Clinical effectiveness and safety of prolonged release form of alimemazine in patients with generalized anxiety disorder

Autor: Ju. E. Azimova, Yu. P. Sivolap, K. A. Ishchenko
Jazyk: ruština
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Неврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика, Vol 15, Iss 3, Pp 68-75 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2074-2711
2310-1342
DOI: 10.14412/2074-2711-2023-3-68-75
Popis: The prolonged release tablets form of alimemazine is seen as a promising agent for the long-term treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).Objective: to investigate the efficacy and safety of therapy with alimemazine (Teraligen® retard, prolonged release film-coated tablets) in patients with GAD.Material and methods. The study design was a multicentre, open-label, non-comparative clinical trial (CT) with two doses of alimemazine 20 and 40 mg (Teraligen® retard, prolonged-release film-coated tablets). 129 patients diagnosed with GAD (criteria according to the ICD-10 classification), 86 women and 43 men were included, mean age 38.0±11.1 years. The level of anxiety, assessed by the Hamilton HARS scale, at Week 0 (Visit 1) was 24.8±7.3 points.Results. By Week 6, the level of anxiety statistically significantly decreased to a mean score of 10.8±6.6, while the dynamics of the mean score relative to baseline was -14.0±6.27 (p
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