[The use of xidifon in the vertebral artery syndrome during exacerbation]. / Primenenie ksidifona pri sindrome pozvonochnoi arterii v period obostreniia.

To remove painful attacks in patients with the vertebral artery syndrome, use was made of xidiphon. The two methods of its administration were developed: application and electrophoretic. 27 patients in the stage of the disease exacerbation were examined and then treated. Vertebrobasilar vessels were examined over time by REG. A study was made of the content of macroelements and trace elements in the area of the impaired vessel, of the status of the bulbar conjunctival vessels using a "ShchL-2" lamp, and of the changes in the psychovolitional sphere and lipid peroxidation. A positive analgesic effect was attained in 25 patients, making it possible to eliminate or diminish to a considerable measure the doses of analgesics.

[Bisphosphonates in pharmacotherapy of bone diseases]. / Bisfosfonaty v farmakoterapii kostnykh zabolevanii.

Bisphosphonates represent a new class of drugs that has been developed in the past three decades for the treatment of various bone diseases and calcium metabolism disorders. Possessing high affinity to the bone-forming minerals, these substances can be used as inhibitors of the ectopic calcification and bone resorption. Bisphosphonates not only prevent from the loss of bones in the case of osteoporosis of various types (e.g., after the menopause), but provide for an increase in the bone mineral density as well. Therefore, these drugs offer an important additional means of therapy in cases of osteoporosis and other bone disorders.