Levocetirizine: a review of its use in the management of allergic rhinitis and skin allergies.

abstract：:Developed by Bayer in Germany, nifedipine was shown to be effective in the treatment of patients with angina pectoris by Japanese investigators. Professor Kimura first reported the efficacy of nifedipine in patients with angina pectoris and those findings have been replicated in numerous trials conducted since then. C...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Hosoda S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A once-daily preservative-free fixed combination ophthalmic solution containing tafluprost 0.0015 % and timolol 0.5 % (hereafter referred to as tafluprost/timolol) [Taptiqom(®)] has been developed to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) whilst avoiding damage to the ocular surface associated with preservatives such as ben...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Hoy SM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Buflomedil hydrochloride is a vasoactive drug with a variety of pharmacodynamic properties. Importantly, it seems to improve nutritional blood flow in ischaemic tissue of patients with peripheral and/or cerebral vascular disease by a combination of pharmacological effects: inhibition of alpha-adrenoceptors, inhibition...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Clissold SP,Lynch S,Sorkin EM

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and safety of cefadroxil in the treatment of paediatric patients with a wide variety of infections were evaluated in a multicentre clinical trial. This study included 395 infants and children with Group A streptococcal pharyngitis, sinusitis, otitis media, bronchitis, pneumonia or bronchopneumonia, urinar...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Puhakka H,Virolainen E

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When to treat the patient who presents with ocular hypertension has been a question that has 'stumped' the ophthalmic community for decades. Population-based studies and intervention trials have provided the basis for understanding why we consider treating such patients. Although the EGPS (European Glaucoma Prevention...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Higginbotham EJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Teneligliptin is a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor that was approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Japan and Korea and is being researched in several countries. Teneligliptin is a potent, selective, and long-lasting DPP-4 inhibitor with a t½ of approximately 24 h and unique pharmacok...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Ceriello A,De Nigris V,Iijima H,Matsui T,Gouda M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovulation induction is the most common medical intervention for the treatment of infertility. Clomifene is generally the first treatment choice for patients with amenorrhoea, unless there is profound hypothalamic deficiency. When clomifene fails to induce ovulation, menotropins (human menopausal gonadotrophin) or gona...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Collins JA,Hughes EG

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The successful identification of a range of leukaemia-specific and lymphoma-specific antigens in recent years has stimulated efforts to develop therapeutic vaccination strategies. A number of clinical trials have established the safety and immunogenicity of vaccination against tumour antigens, although there are limit...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Rezvani K,de Lavallade H

更新日期：2011-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin glargine is a human insulin analogue prepared by recombinant DNA technology. Modification of the human insulin molecule at position A21 and at the C-terminus of the B-chain results in the formation of a stable compound that is soluble at pH 4.0, but forms amorphous microprecipitates in subcutaneous tissue from...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Dunn CJ,Plosker GL,Keating GM,McKeage K,Scott LJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzbromarone1 is a benzofuran derivative which lowers serum urate and increases urinary urate excretion in normal, hyperuricaemic and gouty subjects. In open short- and long-term studies benzbromarone reduced serum uric acid levels by one-third to one-half and maintained its effectiveness for periods of up to 8 years...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Heel RC,Brogden RN,Speight TM,Avery GS

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bevacizumab is a recombinant, humanized anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) monoclonal antibody that neutralizes the biological activity of VEGF and inhibits tumour angiogenesis. In two pivotal, well designed, phase III, clinical trials (GOG-0218 and ICON7) in women with advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopi...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Dhillon S

更新日期：2012-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Roxatidine acetate (HOE 760, TZU 0460) is a new H2-receptor antagonist which is more potent than cimetidine and ranitidine. A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted in healthy men to determine the effects of multiple oral doses of roxatidine acetate on unstimulated gastric acid secretion, and...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Lassman HB,Ho I,Puri SK,Sabo R,Scheffler MR

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin glulisine (Apidra) is a human insulin analogue approved for the improvement of glycaemic control in adults, adolescents and children with diabetes mellitus. It has similar binding properties, and is associated with a faster onset but similar level of glucose disposal, to regular human insulin (RHI). Insulin gl...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Garnock-Jones KP,Plosker GL

更新日期：2009-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:When peripheral decarboxylation is blocked by carbidopa or benserazide, the main metabolic pathway of levodopa is O-methylation by catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT). Entacapone and tolcapone are new potent, selective and reversible nitrocatechol-type COMT inhibitors. Animal studies have demonstrated that entacapone ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Kaakkola S

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On the basis of well documented biochemical and pharmacological data about the influence of drug mediated enzyme induction on the biotransformation of natural and synthetic sex steroids, practical consequences for hormonal steroid contraception are described and discussed. Clinical reports dealing with this problem ar...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Hempel E,Klinger W

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin degludec (Tresiba(®)) is an ultra-long-acting insulin analogue that is also available as a coformulation with rapid-acting insulin aspart (insulin degludec/insulin aspart) [Ryzodeg(®)]. Insulin degludec has a flat, stable glucose-lowering profile with a duration of action of >42 h, and less within-patient day-...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Keating GM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients frequently come to the emergency department for pain. For decades, ketamine has been used in the emergency department for procedural sedation but is now receiving attention as a potential alternative to opioids because of its unique analgesic effects. Additionally, ketamine's dissociative properties have made...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Sheikh S,Hendry P

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The geminal bisphosphonates are a new class of drugs characterised by a P-C-P bond. Consequently, they are analogues of pyrophosphate, but are resistant to chemical and enzymatic hydrolysis. The bisphosphonates bind strongly to hydroxyapatite crystals and inhibit their formation and dissolution. This physicochemical e...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Fleisch H

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hirsuties and androgenic alopecia are the patterns of hair growth in women which develop in a similar manner to that normally seen in men. This process is mediated by androgens. It may be due to increased hormone production or increased target organ sensitivity. The majority of patients with hirsuties may be adequatel...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Barth JH

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is an unpleasant sensation that originates from ongoing or impending tissue damage. Management of different types of pain (acute, postoperative, inflammatory, neuropathic or cancer) is the most frequent issue encountered by clinicians and pharmacological therapy is the first line of approach for the treatment of ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Guindon J,Walczak JS,Beaulieu P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discharge from the ear can be the result of many disease processes. The ear may discharge blood, pus, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or wax. Keratosis obturans, stenosis of the external meatus and benign tumours of the external meatus all lead to wax build-up, which may cause recurrent attacks of otitis externa. Malignant ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Ruddy J,Bickerton RC

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) play a key role in the development of atherosclerotic lesions, they are not a homogeneous cell type. Myosin has been used as a marker of SMC differentiation in order to identify distinct SMC populations in the adult rabbit aorta. The medial layer of the normal adult aorta c...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Pauletto P,Da Ros S,Zoleo M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) is crucial in B-cell development and survival. The role of BTK as a downstream kinase in the B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling pathway is well described. As a key player in the pathogenesis of B-cell malignancies, targeting of dysregulated BCR signaling has been explored by development of ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： da Cunha-Bang C,Niemann CU

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Olaratumab (Lartruvo™) is a fully human IgG1 monoclonal antibody targeted against the human platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptor α (PDGFRα). It was developed by Eli Lilly and Co. (previously ImClone Systems) after PDGFRα was identified as a potential therapeutic target in a variety of cancers. Olaratumab act...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Shirley M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Oxaliplatin is a platinum compound that inhibits DNA synthesis, primarily by causing intrastrand cross-links in DNA. Oxaliplatin has a broad spectrum of antineoplastic activity and has demonstrated a lack of cross-resistance with other platinum compounds. In patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, intrav...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Culy CR,Clemett D,Wiseman LR

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MenB-FHbp (bivalent rLP2086; Trumenba®) is a recombinant protein-based vaccine targeting Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B (MenB), which has recently been licensed in the EU for active immunization to prevent invasive disease caused by MenB in individuals ≥ 10 years of age. The vaccine, which contains a variant from ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Shirley M,Taha MK

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four medicinal cancer biological blockbusters will end their patent lifespan by 2020. It is estimated that the total market for cancer biologicals will reach approximately US$68 billion at that time. Approximately 20 biosimilars have entered the European market since the launch of the original approval guidelines in 2...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Camacho LH

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cefdinir (Omnicef) is an oral third-generation cephalosporin with good in vitro activity against many pathogens commonly causative in community-acquired infections. The drug provides good coverage against Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis and penicillin-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae, the most common...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Perry CM,Scott LJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review describes the tolerability profile of nimesulide as documented in a global assessment of the clinical data available to Helsinn for this drug. Data from 151 trials were considered and the relevant case report forms and study reports were used as source information. The analysis was conducted using between-...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Fusetti G,Magni E,Armandola MC

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Japanese encephalitis vaccine IC-51 (IXIARO) is an inactivated virus (strain SA(14)-14-2) that is manufactured in cultured Vero cells and is currently being developed for preventive vaccination against the Japanese encephalitis virus. black triangle Administration of IXIARO as a two-dose treatment in healthy adult...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Duggan ST,Plosker GL

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00