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PRIMARY CARE: Lorna Mason, R Andrew Moore, Jayne E Edwards, Henry J McQuay, Sheena Derry, and Philip J Wiffen Systematic review of efficacy of topical rubefacients containing salicylates for the treatment of acute and chronic pain BMJ 2004; 328: 995 [Abstract] [Full text]

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Efficacy of nicotinate esters

Hellmut Landmann   (30 July 2007)

Efficacy of nicotinate esters 30 July 2007
Hellmut Landmann, freelance pharmacologist/toxicologist D-01309 Dresden, Germany Send response to journal: Re: Efficacy of nicotinate esters	According to the introduction of your article, there were included both salicylates and nicotinate esters in the review. The results, however, relate to salicylates only. Data discriminating between salicylates and nicotinate esters could not be found. Question: Are the results with nicotinate esters subsumed under salicylates or are they removed and not included into the analysis ? Competing interests: None declared