Tumour necrosis factor in chronic heart failure: a peripheral view on pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and therapeutic implications.

abstract：:The concept of balanced analgesia was introduced to improve analgesic efficacy and reduce adverse effects. A large amount of clinical data has documented improved analgesia by combining different analgesics, but data on reducing adverse effects are inconclusive. Balanced analgesia should be used whenever possible, and...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Kehlet H,Werner M,Perkins F

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capecitabine is an orally administered fluoropyrimidine carbamate used for the treatment of paclitaxel- or anthracycline-refractory breast cancer. Capecitabine is metabolised via a 3-step process to the active agent fluorouracil. The final step of this process occurs preferentially in malignant tissue. In patients wit...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Dooley M,Goa KL

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alemtuzumab (Lemtrada®) is an anti-CD52 monoclonal antibody approved in the EU for the treatment of highly active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). In phase 3 trials in patients with active RRMS, intravenous alemtuzumab was more effective than subcutaneous interferon β-1a in terms of decreasing relapse ra...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Syed YY

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：:Acute infectious diarrhoea is the major killer of children in the Third World. It is also the principal cause of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age. More than 4 million children die each year of diarrhoea and its complications. Acute diarrhoea kills by causing dehydration, which leads to hypovolaemia and me...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Gold R

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:25 patients have been included in a randomised trial aimed to compare prehospital and hospital administration of anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex (AP-SAC). Patients were first seen, at home, by a noncardiologist doctor working in a mobile-care unit and were then evaluated for entry into the stud...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Castaigne AD,Duval AM,Dubois-Rande JL,Herve C,Jan F,Louvard Y

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

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：:This paper reviews the theoretical concepts and methods utilised with isolated tissues to characterise drugs and drug receptors. Specifically the impact, on the in vitro measurement of agonist affinity and relative efficacy, of the idea that receptors bind to transduction proteins in the lipid bilayer of the cell memb...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Kenakin T

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liposomes are versatile drug carriers which can be used to solve problems of drug solubility, instability and rapid degradation. Both hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs can be associated with liposomes and special techniques have been developed for the efficient loading of weak acids and weak bases into liposomes. Lipo...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Allen TM

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cenegermin (Oxervate™), an ophthalmic solution containing 20 µg/mL of recombinant human nerve growth factor (rhNGF), is the first drug to be approved for the treatment of neurotrophic keratitis (NK; also referred to as neurotrophic keratopathy). In the registration trials, the majority of adults with moderate or sever...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Deeks ED,Lamb YN

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease of unknown aetiology characterised by persistent joint swelling, functional disability and increased mortality. No curative therapy exists at present but some therapeutic agents, commonly referred to as disease-modifying drugs, offer the potential for suppression of the inflammatory a...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Jackson CG,Williams HJ

更新日期：1998-09-01 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：:Our knowledge of the mechanisms of platelet-mediated thrombosis has increased dramatically over the last 40 years. This increased understanding has identified treatment strategies for acute coronary syndromes (ACS) by targeting key mediators of platelet activation and aggregation processes. Aspirin (acetylsalicylic ac...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Angiolillo DJ

更新日期：2012-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Information about the value for money of a medicine as derived from an economic evaluation can be used for decision-making purposes by policy makers, healthcare payers, healthcare professionals and pharmaceutical companies. This article illustrates the use of economic evaluation by decision makers and formulates a num...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Simoens S

更新日期：2010-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Janus kinase (JAK) is a signal transducer and activator of a protein transcription system that transduces signals from cell surface cytokine and growth factor receptors to the nucleus. Recently developed JAK inhibitors (JAKinibs) inhibit JAKs non-selectively or selectively and down-regulate the effects of correspondin...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Harigai M,Honda S

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparin remains the most effective antithrombotic drug. It acts by combining with plasma antithrombin, thereby accelerating the neurtalisation of thrombin and other acitvated coagulation factors. Full-dose intravenous heparin is indicated in all cases of pulmonary embolism and established deep venous thrombosis, unles...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Deykin D

更新日期：1977-01-01 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：:Serious hepatotoxicity is uncommon with the proper therapeutic use of non-narcotic analgesics but experience with new non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is limited. Drugs such as ibufenac, fenclofenac and benoxaprofen were withdrawn from the market because of hepatotoxicity, and liver damage has been repor...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Prescott LF

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glatiramer acetate is a synthetic analogue of the multiple sclerosis (MS)-associated antigen, myelin basic protein. It is indicated in the EU, US and many other countries to reduce the frequency of relapses in patients with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), and for the treatment of patients who have experienced a well de...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Carter NJ,Keating GM

更新日期：2010-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Pegaspargase (Oncaspar®), a pegylated form of native Escherichia coli-derived L-asparaginase (hereafter referred as E. coliL-asparaginase), is indicated in the USA and EU for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) as a component of multi-agent chemotherapy in paediatric and adult patients. Relative to E....

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Heo YA,Syed YY,Keam SJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is characterized by the presence of wheals, angioedema, or both for at least 6 weeks. It may persist for a long time-up to 50% of the patients have been reported to be symptomatic 5 years after the onset. Some patients can suffer more than one episode of CSU during their lifetime. C...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Giménez-Arnau AM,Salman A

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral conjunctivitis is one of the most common disorders observed in ophthalmic emergency departments, yet no established treatment exists. Lately, antiviral medications have been introduced into clinical practice; however, a systematic review focusing on their use and effectiveness in the treatment of viral conjuncti...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Skevaki CL,Galani IE,Pararas MV,Giannopoulou KP,Tsakris A

更新日期：2011-02-12 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：:A study was made of the clinical features and therapeutic response of 144 patients from whose sputum Branhamella catarrhalis was isolated. Typically, features of bronchopulmonary infection with cough productive of moderate amounts of purulent sputum, fever and dyspnoea were present. Of 74 patients who were infected in...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： McLeod DT,Ahmad F,Croughan MJ,Calder MA

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the development and pharmacokinetics of a number of new dosage formulations (e.g. transdermal patches and buccal tablets) and new active substances (e.g. isosorbide 5-mononitrate) which have recently been introduced to overcome some of the problems inherent in conventional formulations of organic ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Jonsson UE

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trifluridine (trifluorothymidine) is an antiviral agent for topical use in the eye, and is structurally related to idoxuridine. In vitro studies have shown that it effectively inhibits the replication of herpes simplex virus type 1, which causes primary keratoconjunctivitis and recurrent epithelial keratitis in man. I...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Carmine AA,Brogden RN,Heel RC,Speight TM,Avery GS

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics of different formulations of glyceryl trinitrate, isosorbide dinitrate, isosorbide 5-mononitrate and isosorbide 2-mononitrate are reviewed. ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Kampmann JP

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health behaviors such as retention in HIV medical care and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) pose major challenges to reducing new HIV infections, addressing health disparities, and improving health outcomes. Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Service Use provides a conceptual framework for understanding ho...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Holtzman CW,Brady KA,Yehia BR

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important cause of infection, particularly in hospitalized patients and those with significant healthcare exposure. In recent years, epidemic community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) infections occurring in patients without healthcare risk factors have become more fre...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Patel M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Candesartan cilexetil is converted to the angiotensin II receptor antagonist candesartan during absorption from the gastrointestinal tract. The selective and competitive binding of candesartan to the angiotensin II type 1 (AT(1)) receptor prevents binding of angiotensin II, a key mediator in the renin-angiot...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Easthope SE,Jarvis B

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00