Balanced analgesia: what is it and what are its advantages in postoperative pain?

abstract：:In ten large, well-controlled, randomised trials (n = 203 to 1089), valdecoxib, a selective inhibitor of cyclo-oxygenase-2, was significantly more effective than placebo in the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and pain associated with primary dysmenorrhoea, and for postsurgical analgesia. Valdecoxib 1...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Ormrod D,Wellington K,Wagstaff AJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and tolerability of nimesulide were compared with those of paracetamol in a nonblind randomised study that recruited 110 children (64 males, 46 females; aged 3 to 6 years) with inflammation of the upper respiratory tract and fever. Nimesulide suspension (1.5 mg/kg 3 times daily) or paracetamol syrup (10 m...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Polidori G,Titti G,Pieragostini P,Comito A,Scaricabarozzi I

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pomalidomide (Imnovid®; Pomalyst®), an analogue of thalidomide, is an immunomodulatory agent, with several mechanisms of action (both direct and indirect) thought to be involved in its anti-myeloma activity. Oral pomalidomide is available in several countries for use in combination with low-dose dexamethasone in adult...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Hoy SM

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biologics and biosimilars are medicines made from living cells that treat common and serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and other inflammatory diseases. They are highly targeted, efficacious, and represent an increasingly important part of physicians' armamentaria in the combat against th...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Chen BK,Yang YT,Bennett CL

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of cilazapril monotherapy was evaluated in 2 multicentre double-blind dose-response trials. After 4 weeks of a single-blind placebo run-in period, patients with uncomplicated mild to moderate essential hypertension and a sitting diastolic blood pressure of 100 to 115 mm Hg, 24 hours after the last placebo...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Kobrin I,Güntzel P,Viskoper R,Paran E,Zimlichman R

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of new agents for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at different stages of development, including several inhaled long-acting antimuscarinics (LAMA). Long-acting bronchodilators are considered to be central to the management of COPD due to the evidence supporting their efficac...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Pleasants RA,Wang T,Gao J,Tang H,Donohue JF

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovulation induction is the most common medical intervention for the treatment of infertility. Clomifene is generally the first treatment choice for patients with amenorrhoea, unless there is profound hypothalamic deficiency. When clomifene fails to induce ovulation, menotropins (human menopausal gonadotrophin) or gona...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Collins JA,Hughes EG

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several compounds have been claimed to have a faster onset of antidepressant action. However, these trials suffered from lack of appropriate definitions and of standardised and comparable methodology, as far as measurement instruments, dosage strategies and statistical analyses were concerned. This article was underta...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Soares JC,Gershon S

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clopidogrel is a thienopyridine that irreversibly inhibits platelet aggregation by selectively binding to adenylate cyclase-coupled ADP receptors on the platelet surface. In animal models, clopidogrel reduced the formation of both arterial and venous thrombi. After oral administration, clopidogrel is rapidly absorbed ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Coukell AJ,Markham A

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway inflammation is central to the pathophysiology of asthma, with treatment directed towards modification of this inflammation and its consequences. The relationship between cigarette smoking and airway inflammation is also well described, but relatively little data are available on the potential influence of smok...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Livingston E,Thomson NC,Chalmers GW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hand eczema is a common but frequently disabling skin condition which poses a significant social and economic burden. Although skin protection measures and topical therapies are fundamental in its management, some patients are refractory to first-line therapy with topical corticosteroids and require systemic t...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Blair HA,Scott LJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rationale for the use of vasodilating agents in the treatment of congestive heart failure is to reverse the systemic vasoconstriction that characterises patients with this disorder, and which may further limit cardiac performance. Nitrates were the first vasodilators used, followed by arterial vasodilators (hydral...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Packer M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of thrombosis involves 4 main factors: the vessel wall, the formed elements of the blood, blood coagulation, and blood flow. In venous thrombosis, however, the major part in both the initiation and growth of thrombi is played by the platelets. In selecting drugs which inhibit platelet function it is he...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Mustard JF,Packham MA

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ZD1839 ('Iressa') is an orally active, selective epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor which blocks signal transduction pathways implicated in the proliferation and survival of cancer cells and other host-dependent processes promoting cancer growth. In preclinical studies, ZD1839 produced reversib...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Baselga J,Averbuch SD

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alectinib (Alecensa(®)) is a second-generation, orally active, potent and highly selective inhibitor of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK). Alectinib is approved for the treatment of ALK fusion-gene positive, unresectable, advanced or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Japan, where it has been given orphan ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： McKeage K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Grapefruit juice and grapefruit product consumption have potential health benefits; however, their intake is also associated with interactions with certain drugs, including calcium channel blockers, immunosuppressants and antihistamines. The primary mechanism through which interactions are mediated is mechanism-based ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Seden K,Dickinson L,Khoo S,Back D

更新日期：2010-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomised multicentre double-blind study was conducted to compare the efficacy and safety of roxatidine acetate 75 mg twice daily and ranitidine 150 mg twice daily in 295 patients with endoscopically confirmed gastric ulcers. Substantial reductions in ulcer diameters and healing rates of 85.6 and 88.2% for roxatidi...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Judmaier G

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pruritus is a common complication of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), affecting about one-third of dialysis patients. It is a chronic, unpleasant symptom with a strong negative impact on patients' quality of life, often inducing sleeplessness and mood disorders. Recent data show that it is also associated with increase...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Manenti L,Tansinda P,Vaglio A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clascoterone (Winlevi®) is an androgen receptor inhibitor being developed as a topical cream and solution by Cassiopea (a spin-out company of Cosmo Pharmaceuticals) for the treatment of androgen-dependent skin disorders, including androgenetic alopecia and acne vulgaris. Although the exact mechanism of action of clasc...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Dhillon S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diuretics are used in first-step antihypertensive monotherapy or in combination with adrenergic-inhibiting agents in the majority of hypertensive patients in the United States. A 30-year experience has demonstrated that blood pressure is lowered to as great or greater a degree with diuretics than when many of the pres...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Moser M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mTOR pathway is implicated in the pathogenesis of lymphoma. Deeper understanding of the diversity and biological impact of this pathway has led to the development of specific inhibitors to this pathway. Preclinical data in cell lines, patient samples and disease models have bro...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Seiler T,Hutter G,Dreyling M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of late side effects of long term levodopa therapy (fluctuations in motor performance, abnormal movements, and symptoms unresponsive to dihydroxyphenylalanine) led to the search for novel anti-Parkinsonian drugs. Dopamine agonists are one of the newer families of anti-Parkinsonian agents, and they inclu...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Montastruc JL,Rascol O,Senard JM

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) have been shown to reduce mortality and cardiovascular morbidity in patients with hyperlipidaemia and those with coronary artery disease. However, evidence for statin treatment in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) remains a subject of debate. Patients with heart failure w...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Laufs U,Custodis F,Böhm M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alteplase is the product of recombinant DNA technology and is chemically identical to endogenous tissue-type plasminogen activator: Plasminogen is converted to plasmin by alteplase, and fibrinolysis of blood thrombi is subsequently stimulated. Alteplase is now firmly established as a treatment of choice in the managem...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Wagstaff AJ,Gillis JC,Goa KL

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endothelin family of peptides are extremely potent endogenous vasoconstrictor and pressor agents. Of the 3 isoforms, endothelin-1 is the major isoform produced by the vascular endothelium and is, therefore, likely to be of most importance for regulation of vascular function. Two endothelin receptor subtypes have s...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Ferro CJ,Webb DJ

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient compliance refers to the willingness and ability of an individual to follow health-related advice, to take medication as prescribed, to attend scheduled clinic appointments and to complete recommended investigations. It is a major health issue, with outcomes related to levels of morbidity, mortality and cost u...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Murphy J,Coster G

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease continues to be the principal cause of death in Western countries. Epidemiological studies have repeatedly demonstrated a striking relationship between blood pressure and the risk of cardiovascular disease in that those with the highest levels of blood pressure are at the greatest risk for subse...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Whelton PK,Klag MJ

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isradipine, a dihydropyridine derivative, inhibits the inward calcium flux through 'slow' channels of cardiac and vascular tissue, thereby eliciting potent coronary, cerebral and peripheral vasodilatation. In comparison with other calcium channel blockers the drug offers the advantages of minimal cardiodepressant acti...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Fitton A,Benfield P

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study of the effects of various NSAIDs on renal function in the elderly, indomethacin, tiaprofenic acid and sulindac were administered to patients ranging in age from 54 to 97 years for a period of 3 months. Indomethacin sustained release (25 mg tid) was administered to 66 patients, tiaprofenic acid (200 mg tid) ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Ishioka T

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung tissue remodelling in chronic inflammatory lung diseases has long been regarded as a follow-up event to inflammation. Recent studies have indicated that, although airway and lung tissue remodelling is often independent of inflammation, it precedes or causes inflammation. None of the available therapies has a sign...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Roth M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00