UDCA may have several advantages, including the accelerated dissolution of gallstones (3,9), more effective reduction in bile lithogenicity (7), and a lower required dose of UDCA.
The patient population was clearly defined in an appropriate and comprehensive protocol. The inclusion of a Placebo-treated group was justified in the absence of any previous large Placebo-controlled studies of ROWATINEX for this indication.
Based on surveys carried out to date, it is estimated that approx 45% of the worldwide population suffer from piles (haemorrhoids) at some stage in life. The incidence is possibly much higher
More than 95% of all adults are infected with the herpes virus during their lifetime. Herpes is an infection caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus which manifests itself in only one out of ten cases through the formation of lip blisters or cold sores typical for herpes.