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CPG for Eating Disorders

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Recommendations(See recommendations 9.GPH.1. to 9.GPH.6.)9.14.2. What is the safety of atomoxetine in patients witheating disorders?The answer is based on the RCT described in the question regarding efficacy.Scientific EvidenceAn RCT (McElroy, 2007) 316 compared atomoxetine (40 a 120 mg/day doses; N=20) vs.control group (N=19) over 10 weeks in a group of patients with BED (age: 18 to 65 years). Therewere 3 dropouts due to adverse effects in the treated group (depressive symptoms, constipationand agitation) and 1 in the placebo group. Atomoxetine is effective and well tolerated in the shorttermtreatment of BED. RCT 1+Recommendations(See recommendations 9.GPH.1. to 9.GPH.6.)9.15. Antiemetics9.15.1. Bulimia nervosa9.15.1.1. What is the efficacy of ondansetron in patients with BN?The answer is based on the NICE <strong>CPG</strong> (2004) 30 , on the high-quality SRSE (1++)elaborated by the AHRQ of the US (2006) 31 and on a more recently published high-quality SRSE(1++) conducted by Shapiro, et al. (2007) 211 . The updated search has no identified any newevidence.Scientific EvidenceAn RCT (Faris, 2000; USA) 317 compared ondansetron treatment to placebo in adultfemales with BN (N=26) who were being treated on an outpatient basis over 4 weeks.In the ondansetron group frequency of binge-eating and purging decreased significantlyand the restoration of a well-balanced diet improved. There are no measures ofdepression or anxiety. There are no differences in patients’ weight changes.RCT1++156CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE FOR EATING DISORDERS

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