Inhaled pentamidine. An overview of its pharmacological properties and a review of its therapeutic use in Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.

abstract：:The efficacy of an antiretroviral (ARV) treatment regimen depends on the activity of the regimen's individual ARV drugs and the number of HIV-1 mutations required for the development of resistance to each ARV - the genetic barrier to resistance. ARV resistance impairs the response to therapy in patients with transmitt...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Tang MW,Shafer RW

更新日期：2012-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene rearrangements involving the neurotrophic receptor kinase genes NTRK1, NTRK2, and NTRK3 (referred to as TRK, encoding TRKA, TRKB, and TRKC, respectively) result in highly oncogenic fusions. TRK fusions are rare, with a prevalence of < 1% in solid tumors. Detection of TRK fusions can be based on fluorescence in-si...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Rohrberg KS,Lassen U

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:There is now good evidence that T cells play a central role in the inflammatory pathway that leads to the persistent synovitis that causes joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). T cells require two signals to become activated. The second step in the activation of T cells involves costimulatory pathways, the best d...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Pollard LC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lowering of cholesterol concentrations in individuals at high risk of cardiovascular disease improves outcome. No study, however, has assessed benefits of cholesterol lowering in the primary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) in hypertensive patients who are not conventionally deemed dyslipidaemi...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Sever PS,Dahlöf B,Poulter NR,Wedel H,Beevers G,Caulfield M,Collins R,Kjeldsen SE,Kristinsson A,McInnes GT,Mehlsen J,Nieminen M,O'Brien E,Ostergren J,ASCOT Investigators.

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anagrelide (Agrylin, Xagrid) is an oral imidazoquinazoline agent which is indicated in Europe for the reduction of elevated platelet counts in at-risk patients with essential thrombocythaemia who are intolerant of or refractory to their current therapy, and in the US for the reduction of elevated platelet counts and t...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Wagstaff AJ,Keating GM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis, the most common rheumatic disease, presents the clinician with a major therapeutic and management task. The chronic and progressive course of the disease is punctuated by pain, declining function and escalating disability. This article attempts to deal with the pharmacological therapeutic options avail...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： al Arfag A,Davis P

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension affects 65 million people in the US, and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, but less than one-third of patients with hypertension are treated to goal blood pressure. Multiple factors have been cited, and include suboptimal adherence to treatment and lifestyle modifications, limited access to hea...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Mustone Alexander L

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zimelidine is a new antidepressant, which is structurally unrelated to the tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants. The pharmacological profile of zimelidine is different to that of other antidepressants in that it appears to owe the major part of its activity to the inhibition of serotonin uptake within the central...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Heel RC,Morley PA,Brogden RN,Carmine AA,Speight TM,Avery GS

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin is currently the most widely prescribed treatment in the prevention of cardiovascular complications. The indications for the use of aspirin during pregnancy are, however, the subject of much controversy. Since the first evidence of the obstetric efficacy of aspirin in 1985, numerous studies have tried to deter...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Atallah A,Lecarpentier E,Goffinet F,Doret-Dion M,Gaucherand P,Tsatsaris V

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is an emerging global health threat as treatment involves complex multiple drug regimens, which are longer and more toxic than standard therapy and yet have worse outcomes. In the presence of resistance to one or more first-line drugs, an alternative regimen should be designed. A ma...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Albanna AS,Menzies D

更新日期：2011-05-07 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：:This review will discuss the safety profiles of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors captopril, enalapril and lisinopril in patients with hypertension. In general, the safety profiles of ACE inhibitors compare favourably with those of other agents used for the treatment of hypertension. Adverse effects a...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Warner NJ,Rush JE

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are several first choices for the treatment of mild and moderate hypertension. The selection of a drug may be influenced by concomitant pathology, with positive indications for particular drugs, e.g. coexistent angina, indicating use of a beta-receptor blocking drug or calcium antagonist; fluid retention indicat...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Prichard BN

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acitretin (etretin), a second generation monoaromatic retinoid for use in the treatment of severe psoriasis and other dermatoses, is the major active metabolite of etretinate and possesses a similar therapeutic index; i.e. a similar ratio of clinical efficacy to adverse effects. When used alone at a maintenance dosage...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Pilkington T,Brogden RN

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:74 cirrhotic patients with a history of variceal or gastric bleeding were randomly assigned to treatment with propranolol (40 to 360 mg/day) or placebo. The patients were all in good condition and doses of propranolol were titrated until a 25% reduction in heart rate was achieved. After 2 years, the cumulative percent...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Lebrec D,Poynard T,Bernuau J,Bercoff E,Nouel O,Capron JP,Poupon R,Bouvry M,Rueff B,Benhamou JP

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sitagliptin (Januvia(®), Xelevia™, Glactiv(®), Tesavel(®)) is an orally administered, potent and highly selective inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) and was the first agent of its class to be approved for use in the management of adults with type 2 diabetes. Numerous randomized placebo- or active comparator-c...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Plosker GL

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis is a systemic bone disease characterized by low bone mass and bone mineral density, and deterioration of the underlying structure of bone tissue. These changes lead to an increase in bone fragility and an increased risk for fracture, which are the clinical consequences of osteoporosis. The classical triad...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Reginster JY

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of oral and inhaled drugs are available for the long term management of patients with persistent asthma, yet the disease continues to be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Over the past years, inhaled glucocorticoids have become established as a cornerstone of maintenance therapy because of ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Fabbri LM,Piattella M,Caramori G,Ciaccia A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, several clinical problems associated with the diagnosis of hypertension are discussed. Blood pressure variability and reactivity are factors underlying the difficulties in the diagnosis of hypertension. These phenomena are interrelated and mixed. White coat hypertension (WCH), referring to the phenomeno...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Ocón-Pujadas J,Mora-Maciá J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and safety of rectally administered nimesulide 200mg and paracetamol 500mg were assessed in a double-blind study. The study was conducted in 39 elderly inpatients with infections of the upper or lower respiratory tract associated with fever; 18 patients received nimesulide and 21 received paracetamol. Bot...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Cunietti E,Monti M,Viganò A,D'Aprile E,Saligari A,Scafuro E,Scaricabarozzi I

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytotoxic chemotherapy plays a key role in the treatment of carcinoma for thousands of patients annually who either present with metastatic disease or relapse after surgical excision of apparently localised disease. Unfortunately, there is such a wide range of responsiveness to drug therapy within individual tumour ty...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Sarosdy MF,Von Hoff DD

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remifentanil (Ultiva), a fentanyl derivative, is an ultra-short acting, nonspecific esterase-metabolised, selective mu-opioid receptor agonist, with a pharmacodynamic profile typical of opioid analgesic agents. Notably, the esterase linkage in remifentanil results in a unique and favourable pharmacokinetic profile for...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Scott LJ,Perry CM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic gastroparesis is a common and debilitating condition affecting millions of patients with diabetes mellitus worldwide. Although gastroparesis in diabetes has been known clinically for more than 50 years, treatment options remain very limited. Until recently, the scientific literature has offered few clues rega...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Smith DS,Ferris CD

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic islet transplantation as a cell-based treatment for diabetes mellitus has been pursued for over quarter of a century, ever since the first successful use of this approach to cure diabetes mellitus in rodents in the 1970s. However, even though autoislet intrahepatic transplantation in patients with chronic p...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Robertson RP

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disposition of many drugs in cystic fibrosis is abnormal. In general, changes in pharmacokinetics include: increased volume of distribution, decreased plasma concentration, and enhanced renal and sometimes non-renal elimination of drugs. Pathophysiology of the disease important for drug disposition includes: (a) h...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Prandota J

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eluxadoline (Truberzi®) is an orally administered, minimally absorbed agent that acts locally in the gastrointestinal tract as a mixed µ-opioid receptor agonist and δ-opioid receptor antagonist. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multinational, phase 3 IBS-3001 and IBS-3002 trials examined the efficacy ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Keating GM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levocetirizine (Xyzal) is a selective, potent, oral histamine H(1) receptor antagonist of the latest generation that is licensed for the symptomatic treatment of allergic rhinitis (including persistent allergic rhinitis [PER]) and chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU). Large, well designed trials indicate that levocetiri...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Hair PI,Scott LJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well documented that long term treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increases the risk of peptic ulcer and that gastroduodenal mucosal erosions can be demonstrated in volunteers within 1 week of treatment initiation. However, long term studies in nonsurgical patients have not documented g...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Kehlet H,Dahl JB

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple drugs are now available for the treatment of overactive bladder. Currently, the pharmacological approach is to deal with the problem at the neuromuscular junction by attempting to stop the activity of the neurotransmitter with antimuscarinic medications. This article reviews the positive and negative aspects ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Appell RA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia trachomatis infections are exceedingly prevalent, and can be associated with significant sequelae. The major infections are urethritis, cervicitis, salpingitis, and ocular infection. Chlamydial genital infections present as syndromes, where C. trachomatis is one of the causes of the syndrome. Because specifi...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Bowie WR

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00