Asian and Asian-American college students' awareness of osteoporosis.

abstract：:A 12-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis was diagnosed with a high-grade glioma after radiographic and biopsy results confirmed the primary intracranial lesion. She was treated with single-agent erlotinib during and after daily localized radiation therapy. Pharmacokinetic studies were conducted to assess the effect of ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Christiansen SR,Broniscer A,Panetta JC,Stewart CF

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Torsade de pointes is a rare but potentially fatal ventricular arrhythmia that is often triggered by drugs that prolong the rate-corrected QT (QTc) interval. This arrhythmia has been attributed to levacetylmethadol and methadone, synthetic opioids used to treat heroin addiction. Levacetylmethadol, a derivative of meth...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Krantz MJ,Garcia JA,Mehler PS

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 87-year-old African-American man came to the internal medicine clinic for a routine anticoagulation management visit. He had no complaints. His medical history was significant for stage IV-A follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension. His long-term drug therapy consisted of warfarin, f...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Lee NJ,Fermo JD

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diazepam is frequently the subject of review by various agencies and institutions charged with determining whether or not to substitute another, more economical drug--in most instances, chlordiazepoxide. A review of the comparative literature has shown that, on clinical and pharmacokinetic grounds, chlordiazepoxide is...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Baskin SI,Esdale A

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine whether glomerular filtration rate (GFR) changes during induction chemotherapy in children with leukemia, and to examine GFR as a determinant of pharmacokinetic variability of methotrexate clearance. DESIGN:Prospective, unblinded observational study in consecutive patients. SETTING:A res...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Murry DJ,Synold TW,Pui CH,Rodman JH

更新日期：1995-03-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the pharmacokinetics and dose-proportionality of four dose strengths (5, 10, 20, and 40 mg) of oxymorphone extended release (ER) under both single-dose and steady-state conditions. DESIGN:Randomized, three-period, four-sequence, crossover study. SETTING:Bioavailability clinic. SUBJECTS:Tw...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Adams MP,Ahdieh H

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients infected with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) that goes untreated, therapeutic options are limited once the disease decompensates, and orthotopic liver transplantation is often the only treatment available to save the patient's life. After liver transplantation, combined therapy with hepatitis B immune glo...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： McGonigal KH,Bajjoka IE,Abouljoud MS

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical hemostasis may be achieved by using a number of physical, chemical, or biologic methods. One such method is with topical thrombin; however, one member of that class of drugs, bovine-derived thrombin, is associated with potentially serious consequences such as development of immune-mediated coagulopathy. This ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Naoum JJ

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although studies have shown that patients can distinguish probable adverse drug reactions (ADRs) from adverse clinical events (ACEs) caused by other factors, it is not known whether these attribution judgments add any independent validity to other accepted methods of identifying ADRs, such as physician assessments or ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Fisher S,Bryant SG,Kent TA,Davis JE

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-six indigent patients hospitalized within 6 months of study initiation and who met criteria were enrolled in a 6-month assistance program to determine if provision of both medical care and prescription drugs at no cost would be associated with a change in overall health care charges secondary to a change in the...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Nykamp D,Ruggles D

更新日期：2000-02-01 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：:Certain enteric ailments are particularly common among homosexual men. They are primarily infectious diseases and include not only such common venereal diseases as gonorrhea and syphilis but also infections not usually regarded as being sexually transmitted. Among the latter are shigellosis, salmonellosis, giardiasis,...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Baker RW,Peppercorn MA

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of Niaspan--a niacin preparation with both immediate- and extended-release characteristics--on lipid and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes. DESIGN:Retrospective study SETTING:Private-practice endocrinology group. PATIENTS:Thirty-two patients (mean age 60 yrs; 7...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Kane MP,Hamilton RA,Addesse E,Busch RS,Bakst G

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：: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：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：:Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) affects nearly 1 in 10 women. Thus, it is essential for pharmacists and other health care providers to be comfortable when discussing a patient's sexual health to ensure appropriate triage so that the specific causes of HSDD can be identified and potential recommendations provi...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Lodise NM

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a systematic review of randomized, controlled, monotherapy trials since 1990 of oral antihypertensive agents in patients with essential hypertension. Our objective was to quantify the frequency of discontinuation of antihypertensive agents due to adverse events from a meta-analysis of the studies. A total...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Ross SD,Akhras KS,Zhang S,Rozinsky M,Nalysnyk L

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Good admissions decisions are essential for identifying successful students and good practitioners. Various parameters have been shown to have predictive power for academic success. Previous academic performance, the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT), and specific prepharmacy courses have been suggested as acade...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Allen DD,Bond CA

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For convenience, many pediatric hospitals are preparing solutions for continuous nebulized albuterol using the 0.5% 20-ml multidose albuterol dropper bottle. This product contains benzalkonium chloride (BAC) that, by itself, produces bronchospasm that is dose dependent and cumulative. The bronchoconstrictive effects o...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Prabhakaran S,Abu-Hasan M,Hendeles L

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency of medication errors, as well as the severity of harm resulting from these errors, related to the prescription, transcription, preparation, and administration of parenteral nutrition formulations. DESIGN:Prospective, observational study. SETTING:471-bed, academic teaching ho...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Sacks GS,Rough S,Kudsk KA

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug-induced neutropenia and agranulocytosis are rare adverse events but can be fatal. Neutropenia can be induced by a myriad of drugs from almost every pharmacologic class. Octreotide is a somatostatin analog that has been used to treat variceal bleeding, acromegaly, and severe diarrhea associated with metastatic tum...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Tse SS,Kish T

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immune system is a complex network of components functioning to provide host defense. This network consists of immunologic cells and their products (e.g., interleukins and colony-stimulating factors), organs, tissues, complement, and major histocompatibility complex antigens. These components are organized into sp...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： McIntyre WJ,Tami JA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who suffer an acute ischemic stroke are at risk for both hemorrhagic transformation and recurrent ischemic stroke in the acute post-stroke period. Oral anticoagulants are recommended for secondary stroke prevention in patients with AF. The optimal time to initiate anticoagulant t...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Smythe MA,Parker D,Garwood CL,Cuker A,Messé SR

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of acid suppression has been advanced by therapeutics of increasing specificity for inhibiting gastric acid secretion. Particularly important are proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which inhibit the activity of the gastric acid pump (H+,K(+)-adenosine triphosphatase), the final common step in gastric acid produc...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Sachs G

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graves' disease is an autoimmune process in which the thyroid gland is stimulated by autoantibodies, leading to hyperthyroidism. Graves' disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroid function, primarily affecting women in their 40s and 50s. Treatment may involve oral radioiodine, which is taken up by the follicular...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Kolade VO,Bosinski TJ,Ruffy EL

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：: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：:Two patients with chronic kidney disease experienced a major bleeding event, retroperitoneal hematoma, requiring a blood transfusion after the administration of enoxaparin. The first patient was a 61-year-old Caucasian woman with multiple comorbidities, including chronic kidney disease stage 4. She received subcutaneo...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Malik A,Capling R,Bastani B

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00