title: Effects of discontinuity of medication on the results of a double-blind drug study in outpatient alcoholics.
abstract: When the analysis of results of a double-blind drug study included outpatient alcoholics who missed clinic visits no differences were found between drug and placebo groups. When only patients who took adequate levels of medication were considered, the drug group fared significantly better than the placebo group.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003986:Dibenzocycloheptenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010076:Oxazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010919:Placebos; D011530:Protriptyline / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D003986:Dibenzocycloheptenes; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010919:Placebos; D011530:Protriptyline; D010076:Oxazepam