Pharmacologic interventions for the management of critical bleeding.

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：: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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To establish the clinical equivalence (noninferiority) of one tablet containing abacavir 300 mg-lamivudine 150 mg-zidovudine 300 mg (Trizivir) versus a tablet containing lamivudine 150 mg-zidovudine 300 mg (Combivir) given with one abacavir (ABC) 300-mg tablet, administered twice/day, in antiretroviral-...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Fischl MA,Burnside AE Jr,Farthing CE,Thompson MA,Bellos NC,Williams VC,Kauf TL,Wannamaker PG,Shaefer MS,ESS40005 Study Team.

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Buspirone is the first of a new class of anxioselective agents, the azaspirodecanediones. It achieves peak serum concentrations within one hour and has a serum half-life of 2 to 5 hours. Animal studies have suggested antianxiety activity and the absence of abuse potential. Buspirone is both a dopamine agonist and anta...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Goldberg HL

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) affects nearly 1 in 10 women. Thus, it is essential for pharmacists and other health care providers to be comfortable when discussing a patient's sexual health to ensure appropriate triage so that the specific causes of HSDD can be identified and potential recommendations provi...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Lodise NM

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To develop and validate an improved unfractionated heparin (UFH) dosage protocol, using antifactor Xa levels as the outcome variable. DESIGN:Prospective case series. SETTING:A 625-bed, adults-only private, tertiary care teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Three hundred seventy-two patients receiving UFH for...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Rosborough TK,Shepherd MF

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To evaluate hepatic cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 activity in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) using the erythromycin breath test (ERMBT), and to examine the relationship of the ERMBT to plasma concentrations of indinavir and nelfinavir. DESIGN:Prospective observational study....

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Slain D,Pakyz A,Israel DS,Monroe S,Polk RE

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a method for measuring the efficacy of a single dose of an analgesic for 12 hours after administration to outpatients with postoperative oral surgery pain. Using a self-rating record, patients evaluate their pain and its relief for 12 hours after medication. We have used this method successfully in a...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Beaver WT,Forbes JA,Shackleford RW

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic drug metabolism is altered in critically ill patients. The etiology and mechanisms of the alterations are not clearly understood and are difficult to address in clinical studies. For this reason, in vitro and animal models were developed to investigate the effects of critical illness on hepatic drug metabolism...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： McKindley DS,Hanes S,Boucher BA

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess the influence of withholding continuous enteral nutrition for 1 hour before and after warfarin administration compared with the coadministration of warfarin with continuous enteral nutrition on changes in international normalized ratios (INRs). DESIGN:Retrospective, crossover case series. SE...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Dickerson RN,Garmon WM,Kuhl DA,Minard G,Brown RO

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is the third most common cause of death in the United States and is the number one cause of long-term disability. Legislative mandates, largely the result of the American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, and Brain Attack Coalition working cooperatively, have resulted in nationwide standardization...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Baldwin K,Orr S,Briand M,Piazza C,Veydt A,McCoy S

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：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：:Verapamil hydrochloride, a prototype calcium antagonist, is now marketed in the United States for the acute treatment of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias and for chronic management of vasospastic and chronic stable angina. It inhibits the slow inward channel in in the heart and blocks calcium influx in smooth muscle....

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Baky SH,Singh BN

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information on amphotericin B use patterns and infusion-related adverse events were prospectively collected from 397 hospitalized adults. The methods of initiating amphotericin B varied greatly, with the majority of patients being gradually titrated to a full maintenance dose over 1-5 days. Overall, 71% of patients ex...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Grasela TH Jr,Goodwin SD,Walawander MK,Cramer RL,Fuhs DW,Moriarty VP

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of telephone follow-up on the physical well-being dimension of health-related quality of life in patients with cancer. DESIGN:Randomized, controlled trial. SETTING:Public teaching hospital. PATIENTS:One hundred fifty patients with cancer who were discharged to home from the hospital....

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Beney J,Devine EB,Chow V,Ignoffo RJ,Mitsunaga L,Shahkarami M,McMillan A,Bero LA

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atorvastatin calcium is an HMG-coenzyme A (CoA) reductase inhibitor that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on December 17, 1996. Like other such agents, it inhibits the action of HMG-CoA reductase and thereby decreases endogenous cholesterol synthesis, leading to a decrease in circulating low-density li...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Chong PH,Seeger JD

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormonal emergency contraceptives have been used to prevent unwanted pregnancy for more than 3 decades. The mechanisms of action of the regimen containing a combination of estrogen and progestin, known as the Yuzpe regimen, and those of the levonorgestrel regimen continue to be controversial, especially over the possi...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Leung VW,Levine M,Soon JA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 200 patients with moderate to moderately severe anxiety we compared the anxiolytic efficacy and safety of alprazolam and lorazepam. Dosing was flexible and ranged from 1 to 4.5 mg/day of alprazolam and from 2 to 9 mg/day of lorazepam. The mean daily dose at the end of the...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Cohn JB,Wilcox CS

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is a worldwide epidemic often complicated by multiple comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Bariatric surgery is an increasingly common and effective weight-loss strategy for obese patients that may result in resolution of metabolic-related disease states, such as T2DM. Although bariatric s...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Howard ML,Steuber TD,Nisly SA

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess patients' perception of care delivery by anticoagulation clinics (ACs) throughout Alberta, Canada. DESIGN:Prospective postal survey. SETTING:Therapy provision by an AC to ambulatory-based patients for a minimum of 3 months across the province. PATIENTS:A total of 1687 patients (67.9%) recei...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Bungard TJ,Barry AR,Jones C,Brocklebank C

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence of hepatotoxicity in critically ill patients who were treated with voriconazole and to identify potential risk factors for voriconazole-associated hepatotoxicity in these patients. DESIGN:Single-center prospective observational study. SETTING:Intensive care unit (ICU) in a ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Wang Y,Wang T,Xie J,Yang Q,Zheng X,Dong W,Xing J,Wang X,Dong Y

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of amlodipine and valsartan in African-American patients with hypertension using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, double-blind, crossover comparison study. SETTING:University-affiliated cardiac center clinic. PATIENTS:Twenty African-...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Maciejewski S,Mohiuddin SM,Packard KA,Mooss AN,Reyes AP,Aryana A,Hilleman DE

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) are safe and effective in the treatment of venous thromboembolic disease. Since they require less therapeutic monitoring than unfractionated heparin and may be administered to outpatients, it is possible to decrease overall health care costs of patients diagnosed with deep vein th...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Yurkowski P

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain demographic, practice, staffing, and pharmacist satisfaction variables may contribute to dispensing errors. A survey was randomly mailed to 7298 (50%) Texas pharmacists, of which 2862 were returned (39% response rate). Responders were 2437 pharmacists who indicated that they were in practice. Of these, 535 (23...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Bond CA,Raehl CL

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients who experienced pain after surgery were administered a single dose of 1 of 3 treatments: acetaminophen 1000 mg, codeine phosphate 60 mg, or a combination of these. Patients rated their pain intensity on ordinal and visual analog scales just prior to medication and at intervals thereafter for up to 5 hours. Th...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Gertzbein SD,Tile M,McMurty RY,Kellam JF,Hunter GA,Keith RG,Harsanyi Z,Luffman J

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the ability of seven widely known herbal references and electronic databases to answer questions about herbal products asked at drug information centers. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Five academic and institutional drug information centers. METHODS:Fifty-seven herbal-related ques...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Walker JB

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relationship between impaired renal function and antifactor Xa activity in patients receiving dalteparin. DESIGN:Open-label prospective study. SETTING:Inpatient and outpatient units of a large teaching hospital. SUBJECTS:Eleven patients with renal impairment and 11 control subjects wi...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Shprecher AR,Cheng-Lai A,Madsen EM,Cohen HW,Sinnett MJ,Wong ST,Billett HH

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00