Telithromycin-induced digoxin toxicity and electrocardiographic changes.

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：: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：: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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the knowledge, attitudes, and interest of an inner-city population toward pharmacogenetic testing, with the primary objective of identifying facilitators and barriers toward pharmacogenetic testing; and secondary objectives of determining predictors of patient interest in pharmacogenetic testing a...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Lee YM,Manzoor BS,Cavallari LH,Nutescu EA

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:The efficacy of the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, and empagliflozin in reducing hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes is well documented. In addition, positive effects have been observed with these agents on nonglycemic variables, such as reductions in body we...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Trujillo JM,Nuffer WA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the effects of atorvastatin on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) particle size and C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations in patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis. Another objective was to compare the effects of atorvastatin on lipoprotein profiles as determined by direct ver...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Dornbrook-Lavender KA,Joy MS,Denu-Ciocca CJ,Chin H,Hogan SL,Pieper JA

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cephalosporins are often administered to prevent infections that can follow total joint replacements (TJR) and other arthroplastic procedures. However, recommendations contained within published guidelines and review articles vary greatly from those given by the manufacturer in product information circulars. Similarly...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Heath AF

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：:Bedaquiline is a diarylquinoline antitubercular drug with a novel mechanism of action against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Bedaquiline works by inhibiting bacterial adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthase and represents the first novel class of antituberculosis agents in more than 40 years. Bedaquiline is indicated for t...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Worley MV,Estrada SJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Females of childbearing age represent a large population of solid organ transplant recipients. With fertility commonly restored after transplantation, the possibility of pregnancy becomes a reality for many patients. Since the first published report of a successful pregnancy after solid organ transplantation in 1963, ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Casale JP,Doligalski CT

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is an idiosyncratic and uncommon but serious adverse effect that has been reported with both typical and atypical antipsychotic agents. We describe a 58-year-old man with Down syndrome and dementia who was receiving low-dose olanzapine and rivastigmine therapy; he developed NMS 4 m...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Stevens DL,Lee MR,Padua Y

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether low doses of phenytoin, which should be associated with few dose-related side effects, may increase the levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. Of 35 healthy adult men who consented to participate, 31 completed the study. They took no medications and consumed no alcohol during the stu...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： McKenney JM,Petrizzi KS,Briggs GC,Wright JT Jr

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiotoxicity due to tacrolimus is documented infrequently in the medical literature. Sinus bradycardia associated with intravenous tacrolimus occurred in a 15-year-old orthotopic liver transplant recipient. The mechanism of this adverse effect is unknown; however, it does not appear to be concentration dependent, an...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Cox TH,Baillie GM,Baliga P

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and costs of rabbit antithymocyte globulin (TMG) induction in patients who received kidney transplants from living unrelated donors. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Large academic medical center. PATIENTS:Eighty-seven patients who received kidney transplan...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Miller JT,Collins CD,Stuckey LJ,Luan FL,Englesbe MJ,Magee JC,Park JM

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：:A 71-year-old Caucasian woman was admitted to the hospital with right-sided weakness and slurred speech. Glioblastoma multiforme was diagnosed, and resection of the tumor was performed. During the patient's hospitalization, blood and urine cultures were obtained after her temperature rose to 103.3 degrees F. Four bloo...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Pound MW,Fulton KB,Chima CO

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence and severity of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) remain high across intensive care units in the United States despite national efforts to decrease this escalating health care burden. Most published literature and guidelines address treatment rather than prevention, yet this approach may be too downs...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Leedahl DD,Personett HA,Nagpal A,Barreto EF

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. population continues to experience an alarmingly high rate of unintended pregnancies that have an impact on individual families and society alike. Lack of effective contraception accounts for most unintended pregnancies, along with incorrect use of contraceptives. The most common reversible contraceptive meth...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Rafie S,McIntosh J,Shealy KM,Borgelt LM,Forinash A,Shrader SP,Koepf ER,McClendon KS,Griffin BL,Horlen C,Karaoui LR,Rowe EL,Lodise NM,Wigle PR

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exenatide is an incretin mimetic indicated for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in combination with a sulfonylurea, a thiazolidinedione, metformin, or metformin plus a sulfonylurea or thiazolidinedione. Exenatide lowers postprandial blood glucose levels by stimulating glucose-dependent insulin secretion, inhi...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Sheffield CA,Kane MP,Busch RS

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：:The newer quinolone antibiotics, including levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, and gatifloxacin, offer coverage of the likely pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and have been shown to be safe and effective treatments for CAP. Two of these agents, levofloxacin and gatifloxacin, have pharmacokinetic and antibacteri...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Press RA

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Midazolam is a commonly used sedative in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care unit (ICU) settings worldwide. We used a nine-step decision-making algorithm to determine whether therapeutic monitoring of midazolam in the ICU is warranted. Midazolam has a higher clearance and shorter half-li...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Spina SP,Ensom MH

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：: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：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：:This study compared limited sampling methods (LSM) of estimating area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) based on a Bayesian regularized neural network, the Bayesian approach, and multiple forward stepwise regression models from selected concentration-time points. Plasma concentration versus time d...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Ng CM

更新日期：2003-08-01 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：:The antiretroviral combination of emtricitabine-tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (FTC/TDF) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in individuals at high risk for acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in July 2012. Since then, Centers for Disease Control and...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Adams JL,Shelley K,Nicol MR

更新日期：2019-04-01 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