Low-dosage methotrexate for treatment and maintenance of remission in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

abstract：:We characterized the effects of peracetic acid-hydrogen peroxide (PAHP) reprocessing on hemodialyzer permeability to water and solutes of various molecular weights and compared these effects within and between dialyzers. An aqueous-based solution containing urea, creatinine, vancomycin, inulin, myoglobin, and albumin ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Scott MK,Mueller BA,Sowinski KM

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certification of pharmacotherapy specialists is proceeding smoothly. Modifications to the examination process, which include reapportioning domains, offering the examination at several sites, and establishing the recertification process, have occurred. The guidelines for petitioners and structure of specialization con...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Zarowitz BJ,Vlasses PH,Dukes GE,Gal P,Miller WA,Porter WC,Rush DR,Schneider P,Talbert RL

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis continues to plague humanity. In the United States, conditions have taken a decided turn for the worse, with an increasing frequency of infection and the spread of multiple-drug-resistant strains. A number of strategies are available to improve the management of this epidemi...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Peloquin CA

更新日期：1993-11-01 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：:A 76-year-old man developed akinetic mutism after 3 days of receiving low-dosage baclofen. Electroencephalography showed a diffusely slow background with intermittent generalized sharp wave discharges. The condition resolved after discontinuing baclofen. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of baclofen-in...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Rubin DI,So EL

更新日期：1999-04-01 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：:Advances in the care of critically ill patients and in diagnostic techniques, such as fiberoptic endoscopy, have enabled greater recognition of stress-related mucosal damage (SRMD). This condition is distinguished from chronic peptic ulcer disease by its greater number of lesions, proximal location in the acid-produci...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Peura DA

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Neurocritically ill patients have clinically significant alterations in pharmacokinetic parameters of renally eliminated medications that may result in subtherapeutic plasma and cerebrospinal fluid antibiotic concentrations. METHODS:We conducted a prospective randomized open-label study of adult neurocriticall...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Kassel LE,Van Matre ET,Foster CJ,Fish DN,Mueller SW,Sherman DS,Wempe MF,MacLaren R,Neumann RT,Kiser TH

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen percent of premenopausal women, 10-40% of postmenopausal women, and 10-25% of women receiving systemic hormone therapy experience urogenital atrophy. The most common symptoms are dryness, burning, pruritus, irritation, and dyspareunia. Estrogen loss, drugs, and chemical sensitivities are causes. Estrogen or ho...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Willhite LA,O'Connell MB

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To compare the effectiveness of darbepoetin alfa with epoetin alfa (recombinant human erythropoietin [rHuEPO]) for achieving transfusion independence and increasing hemoglobin concentrations in critically ill patients. DESIGN:Retrospective, descriptive study. SETTING:Level I trauma center intensive ca...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Voils SA,Harpe SH,Brophy GM

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the activity of CYP2D6, N-acetylation, and xanthine oxidase, three drug-metabolizing enzyme systems, in patients with cystic fibrosis and compare the findings with those in individuals without the disease. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:General pediatrics service. PATIENTS:Fift...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Bosso JA,Liu Q,Evans WE,Relling MV

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bar code technology has been used for 5 years to improve the efficiency of identifying and documenting clinical pharmacy services at our institution. Data for an entire year (1993) were analyzed to quantify the nature and magnitude of pharmacy services provided for critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICU)...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Zarowitz BJ,Petitta A,Rudis MI,Horst HM,Hyzy R

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence of hepatotoxicity in critically ill patients who were treated with voriconazole and to identify potential risk factors for voriconazole-associated hepatotoxicity in these patients. DESIGN:Single-center prospective observational study. SETTING:Intensive care unit (ICU) in a ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Wang Y,Wang T,Xie J,Yang Q,Zheng X,Dong W,Xing J,Wang X,Dong Y

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Olanzapine has been associated with insulin resistance and new-onset diabetes mellitus. A 27-year-old African-American man developed new-onset severe hyperglycemia-glucose 1240 mg/dl, with ketonuria and acidosis, but no weight gain-2 years after starting olanzapine. Although his diabetes was stabilized with insulin, h...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Seaburg HL,McLendon BM,Doraiswamy PM

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decades of overuse and misuse of antibiotics have turned the resistance problem into a crisis. Preventive and corrective measures are urgently needed. This article presents a broad overview of the status of antimicrobial resistance. Resistance in key bacterial pathogens such as enterococci, staphylococci, pneumococci,...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Rybak MJ

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are limited markers that could facilitate individualized tacrolimus treatment in the early posttransplantation period. Genetic factors have been found to play critical roles in determining tacrolimus pharmacokinetics. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to examine the association of donor and recipient Toll-like recep...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Ou B,Liu Y,Zhang T,Sun Y,Chen J,Peng Z

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the formulary system for effective cost containment is becoming increasingly important. With antimicrobial agents taking up a large proportion of most pharmaceutical budgets, this group of agents is an obvious target for cost reduction. The responsible interchange of selected antimicrobial agents offers a ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Wright DB

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine if low-dose lovastatin in combination with niacin causes a greater percentage reduction in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol than lovastatin alone, and to determine if the combination increases the risk of serious adverse effects. design. Prospective, randomized, open-label, clinic...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Gardner SF,Schneider EF,Granberry MC,Carter IR

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiretroviral (ART) therapy for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has undergone significant changes over the past 30 years. Many single-tablet regimens (STRs), including newer fixed-dose combination (FDC) tablets, are available, offering patients several options for choosing a treatment re...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： McCoy C,Badowski M,Sherman E,Crutchley R,Smith E,Chastain DB,Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists.

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous unfractionated heparin (UFH) remains an important therapeutic agent, particularly in the inpatient setting, for anticoagulation. Historically, the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) has been the primary laboratory test used to monitor and adjust UFH. The aPTT test has evolved since the 1950s, and...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Vandiver JW,Vondracek TG

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical outcomes that measure how patients feel, function, or survive are the most important and relevant outcomes of therapy in clinical trials and in clinical practice. Surrogate end points, which do not directly measure clinical benefit to the patient, may function as substitutes for clinical end points in clinica...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Powers JH

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aztreonam is the first monobactam available for use in this country. A parenteral antibiotic, its antibacterial spectrum is limited to gram-negative aerobic pathogens. The drug's pharmacologic, pharmacokinetic, and toxicologic properties are reviewed. Based on early experience in pediatric patients, certain recommenda...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Bosso JA,Black PG

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the pharmacokinetics and use of intravenous human cytomegalovirus immune globulin (CytoGam) in allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT). DESIGN:Prospective, nonrandomized, nonblinded, single-center study. SETTING:University teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Five consecutive patients with he...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： DeRienzo SY,Chiang KY,O'Neal WM,Godder K,Abhyankar S,Christiansen NP,Bridges KD,Henslee-Downey PJ

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old woman with iron deficiency anemia required parenteral iron therapy and was treated with intravenous ferric gluconate. She tolerated the first dose, but after the second dose, she developed a tingling feeling all over her body, along with swelling in her hands and feet, and a rash with hives over most of ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Sane R,Baribeault D,Rosenberg CL

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) remains the major obstacle for successful allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT). The frequency of grade II or higher acute GVHD ranges from 30-50% in human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched sibling transplants and 50-80% in HLA-matched unrelated transplants. The mortality an...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Tse JC,Moore TB

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive fungal infections, especially candidiasis and aspergillosis, are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Many controversies surround the management of these infections. A critical overview of the recent Infectious Diseases Society of America practice guidelines is provided, as are comments on both the conun...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Kontoyiannis DP

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The death rate from coronary heart disease (CHD) declined by 25% in the United States during 1987-1997, but the actual number of deaths fell by only 9%. Modifiable risk factors for CHD include hypertension, elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, cigarette smoking, a...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Pieper JA

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major depression afflicts a significant percentage of the population, and optimum therapy is often limited by the poor tolerability and lethality in overdose of the tricyclic antidepressants. The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) fluoxetine, sertraline, and, more recently, paroxetine are viewed as welcom...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Nemeroff CB

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An area of unidirectional conduction block is one requirement for reentrant arrhythmias to occur. Functional block caused by dispersion of repolarization and refractoriness is the most probable mechanism of drug-induced unidirectional conduction block. We assessed the effects of lidocaine on spatial dispersion of myoc...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Sims JJ,Winecoff AP,Ujhelyi MR

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00