A bibliometric study of scientific research conducted on second-generation antipsychotic drugs in Singapore

<p><b>INTRODUCTION</b>A bibliometric study was carried out to ascertain the volume and impact of scientific literature published on second-generation antipsychotic drugs (SGAs) in Singapore from 1997 to 2011.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A search of the EMBASE and MEDLINE databases was performed to identify articles originating from Singapore that included the descriptors 'atypic* antipsychotic*', 'second-generation antipsychotic*', 'clozapine', 'risperidone', 'olanzapine', 'ziprasidone', 'quetiapine', 'sertindole', 'aripiprazole', 'paliperidone', 'amisulpride', 'zotepine', 'asenapine', 'iloperidone', 'lurasidone', 'perospirone' and 'blonanserin' in the article titles. Certain bibliometric indicators of production and dispersion (e.g. Price's Law on the increase of scientific literature, and Bradford's Law) were applied, and the participation index of various countries was calculated. The bibliometric data was also correlated with some social and health data from Singapore, such as the total per capita expenditure on health and gross domestic expenditure on research and development.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>From 1997 to 2011, a total of 51 articles on SGAs in Singapore were published. Our results suggested non-fulfilment of Price's Law (r = 0.0648 after exponential adjustment vs. r = 0.2140 after linear adjustment). The most widely studied drugs were clozapine (21 articles), risperidone (16 articles) and olanzapine (8 articles). Division into Bradford zones yielded a nucleus occupied by the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology (6 articles) and the Singapore Medical Journal(4 articles). The analysed material was published in a total of 30 journals, with the majority from six journals. Four of these six journals have an impact factor greater than 2.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Publications on SGAs in Singapore are still too few to confirm an exponential growth of scientific literature.</p>

Trends in Scientific Literature on Atypical Antipsychotics in South Korea: A Bibliometric Study

OBJECTIVE: We have carried out a bibliometric study on the scientific publications in relation to atypical or second-generation antipsychotic drugs (SGAs) in South Korea. METHODS: With the EMBASE and MEDLINE databases, we selected those publications made in South Korea whose title included the descriptors atypic* (atypical*) antipsychotic*, second-generation antipsychotic*, clozapine, risperidone, olanzapine, ziprasidone, quetiapine, sertindole, aripiprazole, paliperidone, amisulpride, zotepine, asenapine, iloperidone, lurasidone, perospirone and blonanserin. We applied some bibliometric indicators of paper production and dispersion with Price's law and Bradford's law, respectively. We also calculated the participation index (PI) of the different countries, and correlated the bibliometric data with some social and health data from Korea (such as total per capita expenditure on health and gross domestic expenditure on research and development). RESULTS: We collected 326 original papers published between 1993 and 2011. Our results state fulfilment of fulfilled Price's law, with scientific production on SGAs showing exponential growth (correlation coefficient r=0.8978, as against an r=0.8149 after linear adjustment). The most widely studied drugs were risperidone (91 papers), aripiprazole (77), olanzapine (53), and clozapine (43). Division into Bradford zones yielded a nucleus occupied by the Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry (36 articles). A total of 86 different journals were published, with 4 of the first 10 used journals having an impact factor being greater than 4. CONCLUSION: The publications on SGAs in South Korea have undergone exponential growth over the studied period, without evidence of reaching a saturation point.

Farmacocinética bayesiana de cefuroxima en niños infectados gravemente enfermos / Bayesian pharmacokinetics of cefuroxime in critically ill septic children

Objetivo. Estimar los párametros farmacocinéticos de cefuroxima en el paciente pediátrico críticamente enfermo utilizando un método farmacocinético bayesiano y un número limitado de muestras por paciente. Diseño. Estudio transversal de pacientes pediátricos gravemente enfermos que recibieron tratamiento y monitoreo de concentraciones séricas de cefuroxima. Lugar. Centro de atención de tercer nivel. Pacientes. Nueve pacientes pediátricos sépticos gravemente enfermos. Métodos. Se midió la cefuroxima a diferentes tiempos y se estimaron los parámetros Vd(volumen de distribución) y Kel(constante de eliminación) utilizando un algoritmo iterativo en dos etapas hayesiano y la información de tres muestras de cada paciente. El Vd y la Kel fueron también estimados por el método tradicional de regresión no lineal en 8 muestras. Resultados. La comparación de algunos métodos mostró que la Vd bayesiano fue muy similar al tradicional (r=0.99 y sesgo de -0.04 l/kg) mientras que para la Kel la correlación fue de 0.90 y el sesgo de -0.29 h. el Vd bayesiano promedio fue de 0.68 l/kg, un valor mayor que el reportado para pacientes no críticamente enfermos. Conclusiones. Ofrecemos un modelo farmacocinético de cefuroxima para niños sépticos gravemente enfermos que puede ser integrado a un predictor bayesiano para establecer dosis individualizadas. Asimismo, ilustran la utilidad de un abordaje farmacocinético bayesiano para establecer dosis individualizadas. Asimismo, ilustran la utilidad de un abordaje farmacocinético bayesiano como herramienta de investigación clínica