Fluconazole-induced agranulocytosis with eosinophilia.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To characterize a time-dependent disposition of oral tacrolimus and its relationship with plasma endothelin-1 concentrations. DESIGN:Randomized, crossover study. SETTING:Clinical research center of a university-affiliated hospital. PATIENTS:Twelve stable liver transplant recipients. INTERVENTIONS:In...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Min DI,Chen HY,Lee MK,Ashton K,Martin MF

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colistin, the most widely used polymyxin antibiotic, was originally introduced in the late 1950s before the establishment of the present-day drug approval process. Originally shelved due to toxicity concerns, colistin, in the form of its inactive prodrug colistin methanesulfonate, has undergone a renaissance in the pa...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Ortwine JK,Kaye KS,Li J,Pogue JM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical significance of rifampin's induction of warfarin metabolism is well documented, but no published studies or case reports have quantified this interaction with respect to the international normalized ratio (INR). A patient receiving concomitant rifampin and warfarin to treat a mycobacterial infection and i...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Lee CR,Thrasher KA

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many physiologic differences between children and adults can result in age-related differences in pharmacokinetics. Understanding the effects of age on bioavailability, volume of distribution, protein binding, hepatic metabolic isoenzymes, and renal elimination can provide insight into optimizing doses for pediatric p...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Anderson GD,Lynn AM

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess the level of agreement between one subjective definition of major bleeding (criteria A) and two objective definitions: the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis ([ISTH] criteria B) and the Italian Study of Complications of Anticoagulant Therapy ([ISCOAT] criteria C). DESIGN:Retr...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Seto AC,Kenyon K,Wittkowsky AK

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of low-dose pioglitazone on plasma adipocyte-derived cytokines, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and components of the metabolic syndrome in adults with the metabolic syndrome without diabetes mellitus. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controll...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Vu A,Kosmiski LA,Beitelshees AL,Prigeon R,Sidhom MS,Bredbeck B,Predhomme J,Deininger KM,Aquilante CL

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old Hispanic man with advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome developed extensive pulmonary disease with persistent cough, fever, night sweats, worsening dyspnea, and weight loss. Sputum samples showed scant growth of acid-fast bacilli. He failed to respond to the standard tuberculosis regimen of isoniaz...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Kang-Birken SL,Prichard JG

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a new combination product, enalapril-diltiazem ER, when administered over the long term. DESIGN:Open-label, titration to response, with treatment lasting 46 weeks after a 6-week, double-blind phase. SETTING:Medical clinics in the private and academic sectors. PA...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Applegate W,Cohen JD,Wolfson P,Davis A,Green S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of amphotericin B triglyceride emulsion in 16 patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related candidal esophagitis and cryptococcosis, compared with standard amphotericin B in 24 patients. Compared with the conventional formulation, the fat emulsion was administered ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Manfredi R,Chiodo F

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To perform a cost-effectiveness analysis comparing three treatment approaches during nonurgent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): bivalirudin with provisional glycoprotein (GP) IIb-IIIa inhibitor therapy, unfractionated heparin (UFH) with eptifibatide, and UFH with abciximab. DESIGN:Literature-b...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Summers KM,Holdford DA,Crouch MA

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the initial steps for implementing pharmacogenomics into routine patient care is selecting an appropriate clinical laboratory to perform the testing. With the rapid advances in genotyping technologies, many clinical laboratories are now performing pharmacogenomic testing. Selection of a reference laboratory dep...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Vo TT,Bell GC,Owusu Obeng A,Hicks JK,Dunnenberger HM

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Albuterol is a 50:50 mixture of R-albuterol, the active enantiomer, and S-albuterol, which appears to be inactive in humans. The Food and Drug Administration recently approved levalbuterol, the pure R-isomer, as a preservative-free nebulizer solution. Published studies indicate that it is neither safer nor more effect...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Asmus MJ,Hendeles L

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Weight-adjusted nomograms have been a significant advance in the use of unfractionated heparin (UFH). Clinical trials have demonstrated the ability of weight-adjusted nomograms to achieve a therapeutic activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) more rapidly than with standard UFH dosing. Despite this advantage, a si...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Dobesh PP,Heparin Consensus Group.

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the success of an initial tobramycin dosing regimen to achieve target peak and trough concentrations in adult patients with pulmonary exacerbations of cystic fibrosis (CF). DESIGN:Retrospective single-center medical record review. SETTING:Large tertiary care academic medical center. PATIE...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Staubes BA,Metzger NL,Walker SD,Peasah SK

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clopidogrel decreases the morbidity and mortality associated with several cardiovascular diseases. However, clopidogrel is a prodrug that needs to be metabolized to the active thiol metabolite by the cytochrome P450 (CYP) system. This activation is a source of significant interindividual variability in clopidogrel res...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Momary KM,Dorsch MP,Bates ER

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared limited sampling methods (LSM) of estimating area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) based on a Bayesian regularized neural network, the Bayesian approach, and multiple forward stepwise regression models from selected concentration-time points. Plasma concentration versus time d...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Ng CM

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the level of agreement between two sets of criteria, the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) criteria and investigator-developed criteria, for identifying bleeding events in patients who had undergone a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and to measure length of hospital stay ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： McCollum M,Stringer KA,Wittkowsky AK,Young S,Spinler SA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombin, a serine protease, is the keystone of the twin processes of hemostasis and thrombosis. Through procoagulant, anticoagulant, and antifibrinolytic mechanisms, thrombin helps maintain vascular integrity in the face of hemorrhage. These same mechanisms, however, allow for the pathologic formation of thrombi in r...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Nappi J

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension and diabetes appear to increase coronary heart disease risk in part by causing an abnormality in lipid metabolism. Most affected are patients with familial dyslipidemic hypertension (FDH) and noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). The lipid disorders most often encountered in these patients are i...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： McKenney JM

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In comprehensive clinical studies, diflunisal--a new nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug with a long duration of action--was shown to be highly effective and generally well tolerated in the short- and long-term treatment of the pain of osteoarthritis. In double-blind comparison studies, diflunisal was comparable in eff...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Umbenhauer ER

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Omadacycline is a novel aminomethylcycline approved for the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections. This article reviews existing data pertaining to the biochemistry, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, in vitro activity, and curre...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Barber KE,Bell AM,Wingler MJB,Wagner JL,Stover KR

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder in which inappropriate stimulation of the thyroid gland results in unregulated secretion of thyroid hormones resulting in hyperthyroidism. Graves' disease is the most common cause of autoimmune hyperthyroidism during pregnancy. Treatment options for Graves' disease include thi...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Prunty JJ,Heise CD,Chaffin DG

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapacuronium is a new steroidal, nondepolarizing, neuromuscular blocking agent. It appears to be the least potent of all available nondepolarizing muscle relaxants. Its onset of action resembles that of succinylcholine, and its recovery times are shorter than those of other nondepolarizing agents. The clinical duratio...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Larijani GE,Zafeiridis A,Goldberg ME

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine clinical and microbiologic success in patients receiving adjunctive aerosolized antibiotics for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). DESIGN:Retrospective medical record review. SETTING:Level I trauma intensive care unit of a large academic medical center. PATIENTS:Fort...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Czosnowski QA,Wood GC,Magnotti LJ,Croce MA,Swanson JM,Boucher BA,Fabian TC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Warfarin is a commonly used oral anticoagulant that is usually initiated after the definitive diagnosis of a certain thromboembolic disorder or disease. Warfarin therapy will usually be prescribed for 6-12 weeks or more, and some patients may continue therapy throughout life, depending on the type of thromboembolic di...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Yamreudeewong W,Johnson JV,Cassidy TG,Berg JT

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old woman with a history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), steroid-dependent ulcerative colitis, and osteoporosis was prescribed azathioprine for a steroid-sparing effect. Stable, therapeutic international normalized ratios (INRs) were obtained with warfarin 35 mg/week during a 6-week postpartum course to treat...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Havrda DE,Rathbun S,Scheid D

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Personalized medicine has been a mainstay and in practice in transplant pharmacotherapy since the advent of the field. Decisions pertaining to the diagnosis, selection, and monitoring of transplant pharmacotherapy are aimed toward the individual, the allograft, and the overall immunologic needs of the patient. Recent ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Maldonado AQ,West-Thielke P,Joyal K,Marks CR

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine if transitioning patients from a pharmacist- managed anticoagulation clinic after stabilization of warfarin therapy to physician-managed care alters the quality of anticoagulation care. DESIGN:Retrospective medical record review. SETTING:Pharmacist-managed, urban academic medical center-b...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Garwood CL,Dumo P,Baringhaus SN,Laban KM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the usage and cost of antibiotics in the United States and United Kingdom in children younger than 10 years. METHODS:A follow up of some 160,000 young children enrolled in U.S. private health insurance companies and an equal number in general practices in the United Kingdom in 2009, based on two ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Jick H,Wilson A,Chamberlin D

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complexities of oral anticoagulation with warfarin have led to the search for more practical alternative agents. Novel direct factor IIa inhibitors and direct factor Xa inhibitors currently in development can be administered at a fixed dose and do not require routine coagulation monitoring and ongoing dosage adjus...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Wittkowsky AK

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00