Current options in antifungal pharmacotherapy.

abstract：:Ziconotide intrathecal infusion was recently approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of intractable severe chronic pain. Patients with neuropathic pain make up a significant population among those who experience chronic pain for which there are less than optimal pharmacotherapeutic...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Wermeling DP,Berger JR

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:A safe alternative to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents to treat anemia is warranted in patients with cancer and anemia; thus the objective of this trial was to compare the efficacy and safety of intravenous (IV) iron isomaltoside with oral iron in patients with cancer and anemia by testing the noninfer...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Birgegård G,Henry D,Glaspy J,Chopra R,Thomsen LL,Auerbach M

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：: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：:Acute graft-versus-host disease remains a devastating complication following hematopoietic cell transplantation, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. Vast research efforts continue to refine or develop new means of prediction, assessment, prevention, and treatment of this syndrome. Recent updates in acute g...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： DiMaggio E

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：:Hypertension remains a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The optimal choice of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment regimens is based on a plethora of published literature. This compilation is the initial update to the Key Articles and Guidelines in the Management of Hypertension authored by member...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Gaffney SM,de Denus S,Olson KL,Ripley TL,Robinette B,Summers KM,Spencer AP

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphoid malignancies comprise a heterogeneous group of disorders originating from clonal proliferation of B or T lymphocytes. Treatment of lymphoid neoplasms has traditionally been pursued with cytotoxic chemotherapy. To improve efficacy and ameliorate the adverse effects associated with classic chemotherapy, molecul...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Bhatt V,Alejandro L,Michael A,Ganetsky A

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of eosinophilic pneumonia due to ceftaroline used for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia associated with a postoperative spinal infection. Our patient developed shortness of breath and hypoxemia on the fifth week of ceftaroline therapy. Chest imaging disclosed dif...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Desai KR,Burdette SD,Polenakovik HM,Hagaman J,Pleiman CM

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative pain is one of the most common forms of acute pain. Optimal pain management decreases the stress response to surgery, reduces complications, improves recovery time, and results in improved economic and quality-of-life outcomes. A preoperative, multimodal approach to postoperative analgesia can be achieve...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Stephens JM,Pashos CL,Haider S,Wong JM

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our patient experienced acute renal failure but not fulminant hepatic failure from acetaminophen toxicity. OBJECTIVE:To review the clinical and laboratory characteristics of similar cases of acetaminophen nephrotoxicity. METHODS:A MEDLINE search and medical record search at two large teaching hospitals. R...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Eguia L,Materson BJ

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two analyses were conducted to compare the cost-effectiveness of different intravenous immunoglobulin (IGIV) formulations: IGIV purified by caprylate precipitation and chromatography (IGIV-C) and IGIV manufactured by an older solvent-detergent method (IGIV-S/D). The results indicated that IGIV-C is associated with cos...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Mahadevia PJ

更新日期：2005-11-01 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：:Verapamil and diltiazem are effective in terminating paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias and slowing ventricular response during atrial fibrillation or flutter. Results from clinical trials for each individual drug demonstrate comparative efficacy rates, and both drugs share the same contraindications and relativ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Cheiman DM,Shea BF,Kelly RA

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concerns about cross-allergenicity between sulfonamide antibiotics and nonantibiotic, sulfonamide-containing drugs persist and can complicate patients' drug therapy unnecessarily. No interaction between the human immune system and the sulfonamide functional group has been demonstrated. The immunologic determinant of t...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Brackett CC,Singh H,Block JH

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether early administration of adjuvant β-lactam in combination with vancomycin (COMBO) affects clinical outcomes compared to standard vancomycin therapy alone (STAN) among patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection. DESIGN:Retrospective, multic...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Casapao AM,Jacobs DM,Bowers DR,Beyda ND,Dilworth TJ,REACH-ID Study Group.

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) is a synthetic fibrinolytic protein which activates plasminogen or converts plasminogen to plasmin specifically in the presence of fibrin. With its "clot-selectivity", t-PA is capable of lysing clots without having a significant effect on circulating plasminogen. In cont...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Rogers SD,Riemersma LB,Clements SD

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the hemodynamic and electrocardiographic effects of a single dose of commercially available bitter-orange dried-fruit extract, which is increasingly being used in dietary supplements. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study. SETTING:University of Connecticut, S...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Min B,Cios D,Kluger J,White CM

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：:The clinical significance of rifampin's induction of warfarin metabolism is well documented, but no published studies or case reports have quantified this interaction with respect to the international normalized ratio (INR). A patient receiving concomitant rifampin and warfarin to treat a mycobacterial infection and i...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Lee CR,Thrasher KA

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To investigate the adverse drug reactions (ADRs) from peginterferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin in patients infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). DESIGN:Prospective, observational, pharmacovigilance study. SETTING:Gastroenterology department of a French university hospital. PATIENTS:A cohort of conse...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Bagheri H,Fouladi A,Barange K,Lapeyre-Mestre M,Payen JL,Montastruc JL,Vinel JP

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little information has been published concerning differences among the benzodiazepines in treating hospitalized patients with severe symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. We attempted to determine the length and type of hospital stay, and the pattern and appropriateness of administration, dosage requirements, and costs asso...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Hoey LL,Nahum A,Vance-Bryan K

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To describe the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of fludarabine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). DESIGN:Open-label, staggered trial conducted in conjunction with a phase I-II clinical trial. SETTING:Government research hospital. PATIENTS:Twenty-six patients with refractory RA. INTERV...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Knebel W,Davis JC Jr,Sanders WD,Fessler B,Yarboro C,Pucino F,Boumpas DT

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After injecting the solution extracted from a Primatene Mist inhaler, a patient experienced epinephrine overdose that resulted in an acute myocardial infarction and acute renal failure. The exact amount of epinephrine injected was unknown, but was thought to be between 82.5 and 124 mg, more than 25 times higher than t...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Woodard ML,Brent LD

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes are care settings that offer increasing opportunities for pharmacists to take the lead when addressing the new updated Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements coupled with enhanced quality measures reporting. In addition, the complexity of the medicati...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Brandt NJ,Worz C,Clackum SF

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major depression afflicts a significant percentage of the population, and optimum therapy is often limited by the poor tolerability and lethality in overdose of the tricyclic antidepressants. The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) fluoxetine, sertraline, and, more recently, paroxetine are viewed as welcom...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Nemeroff CB

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine changes in bone mineral density (BMD) and T scores of patients after 2 years of teriparatide therapy, and to determine the number of fractures that occurred during therapy. DESIGN:Prospective, observational study. SETTING:Pharmacist-run teriparatide clinic in a private-practice endocrino...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Stroup JS,Rivers SM,Abu-Baker AM,Kane MP

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triclosan is a synthetic biocide found in many household products, including antimicrobial hand soap. Levels of triclosan have been found throughout the environment and in human urine, blood, and even breast milk. Increasing levels of exposure to triclosan have led to concerns over the development of resistance to tri...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Giuliano CA,Rybak MJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accuracy of 2- and 8- hour urine collections for estimating creatinine clearance was compared with that of the standard 24-hour procedure in 45 hospitalized elderly patients (age > or = 65 yrs) with indwelling urethral catheters. Urine was collected at blocked intervals from 0-2, 2-8, and 8-24 hours and then added...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： O'Connell MB,Wong MO,Bannick-Mohrland SD,Dwinell AM

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00