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- Oral or topical nasal steroids for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-May-2011
Otitis media with effusion (OME) is common and may cause hearing loss with associated developmental delay. Treatment remains controversial.
- Oral or transdermal opioids for osteoarthritis of the knee or hip
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Sep-2014
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of joint disease and the leading cause of pain and physical disability in older people. Opioids may be a viable treatment option if people have severe pain or if other analgesics are contraindicated. However, the evi
- Oral paliperidone for schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Apr-2012
Paliperidone, an active metabolite of risperidone, is now available in an oral formulation for daily use; an intramuscular formulation for monthly administration is expected to follow shortly. Oral paliperidone is available commercially only in an extende
- Oral paracetamol (acetaminophen) for cancer pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Jul-2017
Pain is a common symptom with cancer, and 30% to 50% of all people with cancer will experience moderate to severe pain that can have a major negative impact on their quality of life. Non-opioid drugs are commonly used to treat mild to moderate cancer pain
- Oral potassium iodide for the treatment of sporotrichosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Oct-2009
Sporotrichosis is a subacute or chronic disease, usually affecting the skin caused by a dimorphic (existing in two forms), aerobic (oxygen requiring) fungus called Sporothrix schenckii. Oral potassium iodide is widely used for cutaneous sporotrichosis in
- Oral prostaglandin E2 for induction of labour
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Apr-2001
This is one of a series of reviews of methods of cervical ripening and labour induction using standardized methodology.
- Oral protein calorie supplementation for children with chronic disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-May-2015
Poor growth and nutritional status are common in children with chronic diseases. Oral protein calorie supplements are used to improve nutritional status in these children. These expensive products may be associated with some adverse effects, e.g. the deve
- Oral protein‐based supplements versus placebo or no treatment for people with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-May-2020
Malnutrition is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on dialysis. Oral protein-based nutritional supplements are often provided to patients whose oral intake is otherwise insufficient to meet their energy and protein needs. Evidence for th
- Oral rehydration salt solution for treating cholera: ≤ 270 mOsm/L solutions vs ≥ 310 mOsm/L solutions
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Dec-2011
Oral rehydration solution (ORS) is used to treat the dehydration caused by diarrhoeal diseases, including cholera. ORS formulations with an osmolarity (a measure of solute concentration) of = 270 mOsm/L (ORS = 270) are safe and more effective than ORS for
- Oral rinses, mouthwashes and sprays for improving recovery following tonsillectomy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Sep-2013
This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in The Cochrane Library in Issue 1, 2010 and previously updated in 2011.
- Oral steroids for adhesive capsulitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Oct-2006
This review is one in a series of Cochrane reviews of interventions for shoulder pain in adults.
- Oral steroids for long‐term use in cystic fibrosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 9-Dec-2015
In cystic fibrosis (CF) airway obstruction and recurrent respiratory infection lead to inflammation, long-term lung damage, respiratory failure and death. Anti-inflammatory agents, e.g. oral corticosteroids are used since inflammation occurs early in dise
- Oral steroids for nasal polyps
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Apr-2016
This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in The Cochrane Library in Issue 1, 2007.
- Oral stimulation for promoting oral feeding in preterm infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Sep-2016
Preterm infants (< 37 weeks' postmenstrual age) are often delayed in attaining oral feeding. Normal oral feeding is suggested as an important outcome for the timing of discharge from the hospital and can be an early indicator of neuromotor integrity and d
- Oral substitution treatment of injecting opioid users for prevention of HIV infection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Aug-2011
Injecting drug users are vulnerable to infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and other blood borne viruses as a result of collective use of injecting equipment as well as sexual behaviour
- Oral tapentadol for cancer pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Sep-2015
A large proportion of people with advanced cancer will experience moderate to severe pain. Tapentadol is a novel, centrally acting analgesic medicine acting at the µ-opioid receptor and inhibiting noradrenaline reuptake. The efficacy of tapentadol is stat
- Oral theophylline for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Oct-2002
Oral theophylline has, for many years, been used as a bronchodilator in patients with COPD. Despite the introduction of new drugs, and its narrow therapeutic index, theophylline is still recommended for COPD treatment.
- Oral traditional Chinese medication for adhesive small bowel obstruction
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Apr-2012
Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is one of the most common emergent complications of general surgery. Intra-abdominal adhesions are the leading cause of SBO. Because surgery can induce new adhesions, non-operative management is preferred in the absence of si
- Oral treatments for fungal infections of the skin of the foot
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Oct-2012
About 15% of the world population have fungal infections of the feet (tinea pedis or athlete's foot). There are many clinical presentations of tinea pedis, and most commonly, tinea pedis is seen between the toes (interdigital) and on the soles, heels, and
- Oral vaccines for preventing cholera
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Aug-2011
Cholera is a cause of acute watery diarrhoea which can cause dehydration and death if not adequately treated. It usually occurs in epidemics, and is associated with poverty and poor sanitation. Effective, cheap, and easy to administer vaccines could help
