Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity: course, pathophysiology, prevention and management.

abstract：:Developments in the role of adjuvant and neoadjuvant chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with breast cancer have focused on the taxes, in particular, docetaxel. This paper discusses the rationale for the introduction of docetaxel into the management of patients following surgery and also its role in those patie...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Heys SD,Sarkar T,Hutcheon AW

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fampridine-SR is under submission as the first drug to be FDA approved with an indication specifically for multiple sclerosis symptoms. Compounded forms of the active agent of Fampridine-SR (4-aminopyridine) have been used in clinical practice for many years. Clinical trials have now been completed that demo...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Kachuck NJ

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increase in prevalence of fungal infections, newer antifungal agents are needed to effectively treat invasive disease, and at the same time minimize adverse effects from therapy. The echinocandins comprise a novel class of antifungals; their mechanism of action involves inhibiting 1,3-beta-D-glucan synthase, ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Kim R,Khachikian D,Reboli AC

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of effective treatments for opioid dependence is of great importance given the devastating consequences of the disease. Pharmacotherapies for opioid addiction include opioid agonists, partial agonists, opioid antagonists, and alpha-2-adrenergic agonists, which are targeted toward either detoxification ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Stotts AL,Dodrill CL,Kosten TR

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adrenal steroidal hormone dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) has been studied as a potential pharmacological agent in the treatment of the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Both the endocrine effects (the ability to be converted peripherally to androgenic and oestrogenic sex steroids) and the immun...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： van Vollenhoven RF

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Combination of glibenclamide (glyburide in the U.S.) and metformin hydrochloride simultaneously addresses two different but complimentary mechanisms to improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes. AREAS COVERED:The pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and side effect profile of the oral combination of glibenclamid...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Lamos EM,Stein SA,Davis SN

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Breast cancer is a common, life-threatening disease among women. Contemporary hormonal therapy with third-generation aromatase inhibitors for estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancers in postmenopausal women is still facing the challenge of interpatient variability in therapeutic response and intensity of ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Turkistani A,Marsh S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Almotriptan is a serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5HT)(1B/1D)-receptor agonist approved for the acute treatment of migraine. In 3500 acute migraine patients enrolled in short-term trials and 1500 patients in long-term open-label trials, almotriptan 12.5 mg was effective and well-tolerated. Almotriptan maintains a consi...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Dodick DW

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune condition traditionally viewed as a severe destructive disease affecting physical health and global wellbeing. The treatment strategies for RA have changed in the last decades from mainly symptomatic towards a more vigorous and targeted approac...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： De Cock D,Van der Elst K,Meyfroidt S,Verschueren P,Westhovens R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:During recent decades, the prognosis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has improved dramatically, nowadays, reaching a cure rate of almost 90%. These results are due to a better management and combination of old therapies, refined risk-group stratification and emergence of minimal residual di...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Santiago R,Vairy S,Sinnett D,Krajinovic M,Bittencourt H

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

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：:Vaginal ring delivery systems are a highly promising approach to hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The vagina is an excellent route for steroid absorption. Menopausal vaginal rings can be designed to allow very low dose local delivery of oestrogen to the vagina for the large percentage of postmenopausal women experie...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Dezarnaulds G,Fraser IS

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At least two factors relating to pain management using oral analgesics suggest that combination strategies merit consideration: many pains arise from more than one physiological cause and current analgesics have adverse effect profiles that might be reduced by combination with another agent in smaller doses or with le...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Raffa RB,Clark-Vetri R,Tallarida RJ,Wertheimer AI

更新日期：2003-10-01 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：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:Rhinosinusitis is a common illness that represents a substantial economic burden. The vast majority of cases resolve spontaneously but a small proportion develops a secondary bacterial infection. Accurate diagnosis of rhinosinusitis depends upon clinical assessment. Isolation of the causative ag...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Brook I

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Myoclonic seizures are brief, involuntary muscular jerks arising from the central nervous system that can occur in different epilepsy syndromes, including idiopathic generalized epilepsies or the most severe group of epileptic encephalopathies. Valproate is commonly the first choice alone or in combination...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Striano P,Belcastro V

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribavirin is a very broad-spectrum virustatic antiviral agent, first synthesised in 1972. It is characterised by low toxicity apart from reversible anaemia, usually mild. Its multiple mechanisms of action mean that viral resistance rarely develops. It can be administered orally, intravenously, or via a nebuliser. It h...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Snell NJ

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of antiretroviral therapy has significantly reduced the morbidity and mortality of HIV infection. In addition, improved treatment of opportunistic infections and comorbidities common to patients with HIV is further prolonging the lives of patients. Improvement in the treatment of HIV has led to a sign...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Robertson SM,Penzak SR,Pau AK

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:actinic keratosis is a premalignant disease with a high incidence and is a strong predictor for the development of squamous cell carcinoma. Various treatment options have been established over recent years, including topical treatment with imiquimod, 5-fluorouracil, diclofenac or photodynamic therapy, cryo...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Quist SR,Gollnick HP

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：: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：:Clopidogrel has become a mainstay in the management of acute coronary syndrome patients over the past decade, as well as an essential component of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) pharmacotherapy. Until recently, no prospective study has evaluated the effectiveness of clopidogrel in the setting of an ST-segmen...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Hamdalla H,Moliterno DJ

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colesevelam HCl (WelChol, Sankyo Pharmaceuticals Inc.) is a bile acid sequestrant polymer, which has been shown to significantly lower low density lipoprotein cholesterol and favourably affect high-density lipoprotein cholesterol blood levels in monotherapy and in combination with statins (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Bays H,Dujovne C

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:Inhibition of the aromatase enzyme in postmenopausal women reduces levels of estrogens, which is of therapeutic value in hormone-sensitive breast cancer. Exemestane is a third-generation steroidal irreversible inactivator of the aromatase enzyme used in early and advanced breast cancer for the t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Bertelli G,Gangadhara S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:: Despite treatment with antipsychotic medication, approximately 1/3 of individuals with schizophrenia will fail to have an adequate response. To treat these patients, a commonly utilized approach is antipsychotic combination therapy. Antipsychotic combination therapy is controversial with mixed efficacy a...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Faden J,Kiryankova-Dalseth N,Barghini R,Citrome L

更新日期：2020-11-30 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：:Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst prognosis of any malignant disease. Systemic therapy is often administered because the disease is usually detected at advanced stages. Gemcitabine (Gemzar trade mark, Eli Lilly & Co.) has proven activity in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m(2) was given on...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Karasek P,Skacel T,Kocakova I,Bednarik O,Petruzelka L,Melichar B,Bustova I,Spurny V,Trason T

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The burden of insomnia has had a significant effect not only on the socioeconomic matrix, but also the medical terrain, as signified by the increased morbidity and mortality of its associated psychiatric and organic sequelae. To this end, a plethora of pharmacotherapeutic agents have been recently introduced that addr...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Navab P,Guilleminault C

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the evidence supporting different somatic treatment strategies in the acute and maintenance treatment phases of bipolar disorder. Bipolar affective disorder is a chronic disorder with a life time incidence of 0.3 - 1.5/100 [1]. Severe affective disorder is associated with a risk of completed suici...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Watson S,Young AH

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrocephalus is an excess accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in or around the brain that can be produced by a broad spectrum of disorders. It can develop at any age and its incidence is increasing, both in infants and adults. Although the standard treatment of hydrocephalus is cerebrospinal fluid shunting, there are...

journal_title：Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy

authors： Poca MA,Sahuquillo J

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00