Variability in polyene content and cellular toxicity among deoxycholate amphotericin B formulations.

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：:A hiccup is a myoclonic jerk of the diaphragm, and cases of hiccups may last for more than 48 hours (persistent hiccups) or even more than 2 months (intractable hiccups). Current pharmacologic treatment of persistent or intractable hiccups mainly includes antidopaminergic drugs. We describe the case of a 60-year-old m...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Naro A,Bramanti P,Calabrò RS

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, there have been many updates in hormonal emergency contraception. Levonorgestrel emergency contraception has been available for several years to prevent pregnancy when used within 72 hours after unprotected intercourse or contraceptive failure, and it was recently approved for nonprescription status f...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Shrader SP,Hall LN,Ragucci KR,Rafie S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has resulted in significant morbidity and mortality reductions. Lifelong antiretroviral therapy must be incorporated into each patient's medical regimen. Patients with HIV may also have simultaneous chronic medical conditions, resultin...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Fulco PP,Zingone MM,Higginson RT

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Widespread anecdotal use of sublingual tacrolimus administration has arisen, although little literature exists to guide practice. Given the paucity of data, we conducted a survey to evaluate the practice of sublingual tacrolimus administration at transplant centers across the United States and evaluated the literature...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Doligalski CT,Liu EC,Sammons CM,Silverman A,Logan AT

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of alfuzosin treatment on rate and time of stone expulsion in patients with uncomplicated distal ureteral stones. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Prospective, randomized, open-label, controlled study. Patients > 18 years of age presenting to the outpatient urology clinic with uncompl...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： El Said NO,El Wakeel L,Kamal KM,Morad Ael R

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 53-year-old woman with an intraabdominal infection secondary to Candida albicans experienced hyperbilirubinemia after receiving amphotericin B in two different formulations--amphotericin B deoxycholate and amphotericin B lipid complex. Only a few case reports of amphotericin B-induced hyperbilirubinemia have been do...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Olin JL,Spooner LM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is an important medical problem that affects millions of patients each year. With appropriate prophylaxis, many of these thromboembolic events can be prevented. Although strong evidence supporting VTE prophylaxis spans several decades, several large American and global registries have docu...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Dobesh PP,Wittkowsky AK,Stacy Z,Dager WE,Haines ST,Lopez LM,Nutescu E,Phillips KW,Trujillo TC,Vondracek T

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:Hospital pharmacists are often consulted for their knowledge about coagulation and therapeutic interventions for the management of critical bleeding. Many pharmacotherapies are available for this purpose, both systemic and topical, and others are in development. These agents and their mechanisms of action are reviewed...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Voils S

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well recognized that drug absorption from the gastrointestinal tract is influenced by gastric and intestinal motility, surface area available for absorption, and physicochemical properties of the drug. Disease and surgery have been shown to alter these factors. Consequently, drug absorption can be altered as wel...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Gubbins PO,Bertch KE

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conditions in which antidepressants have been used include diabetic neuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia, headaches, arthritis, chronic back pain, cancer, thalamic pain, facial pain, and phantom limb pain. Although much of the available information is derived from inadequately controlled trials, it seems that antidepres...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Egbunike IG,Chaffee BJ

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction require immediate reperfusion therapy. Reperfusion therapy can be provided by either pharmacologic or mechanical means. Pharmacologic reperfusion therapy consists of administering fibrinolytics, whereas mechanical reperfusion consists of performing percuta...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Dobesh PP,Kasiar JB

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective cohort study was conducted in 35 hospitals with oncology units to determine the incidence of symptomatic cardiotoxicity in patients receiving continuous infusions of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), and to identify risk factors that could contribute to the development of 5-FU-associated cardiotoxicity. A sample of...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Meyer CC,Calis KA,Burke LB,Walawander CA,Grasela TH

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The systemic polymyxins, colistin and polymyxin B, are increasingly used for multidrug-resistant bacterial infections and have a long history of dose-limiting toxicity. This review summarizes the most recent available information about the mechanisms, incidence, risk factors, and minimization strategies for polymyxin ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Justo JA,Bosso JA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In October 2009, a 2-day, multistakeholder, national conference was held in Rockville, Maryland, to discuss and propose methods to improve the drug-drug interaction (DDI) evidence base and its evaluation and integration into clinical decision support (CDS) systems. The conference featured participants representing con...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Hines LE,Malone DC,Murphy JE

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Burkholderia cepacia complex, Elizabethkingia spp., Chryseobacterium spp., Achromobacter spp., and Alcaligenes spp. are less-common non-lactose-fermenting bacteria that have emerged as important opportunistic pathogens. Patients at the highest risk for these infections include the immunoc...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Spencer HK,Spitznogle SL,Borjan J,Aitken SL

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of acarbose on glycemic control and glycemic variability, using a continuous glucose-monitoring system, in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who were not well controlled on metformin and vildagliptin therapy. DESIGN:Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled s...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Derosa G,Franzetti I,Querci F,D'Angelo A,Maffioli P

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rituximab has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration in combination with methotrexate for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in patients who failed to achieve adequate benefit from tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors. Rituximab is a biologic agent that depletes peripheral B cells--an act...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Schuna AA

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ziconotide intrathecal infusion was recently approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of intractable severe chronic pain. Patients with neuropathic pain make up a significant population among those who experience chronic pain for which there are less than optimal pharmacotherapeutic...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Wermeling DP,Berger JR

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apixaban, a direct factor Xa inhibitor, is a novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC) indicated for prevention of embolic events in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. The agent is associated with a lower risk of bleeding compared with vitamin K antagonists such as warfarin. Hemopericardium is a life-threatening ble...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Sigawy C,Apter S,Vine J,Grossman E

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This commentary from the 2010 Task Force on Acute Care Practice Model of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy was developed to compare and contrast the "unit-based" and "service-based" orientation of the clinical pharmacist within an acute care pharmacy practice model and to offer an informed opinion concerning w...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： American College of Clinical Pharmacy.,Haas CE,Eckel S,Arif S,Beringer PM,Blake EW,Lardieri AB,Lobo BL,Mercer JM,Moye P,Orlando PL,Wargo K

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 26-year-old woman developed significant unilateral anterior cervical and supraclavicular lymphadenopathy 3 days after receiving her first dose (of a total of three doses) of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine. She had no history of lymphadenopathy after other previous immunizations, and had received no vaccines oth...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Studdiford J,Lamb K,Horvath K,Altshuler M,Stonehouse A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In an era of increasing polypharmacy, adverse drug effects such as ototoxicity have significant public health implications. Despite the availability of evidence, many health care professionals may not know the risk of ototoxicity in common medications. Therefore, the aim of this review is to provide a compreh...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Rizk HG,Lee JA,Liu YF,Endriukaitis L,Isaac JL,Bullington WM

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of reteplase administration in clearing hemodialysis catheters. DESIGN:Open-label, uncontrolled, observational trial. SETTING:University medical center. PATIENTS:Thirty-four patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing long-term hemodialysis. INTERVENTION:Patients had du...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Hilleman DE,Dunlay RW,Packard KA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of a high-fat breakfast on single-dose, zidovudine (ZDV) pharmacokinetics. DESIGN:Open-label, randomized, crossover study. PATIENTS:Eighteen asymptomatic subjects (12 men, 6 women) infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (mean CD4 cell counts of 512 +/- 178/mm3). INTERV...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Shelton MJ,Portmore A,Blum MR,Sadler BM,Reichman RC,Morse GD

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with various rheumatologic and inflammatory disease states commonly require drugs known to decrease the inflammatory or autoimmune response for adequate control of their condition. Such drugs include nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitors, corticosteroids, disease-modi...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Busti AJ,Hooper JS,Amaya CJ,Kazi S

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:A safe alternative to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents to treat anemia is warranted in patients with cancer and anemia; thus the objective of this trial was to compare the efficacy and safety of intravenous (IV) iron isomaltoside with oral iron in patients with cancer and anemia by testing the noninfer...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Birgegård G,Henry D,Glaspy J,Chopra R,Thomsen LL,Auerbach M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polypharmacy has been found to have potentially negative consequences for patients due to use of potentially inappropriate medications, as well as increased risk of drug interactions and adverse effects. Deprescribing has been proposed as a method of improving medication use throughout a patient's course of care. This...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Bemben NM

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 120 patients who received an initial prescription of iron from a resident physician in internal medicine to determine how accurately house officers diagnose iron-deficiency anemia before initiating iron therapy. Each patient's laboratory records were reviewed for the 3-month p...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Abernathy KA,Meuleman JR

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00