Management of venous thromboembolism and the potential to impact overall survival in patients with cancer.

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：:We conducted a systematic review of randomized, controlled, monotherapy trials since 1990 of oral antihypertensive agents in patients with essential hypertension. Our objective was to quantify the frequency of discontinuation of antihypertensive agents due to adverse events from a meta-analysis of the studies. A total...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Ross SD,Akhras KS,Zhang S,Rozinsky M,Nalysnyk L

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 23-year-old man was brought to the emergency department after eating four boxes of brodifacoum-containing rodenticide over a 4-day interval and pieces from approximately two bottles of glass over the previous 2 weeks. He was asymptomatic but his prothrombin time was markedly elevated with an international normalized...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Tsutaoka BT,Miller M,Fung SM,Patel MM,Olson KR

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective cohort study was conducted in 35 hospitals with oncology units to determine the incidence of symptomatic cardiotoxicity in patients receiving continuous infusions of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), and to identify risk factors that could contribute to the development of 5-FU-associated cardiotoxicity. A sample of...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Meyer CC,Calis KA,Burke LB,Walawander CA,Grasela TH

更新日期：1997-07-01 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：:Children warrant access to care from clinical pharmacists trained in pediatrics. The American College of Clinical Pharmacy Pediatrics Practice and Research Network (ACCP Pediatrics PRN) released an opinion paper in 2005 with recommendations for improving the quality and quantity of pediatric pharmacy education in coll...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Bhatt-Mehta V,Buck ML,Chung AM,Farrington EA,Hagemann TM,Hoff DS,LaRochelle JM,Pettit RS,Phan H,Potts AL,Smith KP,Parrish RH 2nd

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis and acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are associated with high mortality rates despite recent therapeutic advances. Both disease states involve uncontrolled host defense responses that lead to inflammation, endothelial damage, enhanced coagulation, diminished fibrinolysis and...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： MacLaren R,Jung R

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subtherapeutic tacrolimus trough concentrations were noted in a 52-year-old woman who had undergone liver transplantation. Her tacrolimus dosage was increased from 7 to 28 mg twice/day, and ketoconazole therapy was added; however, her tacrolimus concentration remained undetectable. Metoclopramide 10 mg 4 times/day was...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Prescott WA Jr,Callahan BL,Park JM

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple myeloma is the second most common type of hematologic malignancy. It is a B-cell malignancy that affects the bone marrow and often results in thrombocytopenia as well as renal dysfunction. Treatment options range from oral and intravenous chemotherapy to bone marrow transplantation and supportive care. Carfil...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Shely RN,Ratliff PD

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient-controlled analgesia is a relatively new method of administering intravenous narcotics for postoperative pain relief. The technique involves the self-administration of a given analgesic in a bolus dose with the aid of a timed infusion and sequencing device. Ten morbidity obese patients undergoing elective gast...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Bennett R,Batenhorst R,Graves DA,Foster TS,Griffen WO,Wright BD

更新日期：1982-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Dexmedetomidine is a centrally acting α-2 receptor agonist used to maintain light analgosedation in mechanically ventilated adults. This study was conducted to determine factors predictive of successful maintenance of light sedation (Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) 0 to -2) for ≥60% of the first 48 ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： DiCesare MA,Rech MA,DeMott JM

更新日期：2021-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Anticoagulation clinics emerged as a means to optimize warfarin effectiveness and minimize bleeding risks. Anticoagulation clinics have traditionally been warfarin-based models due to the need for frequent blood-level monitoring, drug interactions, dietary considerations, and periprocedural management with warfarin. T...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Mohammad I,Korkis B,Garwood CL

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the impact of having an antimicrobial allergy label in the medical record on clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Urban academic teaching hospital. PATIENTS:A total of 11,872 adults admitted to nonsurgical patient care wards who received ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Charneski L,Deshpande G,Smith SW

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of low-dose pioglitazone on plasma adipocyte-derived cytokines, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and components of the metabolic syndrome in adults with the metabolic syndrome without diabetes mellitus. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controll...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Vu A,Kosmiski LA,Beitelshees AL,Prigeon R,Sidhom MS,Bredbeck B,Predhomme J,Deininger KM,Aquilante CL

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oropharyngeal candidiasis may be the first manifestation of human immunodeficiency viral (HIV) infection, and more than 90% of patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) develop the disease. Although numerous antifungal agents are available, azoles, both topical (clotrimazole) and systemic (fluconazol...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Vazquez JA

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, there have been many updates in hormonal emergency contraception. Levonorgestrel emergency contraception has been available for several years to prevent pregnancy when used within 72 hours after unprotected intercourse or contraceptive failure, and it was recently approved for nonprescription status f...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Shrader SP,Hall LN,Ragucci KR,Rafie S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic recurrent pericarditis (IRP) can be challenging to treat. Even after guideline-directed first-line treatment consisting of aspirin (ASA) or a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) in combination with colchicine therapy, recurrences still occur in greater than 20% of patients. Many patients then require...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Schwier NC,Hale GM,Davies ML

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levonorgestrel implants (Norplant) are an alternative to oral contraceptives and medroxyprogesterone acetate intramuscular injections. An interaction may exist between levonorgestrel and agents that induce the hepatic microsomal enzyme system. A 21-year-old woman with a history of a seizure disorder, treated with phen...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Shane-McWhorter L,Cerveny JD,MacFarlane LL,Osborn C

更新日期：1998-11-01 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：:We conducted an extensive literature review to evaluate the appropriate use, route, and dose of vitamin K to reverse excessive anticoagulation. Issues such as sample size, study design, different patient populations, and various study end points confounded results. Of 18 studies published, 8 enrolled 229 patients to e...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Taylor CT,Chester EA,Byrd DC,Stephens MA

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Death is the ultimate adverse drug event. Despite its importance, the frequency of fatal adverse drug events is unknown. Estimates in the United States are as high as 140,000/year, although this number is heavily disputed. Potential reasons and risks for fatal adverse drug events, as well as epidemiologic designs for ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Kelly WN

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To quantify Asian and Asian-American college students' knowledge of osteoporosis and preventive health behaviors. DESIGN:Sixty-four-question survey SETTING:University of Minnesota. SUBJECTS:One hundred sixty-eight male and female Asian and Asian-American students, mean age 21 +/- 3.4 years. MAIN RES...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Nguyen DN,O'Connell MB

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substantial error occurs when individual saliva theophylline concentrations are used to predict serum theophylline concentrations. However, the use of saliva theophylline concentrations to determine product bioavailability has never been evaluated. Subjects in this study were 18 stable patients (20-51 yr) with a histo...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Uden DL,Strand LM,Miller KW,Zaske DE

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To characterize the steady-state pharmacokinetics of intravenous levetiracetam in neurocritical care patients requiring seizure prophylaxis after a neurologic injury and to determine which dosing regimens achieve serum concentrations within the recommended therapeutic range of 6-20 μg/ml. DESIGN. Prosp...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Spencer DD,Jacobi J,Juenke JM,Fleck JD,Kays MB

更新日期：2011-10-01 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

abstract：:Olanzapine has been associated with insulin resistance and new-onset diabetes mellitus. A 27-year-old African-American man developed new-onset severe hyperglycemia-glucose 1240 mg/dl, with ketonuria and acidosis, but no weight gain-2 years after starting olanzapine. Although his diabetes was stabilized with insulin, h...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Seaburg HL,McLendon BM,Doraiswamy PM

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrast medium-induced nephrotoxicity (CMN) is a common form of iatrogenic acute renal failure. Typically, patients experience changes in serum creatinine or creatinine clearance between 1 and 5 days after exposure to a contrast medium, but they rarely require dialysis. The mechanism for CMN is not understood, but re...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Gerlach AT,Pickworth KK

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) remains the major obstacle for successful allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT). The frequency of grade II or higher acute GVHD ranges from 30-50% in human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched sibling transplants and 50-80% in HLA-matched unrelated transplants. The mortality an...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Tse JC,Moore TB

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The basic tenet of pharmaceutical care asserts that the delivery of optimal, cost-effective pharmacotherapy can be best achieved by identifying, resolving, and preventing drug-related problems. Drug use evaluation (DUE) is one of the primary tools used to achieve these ends. Fluoroquinolone antimicrobials meet Joint C...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Guay DR,Covington TR,Alexander VL

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00