Oral etoposide in lymphoma.

abstract：:Since an earlier review in the Journal substantial additional data have accumulated, further clarifying the in vitro activity, pharmacokinetic profile, clinical efficacy and tolerability of teicoplanin. Recent therapeutic trials confirm the efficacy of teicoplanin in the treatment of microbiologically confirmed Gram-p...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Brogden RN,Peters DH

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The combination of an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and a long-acting bronchodilator is recommended in the treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have frequent exacerbations. Budesonide/formoterol dry powder inhaler (DPI) has demonstrated efficacy and tolerability in patie...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Tashkin DP,Rennard SI,Martin P,Ramachandran S,Martin UJ,Silkoff PE,Goldman M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional formulations of metoprolol have become well established in cardiovascular medicine and are particularly useful in the management of hypertension and ischaemic heart disease. Recently developed controlled release metoprolol delivery systems (metoprolol CR/ZOK and metoprolol OROS) were designed to overcome ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Plosker GL,Clissold SP

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial and the Stockholm Study have conclusively demonstrated that improving the blood glucose control in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) reduces the risk of developing retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy. Each patient with IDDM should be carefully eva...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Zimmerman BR

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) combines an angiotensin II AT1 receptor blocker with a thiazide diuretic to produce additive blood pressure reductions without major effects on heart rate. HCTZ did not significantly alter valsartan pharmacokinetics; during combination therapy, HCTZ pharmacokinetics differed from t...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Langtry HD,McClellan KJ

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of effective cytotoxic agents for the treatment of patients with metastatic adult soft tissue sarcoma is limited, especially when patients have failed anthracycline- and ifosfamide-based chemotherapy. For the subgroup of patients with inoperable gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST), progress has been made...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Hartmann JT,Patel S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute bronchitis is usually a viral infection which, unless there is a special disposition, does not require antibiotic therapy. For the initial oral chemotherapy of bacterial infections of the lower respiratory tract (chronic bronchitis, pneumonia) the effective and well tolerated cephalosporins, macrolides and amoxi...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Vogel F

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levocetirizine (Xyzal) is a selective, potent, oral histamine H(1) receptor antagonist of the latest generation that is licensed for the symptomatic treatment of allergic rhinitis (including persistent allergic rhinitis [PER]) and chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU). Large, well designed trials indicate that levocetiri...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Hair PI,Scott LJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisoprolol is a beta 1-adrenoceptor antagonist with no partial agonist (intrinsic sympathomimetic) activity or membrane stabilising (local anaesthetic) activity. The oral bioavailability of bisoprolol is high (90%) and the drug has a long elimination half-life which allows once-daily administration; in addition, it is...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Lancaster SG,Sorkin EM

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In general, hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is defined as a brain dysfunction caused by liver insufficiency and/or portal-systemic blood shunting. This article relates to the so-called type C HE: that is, HE in patients with liver cirrhosis. It manifests as a wide spectrum of neurological or psychiatric abnormalities, ran...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Weissenborn K

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trimetazidine is a cytoprotective drug whose cardiovascular effectiveness, especially in patients with stable ischemic heart disease, has been the source of much controversy in recent years; some have gone so far as to treat the medication as a 'placebo drug' whose new side effects, such as Parkinsonian symptoms, outw...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Chrusciel P,Rysz J,Banach M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is the main reason prompting patients to consult their physicians. In acute conditions, pain has a very particular significance as a warning sign, enabling the physician to attempt a diagnosis. Nevertheless, its detrimental effect upon the individual (even in the case of acute pain) and its cost to society are no...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Brasseur L

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An acute thrombus at the site of an atherosclerotic obstruction is the usual cause of myocardial infarction. Thrombolytic therapy is an exciting new therapy for reducing the extent of myocardial infarction by lysing intracoronary clots. Such therapy has now been widely applied by: prolonged intravenous infusion of str...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Spann JF,Sherry S

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sitagliptin (Januvia, Glactiv(R), Tesavel(R)) is a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor indicated for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Oral sitagliptin as monotherapy or combination therapy was generally well tolerated and improved glycaemic control in well designed clinical trials in patients with type 2 diabet...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Dhillon S

更新日期：2010-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Nausea and vomiting continue to be critical problems in cancer chemotherapy, although considerable progress has been made toward understanding the neuropharmacological mechanisms of vomiting and how chemotherapeutic agents and antiemetics affect these mechanisms. The principles of behavioural psychology have also been...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Triozzi PL,Laszlo J

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The continuous-use combination oral contraceptive ethinylestradiol/levonorgestrel 20microg/90microg suppresses gonadotropins, and subsequently ovulation and endometrial thickening, and suppresses breakthrough bleeding. Amenorrhoea and absence of breakthrough bleeding increase in incidence with extended administration....

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Wagstaff AJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the Helsinki Heart Study, a 5-year primary prevention placebo-controlled study involving 4081 dyslipidaemic men (aged 40 to 55 years), was to investigate if increasing high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol plasma levels and decreasing low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol levels would reduce the in...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Frick MH,Manninen V,Huttunen JK,Heinonen OP,Tenkanen L,Mänttäri M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxatomide is an orally active H1-histamine receptor antagonist which, as appears to occur with some other antihistamines, also inhibits mast cell degranulation. Oxatomide has demonstrated response rates similar to those with other more established members of its drug class in a few studies of chronic urticaria and all...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Richards DM,Brogden RN,Heel RC,Speight TM,Avery GS

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diquafosol ophthalmic solution 3 % (Diquas(®)) is a P2Y2 receptor agonist that promotes tear fluid and mucin secretion and is currently approved in Japan and South Korea for the treatment of dry eye. In randomized, double-blind, multicentre trials in patients with dry eye, significantly greater improvements in fluores...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Keating GM

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acitretin (etretin), a second generation monoaromatic retinoid for use in the treatment of severe psoriasis and other dermatoses, is the major active metabolite of etretinate and possesses a similar therapeutic index; i.e. a similar ratio of clinical efficacy to adverse effects. When used alone at a maintenance dosage...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Pilkington T,Brogden RN

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite well known complications, oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) remain the most commonly prescribed medications in the US for musculoskeletal disorders such as osteoarthritis. Although there has been a recent focus on the cardiovascular and renal complications associated with these agents, NSAID g...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Roth SH

更新日期：2012-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of tropisetron in the prevention of nausea and vomiting induced by chemotherapy of varying emetogenic potential was evaluated in 545 patients with a variety of malignancies who had either proved refractory to antiemetic treatment during previous chemotherapy courses or who were considered to be at high ri...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Bleiberg H,Van Belle S,Paridaens R,De Wasch G,Dirix LY,Tjean M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Available data indicate that the most common beta-lactamase produced by Branhamella catarrhalis is plasmid mediated. The same enzyme occurs in Moraxella nonliquefaciens, a commensal in the upper respiratory tract. The ability to produce the enzyme, which is known as BRO-1, can be transferred by conjugation from M. non...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Eliasson I,Kamme C

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the mid-1980s it was discovered that serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) was at least partially responsible for producing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. It was therefore realised that serotonin receptor blockade with serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonists could inhibit chemotherapy-induced nausea and vom...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Gregory RE,Ettinger DS

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune condition that affects up to 2% of the general population. Currently available treatment options for AA are of limited efficacy and can be associated with adverse effects. The advancement in understanding of the genetic and molecular mechanisms of AA has led to the development of ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Pourang A,Mesinkovska NA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atenolol and nifedipine have been shown to be effective single agents in angina pectoris, but reports suggest that additional benefits may be conferred by combining the 2 drugs. Therefore, to establish that the combination regimen was at least as effective as either atenolol or nifedipine alone, a multicentre study wa...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Sandberg M,Foale RA

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a double-blind, parallel-group randomised trial of 3 months' duration, the efficacy of cyclandelate 800 mg twice daily in migraine prophylaxis was compared with that of flunarizine 5mg daily in 40 patients. In comparison with placebo and baseline values, both drugs significantly relieved symptoms of migraine as ass...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Nappi G,Sandrini G,Savoini G,Cavallini A,de Rysky C,Micieli G

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delayed gastric emptying, gastroparesis, is one of the sequelae of diabetes mellitus. Symptoms may include postprandial nausea, epigastric pain, bloating, vomiting, early satiety and unpredictable blood sugar fluctuations. Nowadays diagnosis is made by the measurement of gastric emptying with a radionuclide test meal....

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Drenth JP,Engels LG

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Buflomedil hydrochloride is a vasoactive drug with a variety of pharmacodynamic properties. Importantly, it seems to improve nutritional blood flow in ischaemic tissue of patients with peripheral and/or cerebral vascular disease by a combination of pharmacological effects: inhibition of alpha-adrenoceptors, inhibition...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Clissold SP,Lynch S,Sorkin EM

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery disease and acute myocardial infarction still represent the leading cause of mortality in developed countries. Therefore, great efforts have been made in the last decades to improve reperfusion strategies and adjunctive antithrombotic therapies. In fact, despite optimal epicardial recanalisation, a lar...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： De Luca G,Savonitto S,van't Hof AW,Suryapranata H

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00