Parenteral ondansetron for the treatment of chemotherapy- and radiation-induced nausea and vomiting.

abstract：:Therapeutic goals for atrial fibrillation (AF) include ventricular rate control, stroke prevention, conversion to normal sinus rhythm, and maintenance of normal sinus rhythm. The optimal strategy of rate versus rhythm control for acute management of patients with AF is a continuing debate. However, selected patients m...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Slavik RS,Zed PJ

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the usage and cost of antibiotics in the United States and United Kingdom in children younger than 10 years. METHODS:A follow up of some 160,000 young children enrolled in U.S. private health insurance companies and an equal number in general practices in the United Kingdom in 2009, based on two ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Jick H,Wilson A,Chamberlin D

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To contrast the characteristics of two groups of anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) users-those with versus those without AAS dependence. DESIGN:Subanalysis of data from the Anabolic 500, a cross-sectional survey. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred twelve male AAS-dependent users and 367 AAS-nondependent users w...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Ip EJ,Lu DH,Barnett MJ,Tenerowicz MJ,Vo JC,Perry PJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the pharmacokinetics and plasma protein binding of eprosartan in hepatic disease. DESIGN:Single-dose, parallel-group study. SETTING:Oklahoma Foundation for Digestive Research, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. PATIENTS:Eight healthy subjects with norm...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Tenero D,Martin D,Chapelsky M,Ilson B,Boike S,Patterson S,Keogh J,Rodriguez S,Jorkasky D

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine clinical and microbiologic success in patients receiving adjunctive aerosolized antibiotics for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). DESIGN:Retrospective medical record review. SETTING:Level I trauma intensive care unit of a large academic medical center. PATIENTS:Fort...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Czosnowski QA,Wood GC,Magnotti LJ,Croce MA,Swanson JM,Boucher BA,Fabian TC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the legal, professional, and consumer status of prescribers dispensing legend and over-the-counter drugs in the United States. METHODS:Legal and academic databases were searched to identify those states that permit prescribers to dispense medications to patients and any limitations on such practi...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Munger MA,Ruble JH,Nelson SD,Ranker L,Petty RC,Silverstein S,Barton E,Feehan M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of diabetes mellitus has grown to staggering numbers, and its incidence is expected to rise in the next 2 decades. The need for novel approaches to treat hyperglycemia cannot be ignored. Current agents have been shown to modestly improve glycemia and in some cases prevent complications of diabetes, but ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Shah NK,Deeb WE,Choksi R,Epstein BJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the usage patterns of the lipid-based amphotericin B formulations at our institution and to compare the observed nephrotoxicity and efficacy of these formulations. DESIGN:Prospective and retrospective observational study SETTING:Urban 350-bed teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Sixty-seven nonhe...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Cannon JP,Garey KW,Danziger LH

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study documents a pharmacokinetic interaction between carbamazepine and cyclosporine (CsA) in pediatric renal transplant recipients. Noncompartmental steady-state CsA pharmacokinetics were determined in three pediatric renal transplant recipients who were receiving both CsA and carbamazepine as long-term therapy ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Cooney GF,Mochon M,Kaiser B,Dunn SP,Goldsmith B

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis, the great killer of Western society, probably is initiated when the balance of subendothelial lipoproteins and oxidation potential is upset. Oxidation products, especially oxidized low-density lipoprotein, set into motion the cascading of numerous pathways, culminating in the fibrous atherosclerotic p...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Meyers DG,Maloley PA

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if asthma control improves in patients who receive physician-pharmacist collaborative management (PPCM) during visits to primary care medical offices. DESIGN:Prospective pre-post study of patients who received the intervention in primary care offices for 9 months. The primary outcome was the sum...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Gums TH,Carter BL,Milavetz G,Buys L,Rosenkrans K,Uribe L,Coffey C,MacLaughlin EJ,Young RB,Ables AZ,Patel-Shori N,Wisniewski A

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate claims-related treatment adherence, health care resource utilization, and associated costs of therapy conversion from an insulin vial and syringe to a premixed biphasic insulin analog pen device among privately insured patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. DESIGN:Retrospective, longitudin...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Cobden D,Lee WC,Balu S,Joshi AV,Pashos CL

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paclitaxel is a novel antineoplastic that effects cytotoxicity by promoting intracellular tubulin polymerization and stabilizes abnormal microtubule structures against depolymerization. Although its clinical development had been hampered by misconceptions about its pharmacology, its scarcity, difficulties extracting i...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Kohler DR,Goldspiel BR

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial resistance among gram-positive organisms such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) continues to limit therapeutic options. The oxazolidinones are a synthetic class of agents now commonly relied on for the treatment of serious MRSA and VRE infect...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Rybak JM,Marx K,Martin CA

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outpatient transesophageal echocardiography was performed in a 69-year-old man with a history of aortic valve repair. During the procedure the patient became markedly cyanotic and hypotensive. Oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry decreased from 97% to the mid-80s. The man's condition continued to deteriorate. ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Wurdeman RL,Mohiuddin SM,Holmberg MJ,Shalaby A

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the success of an initial tobramycin dosing regimen to achieve target peak and trough concentrations in adult patients with pulmonary exacerbations of cystic fibrosis (CF). DESIGN:Retrospective single-center medical record review. SETTING:Large tertiary care academic medical center. PATIE...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Staubes BA,Metzger NL,Walker SD,Peasah SK

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) published an initial white paper on herbal products in 2000. Since then, the global market for natural products has continued to expand, with tens of millions of consumers using such products on an annual basis in the United States alone. However, despite this expansion...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Gabay M,Smith JA,Chavez ML,Goldwire M,Walker S,Coon SA,Gosser R,Hume AL,Musselman M,Phillips J,Abe AM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To categorize institutional review board (IRB) challenges and solutions encountered in a multicenter practice-based research network (PBRN) study and to assess the impact of IRB requirements on the willingness of individual principal investigators (PIs) to participate in future PBRN studies. DESIGN:Des...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Maclaughlin EJ,Ardery G,Jackson EA,Ives TJ,Young RB,Fike DS,Carter BL

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infections with adenoviruses (ADVs) can result in considerable mortality and morbidity in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Standard therapy for ADV infections in transplant recipients is not established. At our institution, intravenous cidofovir and immunoglobulin have been used to treat disseminated...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Permpalung N,Mahoney MV,Alonso CD

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：:Abstract Outbreaks of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in developing countries and recent headlines of an American traveling with a resistant variant of tuberculosis have brought XDR-TB into the spotlight. The World Health Organization and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ha...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Mitrzyk BM

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：:The management of heart failure is complex. Initiating and maintaining drug therapy in patients with heart failure can be challenging. Many factors influence the heart failure syndrome and are important to account for when evaluating these patients. Concomitant diseases such as ischemic heart disease and hypertension ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Gattis WA

更新日期：2000-11-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To identify the impact of penicillin versus alternative β-lactams on clinical outcomes in patients with penicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (PSSA) bacteremia. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Academic medical center. PATIENTS:Adult patients with PSSA bacteremia treated with a β-lactam a...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Shah MD,Wardlow LC,Stevenson KB,Coe KE,Reed EE

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：:Antihistamines and decongestants often are used interchangeably and in combination for a variety of upper respiratory illnesses ranging from allergic rhinitis to the common cold; yet, these two classes of drugs have distinct therapeutic actions. When administered alone, antihistamines are of no value in reducing nasal...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Hendeles L

更新日期：1993-11-01 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：:Fluconazole is a commonly prescribed antifungal agent with a favorable safety profile. A patient experienced agranulocytosis and eosinophilia associated with the drug. Similar bone marrow-suppressive effect due to the azoles is rarely described in the English-language literature. ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Wong-Beringer A,Shriner K

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colistin, the most widely used polymyxin antibiotic, was originally introduced in the late 1950s before the establishment of the present-day drug approval process. Originally shelved due to toxicity concerns, colistin, in the form of its inactive prodrug colistin methanesulfonate, has undergone a renaissance in the pa...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Ortwine JK,Kaye KS,Li J,Pogue JM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00