Cholesterol and glycemic effects of Niaspan in patients with type 2 diabetes.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To describe the pharmacokinetic disposition of tobramycin in children undergoing stem cell transplantation (SCT) after intravenous administration either every 24 hours or every 8 hours, and to use this information to create initial dosing guidelines for administration every 24 hours in this patient popu...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Dupuis LL,Sung L,Taylor T,Abdolell M,Allen U,Doyle J,Taddio A

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methemoglobin, a form of hemoglobin that does not bind oxygen, is produced when iron in red blood cells is oxidized from the ferrous state to the ferric state. Methemoglobinemia develops in the presence of oxidizing agents, such as benzocaine-containing topical anesthetic sprays, and it is characterized by cyanosis. I...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Throm MJ,Stevens MD,Hansen C

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Traditionally, antistaphylococcal penicillins (ASPs) have been considered the agents of choice for the treatment of MSSA bacteremia. Vancomycin has been demonstrated to have poorer outcomes in several studi...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Li J,Echevarria KL,Traugott KA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacist-administered diabetes mellitus education and management services on selected diabetes performance measures. Additional goals were to compare outcomes with goals specified for patients with diabetes by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and id...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Ragucci KR,Fermo JD,Wessell AM,Chumney EC

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levonorgestrel implants (Norplant) are an alternative to oral contraceptives and medroxyprogesterone acetate intramuscular injections. An interaction may exist between levonorgestrel and agents that induce the hepatic microsomal enzyme system. A 21-year-old woman with a history of a seizure disorder, treated with phen...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Shane-McWhorter L,Cerveny JD,MacFarlane LL,Osborn C

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addressing the issue of unintended pregnancy is a national priority. One proposed strategy to reduce unintended pregnancy is to improve access to oral contraceptives by changing them to over-the-counter (OTC) status. Existing data indicate that oral contraceptives meet safety criteria required of OTC products. Availab...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： McIntosh J,Rafie S,Wasik M,McBane S,Lodise NM,El-Ibiary SY,Forinash A,Kachlic MD,Rowe E,Besinque K

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treating elderly debilitated patients with symptomatic bradyarrhythmia may be difficult. Traditional therapy includes use of limited resources (intensive care unit monitoring) and expensive interventions (permanent pacemaker insertion). When a pacemaker is not ideal or appropriate, yet intervention is desired to impro...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Kragie L,Sekovski B

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The popularity of amiodarone has grown due to its effectiveness in converting arrhythmia and its formulation availability. Formulations of the drug also contain iodine; the iodine content is 75 mg in a 200-mg tablet of amiodarone and 18.7 mg/ml in the intravenous solution. Approximately 10% of the iodine content of or...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Brouse SD,Phillips SM

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial susceptibility testing for the polymyxins-colistin and polymyxin B-is fraught with technical challenges. Key among these is the propensity of the polymyxins to adsorb to polystyrene, a material often used for in vitro minimum inhibitory concentration testing devices. This effect may be mitigated by the a...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Humphries RM

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Bedaquiline is a diarylquinoline antitubercular drug with a novel mechanism of action against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Bedaquiline works by inhibiting bacterial adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthase and represents the first novel class of antituberculosis agents in more than 40 years. Bedaquiline is indicated for t...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Worley MV,Estrada SJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical pharmacists must often interpret and use data derived from observational studies when making clinical decisions and recommendations, answering drug information questions, and educating patients about drug therapy. This is the third article in a three-part series intended to enhance clinical pharmacists' under...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Shields KM,DiPietro NA,Kier KL

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Opioid prescribing by dentists for older patients receiving medications with potential contraindications and the subsequent impact on acute care outcomes is not well described. OBJECTIVES:Our objective of this paper was to evaluate the use of potentially inappropriate medication combinations (PIMCs) involvi...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Zhou J,Calip GS,Rowan S,McGregor JC,Perez RI,Evans CT,Gellad WF,Suda KJ

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the extent of hospital-based clinical pharmacy services in 1992. DESIGN:National survey with trend comparison to 1989. SETTING:All 1597 United States acute care, general medical-surgical and pediatric hospitals with 50 or more licensed beds and one or more full-time pharmacists (43% of al...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Bond CA,Raehl CL,Pitterle ME

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To characterize the steady-state pharmacokinetics of intravenous levetiracetam in neurocritical care patients requiring seizure prophylaxis after a neurologic injury and to determine which dosing regimens achieve serum concentrations within the recommended therapeutic range of 6-20 μg/ml. DESIGN. Prosp...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Spencer DD,Jacobi J,Juenke JM,Fleck JD,Kays MB

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with thromboembolic events and hemodynamic impairment that results in considerable morbidity, mortality, and cost. Cardioversion to sinus rhythm is a common approach to the treatment of these patients. However, cardioversion is assoc...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Wodlinger AM,Pieper JA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the effectiveness of an evidence-based, systematic approach to hypertension care involving comanagement of patients by primary care physicians and clinical pharmacists versus usual care in reducing blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension. METHODS:Patients in a staff model medical...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Borenstein JE,Graber G,Saltiel E,Wallace J,Ryu S,Archi J,Deutsch S,Weingarten SR

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies that demonstrate the clinical and economic burden of drug misadventures have been published. The economic burden of drug misadventures likely exceeds $100 billion annually in the United States alone. Clinical pharmacy services (CPS) have been shown to reduce negative clinical outcomes and costs of drug therapy...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Schumock GT

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and costs of rabbit antithymocyte globulin (TMG) induction in patients who received kidney transplants from living unrelated donors. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Large academic medical center. PATIENTS:Eighty-seven patients who received kidney transplan...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Miller JT,Collins CD,Stuckey LJ,Luan FL,Englesbe MJ,Magee JC,Park JM

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old woman was evaluated for possible liver transplantation due to rapidly developing hepatic failure 4 weeks after initiation of oral minocycline 100 mg twice a day for the treatment of acne. The patient developed a maculopapular rash, malaise, fever, nausea, and vomiting 2 weeks prior to admission to the ho...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Min DI,Burke PA,Lewis WD,Jenkins RL

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) are safe and effective in the treatment of venous thromboembolic disease. Since they require less therapeutic monitoring than unfractionated heparin and may be administered to outpatients, it is possible to decrease overall health care costs of patients diagnosed with deep vein th...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Yurkowski P

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genotype-guided warfarin dosing algorithms are a rational approach to optimize warfarin dosing and potentially reduce adverse drug events. Diverse populations, such as African Americans and Latinos, have greater variability in warfarin dose requirements and are at greater risk for experiencing warfarin-related adverse...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Kaye JB,Schultz LE,Steiner HE,Kittles RA,Cavallari LH,Karnes JH

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the effects of atorvastatin on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) particle size and C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations in patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis. Another objective was to compare the effects of atorvastatin on lipoprotein profiles as determined by direct ver...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Dornbrook-Lavender KA,Joy MS,Denu-Ciocca CJ,Chin H,Hogan SL,Pieper JA

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：:The frequency of type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing at an alarming rate. Prediabetes, also referred to as impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and/or impaired fasting glucose, is a major risk factor for development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In addition, IGT has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascul...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Irons BK,Mazzolini TA,Greene RS

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial lung penetration is thought to be predictive of efficacy in the treatment of lower respiratory tract infections. Lung penetration studies are commonly conducted with new antimicrobial agents to elucidate their potential utility in treating such infections. Although some very useful information may emerge...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Ritrovato CA,Deeter RG

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：:The traditional role of theophylline as a bronchodilator has been expanded by recent findings that suggest this drug has more than smooth muscle relaxant properties. Several investigators indicate that theophylline has an inotropic effect on respiratory muscle, causing enhanced muscular contraction and prevention of m...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Landsberg KF,Vaughan LM,Heffner JE

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：:Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common form of valvular heart disease. A detailed diagnostic workup is necessary to promptly stage and classify disease severity to determine optimal management. Medical therapy and valvuloplasty are options that fail to delay or reverse disease progression. Surgical aortic valve repla...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Kalich BA,Allender JE,Hollis IB

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00