Drug interactions in the management of HIV infection.

abstract：:Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths in women. The majority of patients present with advanced disease and relapse after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy; therefore, many proceed to treatment with salvage chemotherapy. Currently available treatment options are generally no longer curative in...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Ahmad T,Gore M

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Lupus nephritis is a frequent complication and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Area covered: The main characteristics and mechanisms of action of the synthetic drugs more frequently used in lupus nephritis are described. Possible strategies aime...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Moroni G,Ponticelli C

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the introduction of chlorpromazine in the 1950s, antipsychotics have been used for the treatment of schizophrenia. The phenothiazines were followed by the butyrophenones, particularly haloperidol. With all the movement disorder side effects of these medications (extrapyramidal syndrome, akathisia, tardive dyskin...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Kato MM,Goodnick PJ

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skin and skin structure infections are frequently encountered in clinical practice. Fortunately, these infections usually produce only mild to moderate symptoms and signs. Some, however, are severe and may even be life-threatening. OBJECTIVE:To review the approach to the evaluation and treatment of patients...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Cornia PB,Davidson HL,Lipsky BA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcoholism is the third leading cause of preventable mortality and morbidity in the US. In the COMBINE (Combined Pharmacotherapies and Behavioural Interventions) study, the co-primary end points were the percentage of days abstinent and the time to first heavy drinking day after 16 weeks, and 1 year. The biggest diffe...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Doggrell SA

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Over the past decade, treatment options for men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) have expanded with the addition of abiraterone acetate (AA), enzalutamide, sipuleucel-T, radium-223, docetaxel and cabazitaxel. The optimal sequencing of therapies in the context of efficacy and know...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Zhang T,Zhu J,George DJ,Armstrong AJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, autoimmune disease that has traditionally been treated with non-biologic and biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Although these agents have become firmly established as effective RA treatments, some patients do not have an adequate response. The recent appro...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Lundquist LM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:EGFR-targeted drugs have been successfully approved in many countries and have demonstrated higher efficacy and lower toxicity than chemotherapy in molecularly defined subgroups of patients. Significant advances in clinical trials and studies focusing on targeted therapies have rapidly developed in Asia. ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Ke EE,Zhou Q,Wu YL

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Status Epilepticus (SE) is the most common neurological emergency of childhood. It requires prompt administration of appropriately selected anti-seizure medications. Areas covered: Following a distinction between estabilished and emergent drugs, we present pharmacological treatment options and their clinic...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Verrotti A,Ambrosi M,Pavone P,Striano P

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The global epidemic of diabetes has led to an epidemic of diabetes complications. Diabetic neuropathy is the most common microvascular complication, of which diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and autonomic neuropathy (AN) are the most prevalent, affecting ~50% of patients. DPN results in pain with a poo...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Azmi S,Alam U,Burgess J,Malik RA

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amifostine (Ethyoltrade mark, Alza Pharmaceuticals) is an inorganic thiophosphate cytoprotective agent known chemically as ethanethiol, 2-[3- aminopropyl)amino]dihydrogen phosphate. It is a prodrug of free thiol (WR-1065) that may act as a scavenger of free radicals generated in tissues exposed to cytotoxic drugs and ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Santini V

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seborrhoeic dermatitis (SD) is a recurrent, chronic inflammation of the skin that occurs on sebum rich areas such as the face, scalp and chest, characterised by red scaly lesions. The are many studies indicating that Malassezia yeasts play an important role in the aetiology of this condition, most of the evidence for ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Gupta AK,Kogan N

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hepatitis C is a disease with a significant global impact. Over the last several years, the treatment of the disease has been revolutionized. Therapy has transformed over the last several years with the approval of second generation direct acting antivirals, and currently utilized medications for the treat...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Cory TJ,Mu Y,Gong Y,Kodidela S,Kumar S

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Involvement of viruses in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is a long-lived hypothesis, which is has not yet been proven nor refuted. This is partly due to difficulties in the evaluation of diagnostic findings on persistent infections by common viruses such as herpesviruses and endogenous retroviruses. Progr...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Bergström T

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following Huggins' original observation of the dependence of the prostate on androgens, testosterone suppression by either orchiectomy or oestrogen compounds (e.g., diethylstilbesterol [DES]) became the standard palliative treatment for advanced prostate cancer. Early studies showed testosterone suppression improved s...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Perez-Marrero R,Tyler RC

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus has reached epidemic proportions in many countries and is the most common cause of end stage renal disease (ESRD). The angiotensin II receptor-1 (AT(1)) antagonists losartan and irbesartan have recently been evaluated as renoprotective agents in large clinical trials of patients with Type 2 diabetes ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Doggrell SA

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Screening for sexually transmitted diseases is included in routine health care for several infectious agents in many western European countries. Current considerations on extensions of these programs include widespread screening strategies for Chlamydia trachomatis. In women, C. trachomatis infection may lead to seque...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Postma MJ,Welte R,Morré SA

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bipolar I disorder (BD I) is complex with a chronic course that significantly impacts a sufferer's quality of life. As of right now, there are many available treatments that aim to rapidly treat manic or depressive episodes and stabilize mood. The purpose of this report is to provide an up-to-date comprehe...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Morsel AM,Morrens M,Sabbe B

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a common hematologic malignancy with a highly variable clinical course. Frontline treatments include cytotoxic chemotherapies, immunotherapies, and small molecule inhibitors. Clinical and molecular factors guide treatment initiation and selection. Over the last decade,...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Samples LS,Graf SA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is the least common but the most aggressive of the classic Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms. Survival is much shorter in PMF than in polycythemia vera (PV) or essential thrombocythemia (ET). Post-PV/ET myelofibrosis (MF) is clinically indistinguishab...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Bose P,Verstovsek S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Asthma is the most common chronic disease in childhood, affecting approximately 10% of all children, and is the leading cause of hospitalization in developed countries. In this paper we aimed to review the evidence on chemical pharmacotherapy for long-term treatment of pediatric asthma, according to the la...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Vitale C,Maglio A,Pelaia C,Vatrella A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of non-melanoma skin cancer is increasing worldwide. Systemic retinoids are useful for the chemoprophylaxis of non-melanoma skin cancers. Retinoids have pleiotropic effects, but their exact cancer chemopreventive mechanism is still not clear. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to review publi...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Lens M,Medenica L

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ramipril is an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor that has been extensively studied in randomised, controlled clinical trials in patients with cardiovascular diseases. Therapy with ramipril in patients with various cardiovascular disorders has demonstrated significant and clinically important reductions in cardio...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Rokoss MJ,Teo KK

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initially it was considered that moxonidine, like clonidine, acted at central (2)-adrenoceptors to reduce blood pressure. With the characterisation of imidazoline binding sites distinct from (2)-adrenoceptors, the consensus became that moxonidine was acting predominantly at imidazoline I(1) receptors in the rostral ve...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Doggrell SA

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycosuria is being increasingly recognised as not only a symptom but also as a novel therapeutic approach in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This is accomplished through sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors. Consequently, the safety and efficacy of these new agents have been thoroughl...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Pafili K,Papanas N

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic refractory angina is a term used to describe patients who, despite optimal medical therapy, have both angina and objective evidence of ischaemia. It is estimated that 5-15% of the 12 million patients with chronic angina in the US meet the criteria for having refractory angina. This review focuses on the follow...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Yang EH,Barsness GW

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bronchodilators represent the mainstay of symptomatic treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The principal bronchodilator agents are β(2)-agonists, anticholinergics and methylxanthines, used singly or in combination. Indacaterol is a novel long-acting β(2)-agonist for maintenance bronc...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Steiropoulos P,Papanas N,Nena E,Bouros D

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Lefamulin is a novel antibiotic that belongs to the pleuromutilin class with excellent activity against all microorganisms, including atypical pathogens, that cause community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). AREAS COVERED:This article reviews the spectrum of activity, the main pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Falcó V,Burgos J,Almirante B

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system affecting both white matter and grey matter in the earliest phases of its course. The crucial role of neurodegeneration in disability progression in MS, regardless of white matter damage, has been confirm...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Pitteri M,Magliozzi R,Bajrami A,Camera V,Calabrese M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00