Guillain-Barré syndrome: epidemiology, pathophysiology and management.

abstract：UNLABELLED:Candesartan cilexetil is converted to the angiotensin II receptor antagonist candesartan during absorption from the gastrointestinal tract. The selective and competitive binding of candesartan to the angiotensin II type 1 (AT(1)) receptor prevents binding of angiotensin II, a key mediator in the renin-angiot...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Easthope SE,Jarvis B

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary arterial thrombolysis is becoming an established treatment of acute myocardial infarction. If given early enough, it recanalises occluded coronary arteries, salvages myocardial function and reduces mortality. A reduction of mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction has now been demonstrated for s...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Collen D,Lijnen HR,Todd PA,Goa KL

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mTOR pathway is implicated in the pathogenesis of lymphoma. Deeper understanding of the diversity and biological impact of this pathway has led to the development of specific inhibitors to this pathway. Preclinical data in cell lines, patient samples and disease models have bro...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Seiler T,Hutter G,Dreyling M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid, practical diagnostic scheme is the key to selecting proper candidates for treatment with bromocriptine. The evaluation centres around assays for prolactin and follicle stimulating hormone, polytomography and computerised axial tomography of the sella turcica and parasellar regions, and the ergot alkaloid, bro...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： March CM

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections in burn patients continue to be the primary source of morbidity and mortality. Topical antimicrobial therapy remains the single most important component of wound care in hospitalised burn patients. The goal of prophylactic topical antimicrobial therapy is to control microbial colonisation and prevent burn w...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Monafo WW,West MA

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results from prevalence, case-control, angiographic and echocardiographic investigations incriminate elevated fibrinogen levels as a strong independent risk factor for the occurrence of initial and recurrent cardiovascular events. Average fibrinogen levels are higher in women and persons with other risk factors includ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Kannel WB

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been a number of controlled trials of antacids in the treatment of patients with peptic ulcer disease. As a general rule the size of studies has been small and there have been difficulties ensuring adequate binding, because of the formulation and taste of the antacids. Despite these difficulties, antacids a...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Walt RP,Langman MJ

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the use of the fluoroquinolone antibiotics in the management of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in Southeast Asia. Numerous clinical trials performed in the region have shown that the quinolones are highly effective for treating uncomplicated gonorrhoea. Norfloxacin 800 mg, ofloxacin 400 mg, cip...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Sivayathorn A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-24-h sleep-wake disorder (non-24) is a circadian rhythm disorder occurring in 55-70% of totally blind individuals (those lacking conscious light perception) in which the 24-h biological clock (central, hypothalamic, circadian pacemaker) is no longer synchronized, or entrained, to the 24-h day. Instead, the overt r...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Emens JS,Eastman CI

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rupatadine (Rupafin, Rinialer, Rupax, Alergoliber) is a selective oral histamine H(1)-receptor antagonist that has also been shown to have platelet-activating factor (PAF) antagonist activity in vitro. It is indicated for use in seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR), perennial allergic rhinitis (PAR) and chronic idiopathic...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Keam SJ,Plosker GL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) combines an angiotensin II AT1 receptor blocker with a thiazide diuretic to produce additive blood pressure reductions without major effects on heart rate. HCTZ did not significantly alter valsartan pharmacokinetics; during combination therapy, HCTZ pharmacokinetics differed from t...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Langtry HD,McClellan KJ

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Azacitidine (Vidaza) is a pyrimidine nucleoside analogue of cytidine. Subcutaneous azacitidine was recently approved in the EU for the treatment of adults who are not eligible for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation and who have intermediate-2-risk or high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) [according to Intern...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Keating GM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension in pregnancy has implications for both maternal and fetal welfare. Extrapolation from concepts of mechanisms operating in hypertension in general to pregnancy-related hypertension is not justified. In the latter, the major features are a hyper-adrenergic state, plasma volume reduction and an increased sys...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Lubbe WF

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rilpivirine is an orally administered, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is a component drug in combination therapy for antiretroviral-naive patients with HIV-1 infection. The randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, multinational ECHO and THRIVE trials in antiretroviral-naive adult patients with HIV-...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Sanford M

更新日期：2012-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Bipolar disorder is a common and severe condition, and has a clinical outcome that is frequently sub-optimal. Only a small number of therapeutic options are currently available for the disorder. A growing range of novel therapeutic options for the treatment of bipolar disorder are under investigation. These include th...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Berk M,Segal J,Janet L,Vorster M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cidofovir is a nucleotide analogue which inhibits viral DNA polymerase and is effective against human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. It is phosphorylated to its active form by cellular enzymes. With the long intracellular half-life of its metabolites, cidofovir can be administered weekly during induction and every o...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Lea AP,Bryson HM

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Second-generation histamine H1 receptor antagonists (antihistamines) have been developed to reduce or eliminate the sedation and anticholinergic adverse effects that occur with older H1 receptor antagonists. This article evaluates second-generation antihistamines, including acrivastine, astemizole, azelastine, cetiriz...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Slater JW,Zechnich AD,Haxby DG

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clonidine transdermal therapeutic system (TTS) is a cutaneous delivery device which provides therapeutically effective doses of clonidine at a constant rate over 7 days. In clinical trials it reduces blood pressure in patients with mild to moderate hypertension as effectively as oral clonidine but with greater sta...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Langley MS,Heel RC

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza vaccines form the mainstay of public health and personal protection against infection with seasonal influenza viruses. These vaccines are designed to protect people against infection with the currently circulating influenza viruses. Since the late 1970s, this has required the use of a trivalent vaccine consi...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Barr IG,Jelley LL

更新日期：2012-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The studies reported here were designed to ascertain whether or not the new beta-lactam antibiotic, temocillin, would produce antibiotic-associated colitis in the hamster. The experiments were controlled with clindamycin and cefoxitin, which are known to induce antibiotic-associated colitis experimentally and clinical...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Boon RJ,Beale AS

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Canagliflozin (Invokana™), an oral selective sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, is under global development with Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. SGLT2 are mainly located in the proximal tubule of t...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Elkinson S,Scott LJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hand eczema is a common but frequently disabling skin condition which poses a significant social and economic burden. Although skin protection measures and topical therapies are fundamental in its management, some patients are refractory to first-line therapy with topical corticosteroids and require systemic t...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Blair HA,Scott LJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of a variety of inflammatory skin diseases was greatly changed by the introduction, in the early 1950s, of corticosteroids for topical use. Topical corticosteroids are still the most widely used drugs in dermatology, and many preparations with quite different potencies are now available. However, attempt...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Ortonne JP

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liposomes are versatile drug carriers which can be used to solve problems of drug solubility, instability and rapid degradation. Both hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs can be associated with liposomes and special techniques have been developed for the efficient loading of weak acids and weak bases into liposomes. Lipo...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Allen TM

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：SYNOPSIS:Acitretin (etretin), a second generation monoaromatic retinoid for use in the treatment of severe psoriasis and other dermatoses, is the major active metabolite of etretinate and possesses a similar therapeutic index; i.e. a similar ratio of clinical efficacy to adverse effects. When used alone at a maintenanc...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Pilkington T,Brogden RN

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of enalapril on clinical well-being, treadmill exercise performance, haemodynamic measurements, hormone levels, and plasma biochemistry in patients with moderate heart failure, were assessed in a 12-week placebo-controlled, double-blind study. Maintenance frusemide and digoxin treatment was continued throu...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Webster MW,Fitzpatrick MA,Hamilton EJ,Nicholls MG,Ikram H,Espiner EA,Wells JE

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacological treatment of epilepsy has made considerable progress during the last decade, due to improved knowledge of the clinical pharmacology of individual drugs, acquisition of new information on the factors affecting response and need for drug treatment, and development of promising new agents. Once a clin...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Beghi E,Perucca E

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcitonin is a peptide hormone secreted by the C-cells of the thyroid gland. A major physiological function of the hormone appears to be the protection of the skeleton against resorption in humans. It thus opposes the resorptive actions of parathyroid hormone and 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D. This action is utilised pharm...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Stevenson JC,Evans IM

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Etoposide is one of the most active agents for the therapy of lymphomas. Oral etoposide has proven to be active in and clearly beneficial for patients with previously treated lymphomas. The optimal dose and schedule of oral etoposide for use in combination chemotherapy are still uncertain, but low daily doses (50 to 1...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Greco FA

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new therapeutic options available to clinicians treating dyslipidaemia in the last decade have enabled effective treatment for many patients. The development of the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) have been a major advance in that they possess multiple pharmacological effects (pleiotropic effects) resulting...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Chong PH,Bachenheimer BS

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00