Transdermal oxybutynin: a new treatment for overactive bladder.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lopinavir is a protease inhibitor with high specificity for HIV-1 protease formulated with ritonavir. Numerous clinical trials have shown that lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) is highly effective as a component of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens for HIV-1 infection. OBJECTIVE:In this articl...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Barragan P,Podzamczer D

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The treatment of classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) in children is a story of success. Nowadays, more than 90% of patients are cured and overall survival is nearly 100% at 5 years. Efforts have been made to avoid related effects of therapies; therefore, children are treated using different chemotherapy schem...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Gómez-Almaguer D,González-Llano O,Jiménez-Antolinez V,Gómez-De León A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: The increasing prevalence of comorbid depression and diabetes exerts a heavy burden on global health. Co-occurrence of depression and diabetes is common, affecting 14% to 35.8% of patients with diabetes, leading to a higher mortality and morbidity rate, more micro- and macro-vascular diseases and more co...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Li HQ,Chi S,Dong Q,Yu JT

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:Treatment options for amyloidosis and polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M protein, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome have rapidly increased in the past years, but many patients are diagnosed late in the disease course and do not receive state-of-the art therapy. AREAS COVERED IN THI...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Chee CE,Dispenzieri A,Gertz MA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Many patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) fail to achieve the desired A1c goal because the antidiabetic medications used do not correct the underlying pathophysiologic abnormalities and monotherapy is not sufficiently potent to reduce the A1c to the 6.5 - 7.0% range. Insulin resistance and islet (...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Triplitt C,Solis-Herrera C,Cersosimo E,Abdul-Ghani M,Defronzo RA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Antifungal resistance is an emerging problem that increases morbidity and mortality in immunosuppressed pediatric patients, who suffer from invasive fungal diseases. Optimal pharmacological management is critical for the successful treatment of invasive fungal infections by resistant strains. AREAS COVERE...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Stergiopoulou T,Walsh TJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Parenteral support is lifesaving in short bowel syndrome patients with intestinal failure (SBS-IF), who are unable to compensate for their malabsorption by metabolic or pharmacologic adaptation. Mutually, the symptoms of SBS-IF and the inconveniences and complications in relation to parenteral support may ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Nørholk LM,Holst JJ,Jeppesen PB

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increasing need for economic evaluations of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) treatments exists. We performed a literature review on the currently available NHL economic evaluations, using PubMed and the Cochrane database. English and Dutch language papers on treatment in adults were selected. A total of 88 publications...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： van Agthoven M,Uyl-de Groot CA,Sonneveld P,Hagenbeek A

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term beta-blockade strategy with carvedilol, metoprolol succinate or bisoprolol is now strongly recommended to reduce the rates of mortality and morbidity in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Although the benefits observed with such drugs are viewed as a class effect, theoretically, carvedilol might ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Di Lenarda A,Sabbadini G,Moretti M,Sinagra G

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In 1991, small cell lung cancer (SCLC) was reported as the first tumour type where colony stimulating factor (CSF) support was clinically effective. We reviewed 13 health services research studies that addressed CSF use as supportive care for SCLC. METHODS:Findings from American Society of Clinical Oncology...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Adams JR,Lyman GH,Djubegovic B,Feinglass J,Bennett CL

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Ventricular arrhythmias are often seen in association with structural heart disease. However, approximately a tenth of affected patients have apparently normal hearts, where such arrhythmias typically occur in young patients, are sometimes inherited and can occasionally lead to sudden cardiac death (SCD)...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Ortmans S,Daval C,Aguilar M,Compagno P,Cadrin-Tourigny J,Dyrda K,Rivard L,Tadros R

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is mutated in 15% of adenocarcinomas of the lung. In addition, the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) is altered in 8% of adenocarcinomas of the lung. Treatment of EGFR mutant and ALK translocation-positive tumors in NSCLC with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) resu...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Somasundaram A,Socinski MA,Burns TF

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Disturbances in lipid metabolism represent an integral component of dysglycemic states and may increase the risk of diabetic complications. Although from a pathophysiological viewpoint fibrates could represent the ideal drug for patients with diabetic dyslipidemia the evidence that support their use in the...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Tsimihodimos V,Mikhailidis DP,Elisaf M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a lymphoid malignancy with an incidence of 2 - 3/100,000/year. Young adults are most often affected. Due to the development of highly active multi-agent chemotherapy protocols and the optimization of radiotherapy (RT) fields and doses, HL has become one of the malignancies with the...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Eichenauer DA,Böll B,Diehl V

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migraine is a multifactorial and disabling syndrome often in comorbidity with psychiatric illnesses. Triptans are the first-line treatment in acute attacks and the most effective drugs in various types of migraine. Sumatriptan was the first medication of this group. Thanks to multiple types of formulations that greatl...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Napoletano F,Lionetto L,Martelletti P

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Metastatic prostate cancer is an incurable disease that is treated with a variety of hormonal therapies targeting various nodes of the androgen receptor (AR) pathway. Invariably patients develop resistance and become castration resistant. Common treatments for castration-resistant disease include novel hor...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Maughan BL,Antonarakis ES

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The safety and efficacy of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors in non-obese compared with obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus is unknown. METHODS:We conducted post hoc analyses of the results of a 52-week open-label study of Japanese type 2 diabetes mellitus patients treated with 100 or 200 ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Inagaki N,Goda M,Yokota S,Maruyama N,Iijima H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit experience hundreds of painful procedures at a time of rapid neurological development. Although the immediate responses to pain may be protective, the potential long-term effects of early and under-treated pain are concerning. As pain assessment is the first step in the pro...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Gibbins S,Stevens B,Asztalos E

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular injury is a ubiquitous phenomenon which can be both occult (such as with hyperlipidemia) and overt (such as with angioplasty). While the exact pathophysiology differs between acute and chronic atherosclerosis, both lesions can be mechanistically explained by the vasculature's exaggerated response to injury. P...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Selzman CH

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Influenza represents a major public health threat worldwide. Implementation of good personal health and hygiene habits, together with vaccination, is the most effective tools to reduce influenza burden both in community and in healthcare setting. However, achieving adequate vaccination rates is challengi...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Bassetti M,Castaldo N,Carnelutti A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic [corrected] lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive degenerative condition of motor neurons that is ultimately fatal. Even though scientific discovery over the past few decades has led to a greater understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms of ALS, effective pharmacotherapy intended to slow, arrest or rev...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Weiss MD,Weydt P,Carter GT

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has markedly advanced by the advent of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). However, they require special storage and transportation and remission is observed in ∼ 30%. Tofacitinib inhibits the nonreceptor tyrosine kinase family Janus kinase (JAK),...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Yamaoka K,Tanaka Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The orofacial complications of HIV infection are diverse, include opportunistic infection and malignancy and in many instances are region specific. Although effective management strategies to treat HIV-associated oral disease have been developed in North America and Europe, the evidence base on which these rely remain...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Hegarty AM,Chaudhry SI,Hodgson TA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Heart failure (HF) treatment attracts a share of intensive research because of its poor HF prognosis. In the past decades, the prognosis of HF has improved considerably, mainly as a consequence of the progress that has been made in the pharmacological management of HF. AREAS COVERED:This article reviews t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Kaldara E,Sanoudou D,Adamopoulos S,Nanas JN

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acinetobacter baumannii is an important cause of nosocomial infections, mainly in patients in intensive care units. This microorganism, although with slight differences depending on the country, presents resistance to multiple antimicrobial agents, occasionally including resistance to colistin: hence, it can be consid...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Vila J,Pachón J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Ras-Raf-MEK-ERK pathway is a ubiquitously expressed signalling module that regulates the proliferation, differentiation and survival of cells. This pathway features several oncogenes and is deregulated in approximately 30% of all human cancers. Thus, it has emerged as a prime target for antitumour therapy. Drugs t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Kolch W

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy continues to evolve rapidly. ABT-450 is a novel potent inhibitor of the non-structural 3/4A protease that has been studied in combination with several agents, allowing shorter duration of therapy and interferon-free/ribavirin-free all-oral regimens. Preliminary data from stu...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Carrion AF,Gutierrez J,Martin P

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) is the gold standard initial diagnostic intervention for bladder cancer and provides diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic benefit in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). However, TURBT alone is inadequate for optimal management of NMIBC, as patients...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Patel SG,Cohen A,Weiner AB,Steinberg GD

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cough-variant asthma is considered as an asthma subset in which chronic cough is the only symptom. It is believed to be more frequent and, hence, sometimes overdiagnosed in children, and shares with typical asthma eosinophilic airway inflammation and consequent bronchial hyper-responsiveness. Presently available thera...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Antoniu SA,Mihaescu T,Donner CF

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gonorrhea remains an important clinical and public health problem throughout the world. Gonococcal infections have historically been diagnosed by Gram stain and culture but are increasingly diagnosed through nucleic acid tests, thereby eliminating the opportunity for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Gonococcal in...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Barry PM,Klausner JD

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00