Managing cancer-related anorexia/cachexia.

abstract：:Slowing of nerve conduction, a hallmark of both experimental and human diabetic neuropathy, is improved or corrected by aldose reductase inhibitors such as sorbinil. Animal experiments suggest that a myo-inositol-related defect in nerve sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) is responsible for the acute re...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Greene DA

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of serotonin in the pathogenesis of hypertension is not clear. Serotonin is produced by the enterochromaffin cells of the gut; the greater part of this is metabolised in the liver and lungs and nearly all of the remainder is taken up by the platelets. Consequently, circulating levels of serotonin are extremel...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Doyle AE

更新日期：1988-01-01 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：:In a noncomparative trial, 73 adults with acute sinusitis confirmed by x-ray received cefixime 400mg once daily for approximately 10 days. At the end of treatment, 60 patients (82%) were cured, 2 (2.7%) had improved and 7 (9.6%) had failed therapy; 4 patients were not evaluable. No relapses were observed at follow-up....

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Gehanno P,Boucot I,Berche P,Uhlrich J

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antihistamines are a diverse group of drugs which possess the ability to inhibit various histaminic actions. By and large, they bear a certain structural resemblance to histamine, and act principally to prevent histamine-receptor interaction through competition with histamine for histamine receptors. Consequently, the...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Pearlman DS

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peficitinib [Smyraf® (Astellas Pharma)] is a Janus kinase (JAK)1, JAK2, JAK3 and tyrosine kinase (Tyk)2 (pan-JAK) inhibitor recently approved in Japan for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Inhibition of JAK suppresses the activation of cytokine signalling pathways involved in inflammation and joint destruction in...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Markham A,Keam SJ

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabeprazole is an inhibitor of the gastric proton pump. It causes dose-dependent inhibition of acid secretion and has a more rapid onset of action than omeprazole. Duodenal ulcers healed faster after treatment with rabeprazole 20 or 40 mg/day than placebo or ranitidine 150 mg 4 times daily and at a generally similar r...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Langtry HD,Markham A

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lanthanum carbonate is a novel, non-aluminium, non-calcium phosphate binding agent that forms a water-insoluble compound, lanthanum phosphate, in the gut. Lanthanum carbonate (elemental lanthanum 375-3000 mg/day) reduced serum phosphorus levels compared with placebo in two randomised, double-blind, multicentre 4-week ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Swainston Harrison T,Scott LJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acamprosate (calcium acetylhomotaurinate), a synthetic compound with a similar chemical structure to that of gamma-aminobutyric acid, is thought to act via several mechanisms affecting multiple neurotransmitter systems; inhibition of neuronal hyperexcitability by antagonism of excitatory amino acid activity and reduct...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Wilde MI,Wagstaff AJ

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nabumetone is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) of the 2,6-disubstituted naphthylalkanone class. It is a prodrug metabolised to an active metabolite, 6-methoxy-2-naphthylacetic acid (6-MNA), which preferentially inhibits cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) and has both anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. The...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Davies NM,McLachlan AJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：UNLABELLED:Joint pain is the main complaint in patients affected by osteoarthritis (OA), and NSAIDs are commonly used to treat pain associated with OA. Over the past few years, cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-2-selective inhibitors have been proved to have certain advantages over non-selective NSAIDs and have been increasingly u...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Bianchi M,Broggini M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of the structure, function and distribution of the components of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAS) and the integrated physiological role of this hormonal system is rapidly increasing, although many questions remain unanswered. The primary structure and localisation of RAS such as renin, prorenin...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Johnston CI

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous susoctocog alfa (Obizur(®)) is a recombinant, B-domain deleted, porcine sequence antihaemophilic factor VIII (FVIII) product that has recently been approved for the treatment of bleeding episodes in adults with acquired haemophilia A (AHA). Intravenous susoctocog alfa was an effective and generally well to...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Burness CB,Scott LJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

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：:After surgery, patients try to minimise discomfort by various manoeuvres including change of posture, immobilisation of injured areas and use of analgesic drugs. The characteristic finding with drug use, revealed by permitting patients to titrate themselves with analgesic from a machine, is that the interindividual do...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Bullingham RE

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iloprost is an analogue of epoprostenol (prostacyclin; PGI2; a potent but short-lived prostanoid mainly produced in the vascular endothelium) and mimics the pharmacodynamic properties of this compound, namely: inhibition of platelet aggregation, vasodilatation and, as yet ill-defined, cytoprotection. Improved metaboli...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Grant SM,Goa KL

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibacterial activities of cefotaxime and its major metabolite, desacetylcefotaxime, against 178 strains (of 10 species) were assessed in terms of minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC50 and MIC80), and were compared with those of cefoperazone and ceftazidime. The activity of desacetylcefotaxime was several times le...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Oizumi K,Hayashi I,Aonuma S,Konno K

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vivus' proprietary oral capsule containing phentermine and extended-release (ER) topiramate has been approved in the US for the treatment of obesity. Phentermine is an appetite suppressant, while topiramate is an anti-epileptic medication. The once-daily formulation, known as Qsymia™, is designed to produce weight los...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Cameron F,Whiteside G,McKeage K

更新日期：2012-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Iodixanol is an iso-osmolal nonionic dimeric hydrophilic contrast agent. It has similar diagnostic efficacy to that of other iodinated contrast media. Because of its physical properties, iodixanol would be expected to produce a lower incidence of adverse events than other nondimeric contrast media. Indeed, pharmacodyn...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Spencer CM,Goa KL

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lowering of cholesterol concentrations in individuals at high risk of cardiovascular disease improves outcome. No study, however, has assessed benefits of cholesterol lowering in the primary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) in hypertensive patients who are not conventionally deemed dyslipidaemi...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Sever PS,Dahlöf B,Poulter NR,Wedel H,Beevers G,Caulfield M,Collins R,Kjeldsen SE,Kristinsson A,McInnes GT,Mehlsen J,Nieminen M,O'Brien E,Ostergren J,ASCOT Investigators.

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nivolumab (Opdivo(®)) is a fully human monoclonal antibody against programmed death receptor-1, a negative regulatory checkpoint molecule with a role in immunosuppression. The drug is administered intravenously and is approved for the treatment of unresectable malignant melanoma in Japan. The potential for intravenous...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Deeks ED

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anidulafungin is an antifungal drug belonging to the echinocandin class with a potent in vitro fungicidal activity against a wide range of Candida species, including C. glabrata and C. krusei. Anidulafungin is also active in vitro against moulds belonging to the genus Aspergillus and some dematiaceous genera. Furtherm...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Morace G,Borghi E,Iatta R,Montagna MT

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with a variable disease course and response to therapy. Some infected patients may develop little or no disease for 30 to 40 years, whereas others will develop cirrhosis within 5 to 10 years. Both host and viral factors influence the rate of disease progression. The mana...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Thomas HC,Booth J,Brown J

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of use of long-term systemic glucocorticoid therapy in the general adult population is 1 %. This figure increases to up to 3 % in elderly women. Metabolic (i.e. diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, weight gain, lipodystrophy) and cardiovascular (i.e. hypertension, cardiovascular events) adverse events are c...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Fardet L,Fève B

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：:Developments in drug delivery technology have expanded the formulations of 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) available to clinicians over the last 50 years. Delivery of adequate doses of 5-ASA to the colon can be achieved by pH-dependent, delayed-release or pro-drug formulations. Despite some variations in the pharmacokin...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Fernandez-Becker NQ,Moss AC

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:Management of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has made considerable progress in recent years, and new emerging strategies are being developed. On the basis of the results of two randomised studies in the early 2000s, nephrectomy has now become the standard as cytoreductive surgery before embarking on systemic treatment wit...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Escudier B

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Dofetilide is a 'pure' class III antiarrhythmic agent which has demonstrated efficacy in the conversion of atrial fibrillation or flutter to sinus rhythm and the maintenance of sinus rhythm. By blocking the rapid component of the cardiac delayed rectifier potassium current (I(Kr)), dofetilide prolongs the ca...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： McClellan KJ,Markham A

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00