Prescribing in 2019: what are the safety concerns?

abstract：:The problem of counterfeit drugs is increasingly becoming a top priority of drug regulatory agencies, licit pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare professionals, and is of rising concern among consumers. A review of the current literature reveals that counterfeiting is no longer isolated in developing nations, bu...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Wertheimer AI,Santella TM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an alkalinizing lysosomatropic drug that accumulates in lysosomes where it inhibits some important functions by increasing the pH. HCQ has proved to be effective in a number of autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Areas covered: In this review the me...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Ponticelli C,Moroni G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mood stabilizer (MS) plus antipsychotic (AP) co-treatment is common in patients with acute bipolar disorder (BD), but adverse effects (AEs) of this strategy have not been systematically reviewed. AREAS COVERED:We conducted a systematic review searching PubMed/MEDLINE and PsycINFO on April 1, 2015 for rand...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Galling B,Garcia MA,Osuchukwu U,Hagi K,Correll CU

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have rapidly changed the treatment landscape, demonstrating dramatic clinical efficacy in various cancers. AREAS COVERED:In urothelial cancer (UC), several ICIs have been approved in platinum refractory disease and also as first-line therapy in patients that fulfill the...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Economopoulou P,Kotsantis I,Bamias A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Approximately 40-50% of patients with cutaneous melanoma harbor point mutations in BRAF. BRAF and MEK inhibitors in combination are now a standard therapy for advanced BRAFV600-mutated melanoma. Nevertheless, survival rates with the combination are limited, highlighting the need for further therapeutic imp...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Indini A,Mandalà M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hyperhidrosis affects 4.8% of the U.S. population and has been underestimated by physicians for long time despite considerable interference with quality of life. Many patients suffer from primary (idiopathic) hyperhidrosis which results from over-activity of sympathetic nerves and is restricted to specific...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Hosp C,Hamm H

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Possible relationship between drug exposure and multiple sclerosis (MS) development is insufficiently investigated, and further challenged by the incomplete understanding of MS etiopathogenesis. The study aims to investigate whether drug exposure could contribute to MS, by analyzing worldwide spontaneous rep...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Antonazzo IC,Raschi E,Forcesi E,Riise T,Bjornevik K,Baldin E,De Ponti F,Poluzzi E

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Intestinal failure-associated liver disease (IFALD) refers to hepatic dysfunction that results from prolonged parenteral nutrition (PN) use. IFALD is multifactorial in origin and remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Prior to 2004, IFALD was associated with mortality as high as 90% in infants...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Secor JD,Yu L,Tsikis S,Fligor S,Puder M,Gura KM

更新日期：2020-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:An unprecedented interest in biomarker development has arisen from the increasing use of genomic information and high-throughput technologies in the field of drug development. Monitoring global cellular responses to perturbation due to disease, drug treatment or toxicity is achieved using molecular profiling methods s...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Bailey WJ,Ulrich R

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:Despite the beneficial effect of imatinib treatment in chronic myeloid leukemia patients, some patients develop resistance and/or intolerance and need a switch to second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Dasatinib is indicated for chronic myeloid leukemia patients with resistance or intoler...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Breccia M,Alimena G

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Literature regarding acute human toxicity of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium (EC-MPS) is limited. OBJECTIVES:Our objectives were to describe all cases of overdose with MMF or EC-MPS reported to the Swiss Toxicological Information Centre (STIC) or in the literature between...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Ceschi A,Gregoriano C,Rauber-Lüthy C,Kupferschmidt H,Banner NR,Krähenbühl S,Taegtmeyer AB

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The widespread application of protocols using gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists or antagonists in assisted reproduction treatment has led to an increasing number of pregnancies exposed to these drugs. This issue has raised scepticism as to the safety of these medications, concerning both pregnant women an...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Tarlatzis BC,Bili H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hyperphosphatemia is common in the late stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is associated with elevated parathormone levels, abnormal bone mineralization, extraosseous calcification and increased risk of cardiovascular events and death. Several classes of oral phosphate binders are available to help...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Locatelli F,Del Vecchio L,Violo L,Pontoriero G

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a very prevalent disorder in premenopausal women. Cardiovascular risk factors cluster in these patients, raising concern about the safety of the drugs commonly used to ameliorate symptoms of androgen excess in in this population at risk of cardiovascular morbidity. ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Luque-Ramírez M,Ortiz-Flores AE,Nattero-Chávez L,Escobar-Morreale HF

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In the last couple of years, the number of patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases being treated with TNF α antagonist has increased dramatically. Adalimumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody against TNF α, is one of the most frequently administered TNF α antagonists. Yet, unresolved issues ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Poddubnyy D,Rudwaleit M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections (ABSSSI) may develop in both in-patients and out-patients, possibly with a severe clinical presentation. Since most phase 3 randomized clinical trials have shown non-inferiority in efficacy across different agents, considerations regarding their different ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Bassetti M,Peghin M,Castaldo N,Giacobbe DR

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:HIV-infection has become a chronic disease in paediatric patients with the potential for long-term survival and exposure to antiretroviral (ARV) therapies for 2 decades longer than HIV-infected adults. On the other hand, the administration of ARV to HIV-infected pregnant women has greatly increa...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Viganò A,Cerini C,Pattarino G,Fasan S,Zuccotti GV

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The number of HIV patients receiving antiretroviral therapy is increasing worldwide, as new infections continue to occur and access to drugs is scaling up in most developing regions. Due to the efficacious nature of combination antiretroviral therapy in most drug-adherent patients, the concerns on the safe...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Fernandez-Montero JV,Eugenia E,Barreiro P,Labarga P,Soriano V

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cardiac injury is one of the most impairing side effects of anticancer treatment. The extension of the range of available drugs, the use of combination regimens and the association with radiation therapy have improved life expectancy; however, they have also caused a rising typology of cardiac toxicities, ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Minoia C,Giannoccaro M,Iacobazzi A,Santini D,Silvestris N,Fioretti A,Oliva S,Guarini A

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dolutegravir (DGV) is the newest integrase inhibitor approved for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in both treatment-naive and experienced adults and adolescents. This article reviews the safety of DGV for the treatment of HIV-1 infection. AREAS COVERED:The PubMed database was searched using the keywords ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Keeshin SW,Feinberg J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sjögren's syndrome dry eye is an inflammatory disease accompanied by an impairment of the autonomous nervous system of the ocular surface. The therapy for this condition is shifting from the mere tear replacement to a more complex approach including an anti-inflammatory treatment. Clinical trials have evidenced that t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Aragona P,Di Pietro R

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:Trastuzumab has become a mainstay in the treatment of women with human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-overexpressing breast cancer in the metastatic and adjuvant settings. Although trastuzumab is generally well tolerated, cardiac toxicity has emerged as a rare but potentially serious ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Chien AJ,Rugo HS

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since their initial use in the 1980s, IFNs have become an essential component of the therapy for many diseases such as hepatitis and multiple sclerosis. Although they have been extremely useful in conditions that pose therapeutic challenges, complications associated with their use have been widely reported i...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Burdick LM,Somani N,Somani AK

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Niacin is one of the oldest drugs used in the treatment of dyslipidemia. Previously its use has been limited because of excessive flushing. Now an agent laropiprant (LRP) has been developed, which blocks the flushing pathway. Therefore, it is time to collate available information to assess the safety and t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Yadav R,Kwok S,Ammori BJ,Issa B,Soran H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pain management has become a widely discussed topic throughout all medical subspecialties. Although pediatric pain management has evolved significantly in its recent history, there is continued interest in the adequacy of pain treatment, both in the acute inpatient setting as well as the postoperative and ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Martin DP,Bhalla T,Beltran R,Veneziano G,Tobias JD

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Secondary preventative therapies are essential for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery to optimize perioperative and long-term outcomes. Beta-blockers are commonly used to treat patients with coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure (CHF), but their role for CABG pat...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Thaper A,Kulik A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: The use of testosterone therapy (TTh) in men with prostate cancer (PCa) is relatively new, and controversial, due to the longstanding maxim that TTh is contraindicated in men with PCa. Scientific advances have prompted a reevaluation of the potential role for TTh in men with PCa, particularly as TTh has ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Morgentaler A,Caliber M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel) is a novel solvent-free formulation of paclitaxel, which was developed to avoid toxicities associated with Cremophor EL® vehicle used in solvent-based paclitaxel. It is approved as monotherapy for treatment of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) in Europe a...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Cecco S,Aliberti M,Baldo P,Giacomin E,Leone R

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Obesity is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Four medications are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for chronic weight management when used as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity in adults. These medications res...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Chao AM,Wadden TA,Berkowitz RI,Quigley K,Silvestry F

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In October of 2003, the FDA issued a public health warning stating that preliminary evidence showed selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and related antidepressants might be associated with excess reports of suicidality. In 2004, the FDA convened a committee of neuropsychiatric and pediatric subcommittee m...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug safety

authors： Gören JL

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00