letters 28(2) 29-33
  • use of Latin (Letters) 28(2) 29-33
  • publishing of drug evaluations (editorial) 29(5) 120
  • letter 30(2) 32-4
  • lenograstim
  • clinical use 17(4) 95
  • Granocyte (New formulation) 25(4) 94-9
  • neutropenia - Granocyte (New drug) 17(2) 30-2
  • lepirudin
  • Refludan (New drug) 23(4) 84-7
  • leprosy
  • thalidomide - erythema nodosum leprosum - Thalidomide Pharmion (New drug) 26(6) 146-51
  • lercanidipine
  • hypertension - Zanidip (New drug) 24(6) 155-8
  • Zanidip (New strength) 27(2) 50-1
  • Lerivon
  • see mianserin 18(1) 7-9
  • Lescol
  • see fluvastatin 19(1) 24-7
  • letrozole
  • breast cancer - Femara (New drug) 21(1) 25-7
  • leukaemia
  • alemtuzumab - MabCampath - chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (New drug) 29(6) 167-71
  • dasatinib - Sprycel - chronic myeloid and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (New drug) 30(2) 50-55
  • rasburicase - hyperuricaemia in chemotherapy - Fasturtec (New drug) 26(3) 68-71
  • treatment of adult leukaemia 29(3) 76-9
  • leukaemia, chronic lymphocytic
  • fludarabine - Fludara (New drug) 18(4) 86-7
  • leukaemia, chronic myeloid
  • imatinib - Glivec (New drug) 24(5) 129-31
  • leukaemia, hairy cell
  • cladribine - Leustatin (New drug) 18(2) 35-8
  • leukaemia, promyelocytic
  • tretinoin - Vesanoid (New drug) 19(2) 38-40
  • LeukoScan
  • see sulesomab 25(3) 74-5
  • leukotriene inhibitors
  • montelukast - asthma - Singulair (New drug) 21(4) 108-11
  • leukotriene receptor antagonists
  • clinical pharmacology in asthma 22(3) 55-7
  • montelukast and zafirlukast in asthma 22(3) 58-60
  • zafirlukast - asthma - Accolate (New drug) 22(2) 43-7
  • letter 22(6) 131-2
  • leukotrienes
  • metabolism and pharmacology 22(3) 55-7
  • leuprorelin
  • Eligard (New brand) 27(2) 50-1
  • Lucrin Depot-3-Month (New strength) 21(2) 49-55
  • in prostate cancer 19(1) 22-4
  • Leustatin
  • see cladribine 18(2) 35-8
  • levamisole
  • colorectal cancer - Ergamisol (New drug) 20(2) 45-51
  • Levemir FlexPen
  • see insulin detemir 28(5) 130-1
  • levetiracetam
  • epilepsy - Keppra (New drug) 24(4) 100-2
  • Levitra
  • see vardenafil 26(3) 68-71
  • levobunolol
  • glaucoma - Betagan (New drug) 17(4) 87-90
  • levobupivacaine
  • anaesthetic - Chirocaine (New drug) 24(5) 129-31
  • Chirocaine (New strength) 27(5) 131-3
  • levocabastine
  • H1 receptor agonist - Livostin (New drug) 19(3) 81-3
  • levodopa
  • benserazide combination - Madopar (New formulation) 21(2) 49-55
  • and dopamine cardiovascular pharmacology 17(2) 42-3
  • and dopamine pharmacology in Parkinson's disease 17(1) 17-21
  • entacapone adjunct treatment - Parkinson's disease - Comtan (New drug) 22(6) 147-51
  • in Parkinson's disease 24(4) 92-5
  • tolcapone adjunct treatment - Parkinson's disease - Tasmar (New drug) 21(2) 49-55
  • levomethodyl acetate
  • in opioid dependence 24(1) 4-6
  • levonorgestrel
  • contraceptive - Mirena (New delivery system) 24(2) 43-7
  • Postinor-2 (New strength) 25(4) 94-9
  • progestogen-only contraceptives 22(1) 6-8
  • Lexapro
  • see escitalopram oxalate 27(2) 28-33; 26(6) 146-51
  • LHRH - see luteinising hormone releasing hormone
    Li - see lithium
    lice
  • management 23(3) 62-3
  • letters 24(1) 3; 23(5) 93-6
  • lichen sclerosus
  • management 24(3) 59-61
  • lifestyle-related disease
  • doctor-patient relations 21(4) 92-4
  • lignocaine
  • prilocaine patch - new formulation - EMLA Patch 17(4) 87-90
  • lindane
  • toxicity and treatment of ectoparasites (letters) 21(1) 5-8; 20(2) 31-2
  • linezolid
  • oxazolidinone antibiotic - Zyvox (New drug) 25(2) 44-7
  • Lioresal Intrathecal
  • see baclofen 19(2) 38-40
  • lipase inhibitors
  • orlistat - Xenical (New drug) 23(3) 64-7
  • Lipidil
  • see fenofibrate 27(4) 101-5
  • lipid-receptor agonists
  • in glaucoma 25(6) 142-6
  • Lipitor
  • see atorvastatin 21(2) 49-55
  • Lipobay
  • see cerivastatin 24(2) 43-7
  • lipoproteins
  • HDL cholesterol - laboratory results 17(4) 99-102
  • lisinopril
  • Lisodur (New brand) 24(2) 43-7
  • Lisodur
  • see lisinopril 24(2) 43-7
  • literature
  • searching 24(5) 116-9
  • letters 25(4) 79-80; 25(1) 4
  • lithium
  • in bipolar disorders 30(3) 70-3
  • effects on kidney 23(1) 17-9
  • Quilonum SR (New formulation) 22(1) 20-3
  • therapeutic drug monitoring (letter) 20(3) 57-60
  • and thyroid dysfunction 17(3) 70-2
  • live cholera vaccine
  • Orochol (New drug) 23(4) 84-7
  • liver - see also hepatitis
  • disodium gadoxetate - Primovist - liver imaging (New drug) 29(3) 84-7
  • liver function tests - hepatitis C 29(2) 36-9
  • liver transplantation
  • tacrolimus - Prograf (New drug) 21(3) 80-3
  • letter 22(2) 28-31
  • Livial
  • see tibolone 23(4) 84-7
  • Livostin
  • see levocabastine 19(3) 81-3
  • Loceryl
  • see amorolfine 19(1) 24-7
  • lodoxamide
  • see tinzaparin 17(1) 6-8
  • Lomide
  • see lodoxamide 21(2) 49-55
  • long QT syndrome
  • drugs which prolong the QTC interval 25(3) 63-5
  • loperamide
  • Imodium (New formulation) 21(3) 80-3
  • simethicone - Imodium Advanced (New combination) 23(1) 21-3
  • lopinavir
  • ritonavir combination - HIV - Kaletra (New drug) 24(6) 155-8
  • loratidine
  • pseudoephedrine combination - Clarinase (New formulation) 23(1) 21-3
  • pseudoephedrine combination - Clarinase Repetabs (New combination) 20(1) 22-3
  • losartan
  • antihypertensive - Cozaar (New drug) 20(2) 45-51
  • in hypertension 21(4) 95-7
  • letter 22(3) 53-4
  • Lovan
  • see fluoxetine 23(3) 64-7; 21(4) 108-11
  • Lucentis
  • - see ranibizumab 30(3) 79-82
  • Lucrin Depot-3-Month
  • see leuprorelin 21(2) 49-55
  • lumefantrine/artemether combination
  • malaria - Riamet (New drug) 26(3) 68-71
  • Lumigan
  • see bimatoprost 26(1) 22-3
  • lumiracoxib
  • Prexige - analgesia (New drug) 29(1) 25-7
  • vascular effects of COX-2 selective inhibitors 27(6) 142-5
  • lung cancer
  • angiogenesis inhibitors 29(1) 13-5
  • chemotherapy 26(5) 103-5
  • docetaxel - Taxotere (New drug) 19(2) 38-40
  • erlotinib - Tarceva - non-small cell lung cancer (New drug) 29(2) 53-5
  • gefitinib - non-small cell lung cancer - Iressa (New drug) 26(4) 94-5
  • gemcitabine - Gemzar (New drug) 19(3) 81-3
  • pemetrexed disodium - Alimta (New drug) 28(1) 19-23
  • vinorelbine - Navelbine (New drug) 21(2) 49-55
  • letter 21(4) 87-91
  • lung diseases, chronic
  • air travel 23(5) 107-9
  • management 30(3) 64-7; 26(2) 33-5; 24(6) 152-5
  • letter - alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency 30(6) 140-41
  • patient support organisations 30(3) 79
  • lung function tests
  • Pocket guide (book review) 29(3) 70
  • lupus
  • patient support organisations 17(3) 61
  • luteinising hormone releasing hormone inhibitors
  • cetrorelix - assisted reproduction - Cetrotide (New drug) 24(6) 155-8
  • ganirelix - assisted reproduction - Orgalutran (New drug) 24(6) 155-8
  • luteinising hormone, recombinant
  • lutropin alfa - gonadotrophin deficiency - Luveris (New drug) 26(6) 146-51
  • lutropin alfa
  • gonadotrophin deficiency - Luveris (New drug) 26(6) 146-51
  • Luveris
  • see lutropin alfa 26(6) 146-51
  • Luvox
  • see fluvoxamine 20(3) 77-9
  • lymphoma
  • antineoplastic antibodies 26(6) 141-3
  • rasburicase - hyperuricaemia in chemotherapy - Fasturtec (New drug) 26(3) 68-71
  • rituximab - Mabthera (New drug) 22(1) 20-3
  • Lyrica
  • see pregabalin 28(3) 75-9
  • lysosome storage diseases
  • alglucerase - Gaucher's disease - Ceredase (New drug) 18(1) 7-9
  • imiglucerase - Gaucher's disease - Cerezyme (New drug) 22(4) 95-8
  • laronidase - mucopolysaccharidosis I - Aldurazyme (New drug) 30(3) 79-82
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