Cholinesterase inhibitors in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: a comparison of tolerability and pharmacology.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Theoretically, benzodiazepines (BZDs) can narrow the iridocorneal angle and induce acute angle-closure glaucoma (AACG). However, little evidence exists regarding this association. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to assess whether the use of BZDs is associated with the risk of AACG. METHODS:We c...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Kim WJ,Li J,Oh IS,Song I,Lee E,Namkoong K,Shin JY

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paraquat is a bipyridyl compound with no known chronic toxicity or teratogenicity. It is poorly absorbed when inhaled, but causes severe illness when ingested orally, death usually occurring within 2 days of ingestion of 50 mg/kg. At lower doses death may be delayed for several weeks. The toxic compound accumulates in...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Bismuth C,Garnier R,Baud FJ,Muszynski J,Keyes C

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacotherapy in pregnant women is often necessary to treat chronic or relapsing depression or anxiety disorders. Studies that have evaluated the safety of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in early pregnancy have not shown an enhanced risk of major congenital malformations and these results may have c...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Nordeng H,Spigset O

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute liver failure is idiopathic and drug-related in, respectively, around 50 and 15 % of children. Population-based, epidemiologic data about the pattern of disease manifestation and incidence of less severe acute liver injury, either idiopathic or potentially drug-attributed are limited in children and ad...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Ferrajolo C,Verhamme KM,Trifirò G,'t Jong GW,Giaquinto C,Picelli G,Oteri A,de Bie S,Valkhoff VE,Schuemie MJ,Mazzaglia G,Cricelli C,Rossi F,Capuano A,Sturkenboom MC

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although travellers' diarrhoea can sometimes be associated with postinfectious complications, the condition is typically self-limiting. The infectious-diarrhoea guidelines subcommittees of the Infectious Disease Society of America and the American College of Gastroenterology recommend empirical antibacterial therapy f...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Ericsson CD

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been more than 25 years since an adverse drug reaction (ADR) monitoring agency was first established in China. In the past few years, the National ADR Monitoring System (NADRMS) has developed rapidly in the country. However, this system has not been reviewed in detail in the literature. Our aim was to demonstra...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Hou Y,Li X,Wu G,Ye X

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The prevalence of polymorphisms among the metabolising enzymes and pharmacodynamic receptors relevant for the thiazolidinediones differs by ethnic group, a factor that may modify risk of adverse drug events. OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to determine if the risk of oedema or heart failure associated ...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Roughead EE,Chan EW,Choi NK,Kimura M,Kimura T,Kubota K,Lai EC,Man KK,Nguyen TA,Ooba N,Park BJ,Sato T,Shin JY,Wang T,Griffiths J,Wong IC,Yang YH,Pratt NL

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been shown that the abrupt cessation of treatment with beta-adrenoceptor antagonists (beta-blockers) increases the risk of myocardial infarction in patients with hypertension. As beta-blockers differ in their pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties, this risk of discontinuation might also diffe...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Teichert M,de Smet PA,Hofman A,Witteman JC,Stricker BH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In general, the selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) currently indicated for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer, i.e. tamoxifen and toremifene, are fairly well tolerated. However, tamoxifen has been shown to induce hepatocellular carcinomas in rats, but not in humans, and can increase the risk of ...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Curtis MG

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidural analgesia for caesarean section is increasingly used and is gradually replacing general anaesthesia. Hypotension is one of the main risks: preloading of the maternal circulation is used to prevent maternal hypotension and its consequences. For this, various colloid and crystalloid solutions are used. We repor...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Barbier P,Jonville AP,Autret E,Coureau C

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important role for the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring is to identify signals of international drug safety problems as early as possible. Since 1998, Bayesian Confidence Propagation Neural Network (BCPNN) data mining has been in routine use for screening of the WHO adverse reaction database, Vigibas...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Lindquist M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug interactions in patients receiving multiple drug regimens are a constant concern for the clinician. With the increased availability of new drugs and their concomitant use with other drugs, there has been a rise in the potential for adverse drug interactions as demonstrated by the recent withdrawals of newly marke...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Kuhlmann J,Mück W

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly publicized safety issues of medicinal products in recent years and the accompanying political pressure have forced both the US FDA and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to implement stronger regulations concerning pharmacovigilance. These legislative changes demand more proactive risk management strategies of...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Ebbers HC,Mantel-Teeuwisse AK,Moors EH,Schellekens H,Leufkens HG

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Bradford Hill criteria are a widely used, useful tool for the assessment of biomedical causation. We have examined their application to pharmacovigilance using the example of cisapride-induced QTc interval prolongation/arrhythmia. METHODS:A literature search was conducted using MEDLINE, EMBASE, Reacti...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Perrio M,Voss S,Shakir SA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monobactams and carbapenems are 2 classes of beta-lactam antibiotics that were introduced in the 1980s. This review considers the monobactam aztreonam and the carbapenems imipenem and meropenem. Imipenem is administered together with cilastatin, which inhibits the enzymatic breakdown of imipenem in the kidney. The ant...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Alván G,Nord CE

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Checkpoint inhibitor drugs including ipilimumab have been reported to induce intestinal injury. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to evaluate the risk of chronic (> 6 weeks) enterocolitis following ipilimumab administration, and the likelihood that an enteritis vs colitis or enterocolitis is seen. PATIENTS AND METHODS:...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Witges K,Shafer LA,Zarychanski R,Abou-Setta AM,Rabbani R,Dingwall O,Bernstein CN

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Adverse event (AE) under-reporting has been a recurrent issue raised during health authorities Good Clinical Practices (GCP) inspections and audits. Moreover, safety under-reporting poses a risk to patient safety and data integrity. The current clinical Quality Assurance (QA) practices used to detect AE un...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Ménard T,Barmaz Y,Koneswarakantha B,Bowling R,Popko L

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of breast cancer during pregnancy is a rare clinical situation. However, if it is diagnosed, a multidisciplinary approach involving an obstetrician, a medical oncologist and a surgeon is needed. In this situation, breast cancer should be treated according to the same principles applied in nonpregnant pa...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Espié M,Cuvier C

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipodystrophy complications, including lipoatrophy (pathological fat loss) and metabolic complications, have emerged as important long-term toxicities associated with antiretroviral therapy in the current era. The wealth of data that has accumulated over the past 6 years has now clarified the contribution of specific ...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Nolan D

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The WHO World Alliance on Patient Safety is a new, all encompassing project to improve medical care. Individual patients are the focus and all countries are encouraged to develop systems in which medical error, therapeutic accidents and failures are minimised. The potential for adverse events is present at all levels ...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Edwards IR

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaemia is common in patients with haematological malignancy, occurring in the majority of patients with malignant disease who are treated with chemotherapy. Most patients will have their anaemia attributed to the cytokine-mediated anaemia of chronic disease. Many of these patients with anaemia will be symptomatic wit...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Littlewood TJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The New Zealand Medicines Adverse Reactions Committee has been monitoring reports of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) since 1965. We wished to determine the numbers of voluntary reports of different types of ADR to all nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) over a long time period and relate these to age. As the e...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Clark DW,Ghose K

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pharmacists have an essential role in improving drug usage and preventing prescribing errors (PEs). PEs at the interface of care are common, sometimes leading to adverse drug events (ADEs). This was the first study to investigate, using a computerized search method, the number, types, severity, pharmacists' ...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Abdel-Qader DH,Harper L,Cantrill JA,Tully MP

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Potential severe liver injury is identified in clinical trials by ALT >3 × upper limits of normal (ULN) and total bilirubin >2 × ULN, and termed 'Hy's Law' by the US FDA. However, there is limited evidence or validation of these thresholds in clinical trial populations. Using liver chemistry data from clinic...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Lin X,Parks D,Painter J,Hunt CM,Stirnadel-Farrant HA,Cheng J,Menius A,Lee K

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over-the-counter analgesics (OTCAs), principally paracetamol (acetaminophen)-containing compounds and NSAIDs, are commonly used medications. Guidelines for the use of these agents in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) are not available, despite the possibility that such patients may be more susceptibl...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Rossi S,Assis DN,Awsare M,Brunner M,Skole K,Rai J,Andrel J,Herrine SK,Reddy RK,Navarro VJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opioids have been accepted as appropriate treatment for acute and cancer pain, but their role in the management of chronic nonmalignant pain is the subject of much debate, mainly due to concerns about waning efficacy, the potential for neuropsychological impairment and the development of drug addiction. Controlled cli...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Bannwarth B

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) cause deterioration in respiratory function in approximately 10% of adults with asthma and a smaller proportion of children with asthma. We propose evidence-based guidelines for the safe use of NSAIDs in individuals with asthma foll...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Levy S,Volans G

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this review is to assess the benefits and risks associated with the use of the ketolide antibacterial telithromycin, currently licensed for the treatment of adults with mild to moderate community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Telithromycin is active against both the major (Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophi...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Brown SD

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dental caries is defined as a pathological breakdown of the tooth. It is an infectious phenomenon involving a multifactorial aetiology. The impact of drugs on cariogenic risk has been poorly investigated. ...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Patras de Campaigno E,Kebir I,Montastruc JL,Rueter M,Maret D,Lapeyre-Mestre M,Sallerin B,Despas F

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug safety is not a matter for healthcare professionals alone. Patients are also involved, at three different levels: (i) in the behaviours patients adopt to reduce the adverse effects of the drugs; (ii) in regard to what some doctors say to their patients about drug risks; and (iii) in what the pharmaceutical indust...

journal_title：Drug safety

authors： Fainzang S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00