Dalbavancin and Oritavancin: An Innovative Approach to the Treatment of Gram-Positive Infections.

abstract：:Intravenous unfractionated heparin (UFH) remains an important therapeutic agent, particularly in the inpatient setting, for anticoagulation. Historically, the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) has been the primary laboratory test used to monitor and adjust UFH. The aPTT test has evolved since the 1950s, and...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Vandiver JW,Vondracek TG

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the extent to which nitrofurantoin is transferred into human milk. DESIGN:Prospective, single-dose pharmacokinetic study. SETTING:University-affiliated clinical research center. PATIENTS:Four healthy lactating women 8-26 weeks postpartum. INTERVENTION:All subjects received a single, ora...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Gerk PM,Kuhn RJ,Desai NS,McNamara PJ

更新日期：2001-06-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:As tenofovir disoproxil fumarate substantially increases plasma concentrations of didanosine in patients with human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection, we sought to determine whether tenofovir and didanosine showed a similar intracellular interaction in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). DESIG...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Robbins BL,Wilcox CK,Fridland A,Rodman JH

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methotrexate, administered for treatment of pediatric and adult malignancies, is a direct renal toxin, which can lead to renal dysfunction, decreased methotrexate clearance, elevated methotrexate concentrations, and systemic toxicity. Although plasma methotrexate concentrations have been shown to decline precipitously...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Vilay AM,Mueller BA,Haines H,Alten JA,Askenazi DJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis affects 1/2500 individuals and is the most common lethal autosomal recessive disease in people of northern European descent. It is characterized by chronic infections with mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa and progressive deterioration of respiratory function. Much research has focused on the inflammatory ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Gaylor AS,Reilly JC

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To compare the effectiveness of bivalirudin and argatroban in achieving anticoagulation goals and to compare clinical outcomes assessing the safety and efficacy in patients with known or suspected heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). DESIGN:Single-center, retrospective analysis. SETTING:Large tert...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Skrupky LP,Smith JR,Deal EN,Arnold H,Hollands JM,Martinez EJ,Micek ST

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：:Our objective was to describe the implementation and clinical outcomes of an employer-sponsored, pharmacist-provided medication therapy management (MTM) program for health plan beneficiaries with diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension. We conducted a single-center retrospective medical record review. The setting was a ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Theising KM,Fritschle TL,Scholfield AM,Hicks EL,Schymik ML

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Opioid prescribing by dentists for older patients receiving medications with potential contraindications and the subsequent impact on acute care outcomes is not well described. OBJECTIVES:Our objective of this paper was to evaluate the use of potentially inappropriate medication combinations (PIMCs) involvi...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Zhou J,Calip GS,Rowan S,McGregor JC,Perez RI,Evans CT,Gellad WF,Suda KJ

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the feasibility of therapeutic drug monitoring for adjusting low serum antimycobacterial concentrations in patients with both tuberculosis and advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. DATA SOURCE:De-identified dataset from a tuberculosis clinic. PAT...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Holland DP,Hamilton CD,Weintrob AC,Engemann JJ,Fortenberry ER,Peloquin CA,Stout JE

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

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：:To determine salary and selected fringe benefits of members of the Ambulatory Care Practice and Research Network of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, we developed a self-administered questionnaire that surveyed demographic information, schooling and training, academic appointments, yearly salary (as of Februa...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Anastasio GD,Shaughnessy AF

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess the relationship of the 33 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) previously associated with fasting glucose in Caucasians in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) with glucose response to antihypertensive drugs shown to increase risk for hyperglycemia and diabetes. DESIGN:Randomized, multic...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Gong Y,McDonough CW,Beitelshees AL,Karnes JH,O'Connell JR,Turner ST,Chapman AB,Gums JG,Bailey KR,Boerwinkle E,Johnson JA,Cooper-DeHoff RM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the level of agreement between two sets of criteria, the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) criteria and investigator-developed criteria, for identifying bleeding events in patients who had undergone a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and to measure length of hospital stay ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： McCollum M,Stringer KA,Wittkowsky AK,Young S,Spinler SA

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Although in the last few years new antidepressants have become available in the United States, responses in many patients differ, from none, to partial, to delayed therapeutic response to the agents. If the antidepressant properties of these drugs could be enhanced or accelerated, it might be possible to improve patie...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Puzantian T,Kawase K

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence, over 40 years, of using the last-observation-carried-forward (LOCF) imputation method in clinical trials, the association between use of LOCF and how the trials were conducted, and the extent of information about attrition and LOCF use in published reports. DESIGN:Retrospec...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Woolley SB,Cardoni AA,Goethe JW

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pharmacist consult service was developed to evaluate the appropriateness of enteral feeding through a permanent ostomy in 24 nonambulatory patients with severe developmental disabilities. Several problems with enteral nutrition were identified. Policies to improve them were instituted, and several educational presen...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Brown RO,Dickerson RN,Hak EB,Matthews JB,Hak LJ

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to summarize and assess original evaluations of the economic impact of clinical pharmacy services published from 1996-2000, and to provide recommendations and methodologic considerations for future research. A systematic literature search was conducted to identify articles that were then blinded and randomly...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Schumock GT,Butler MG,Meek PD,Vermeulen LC,Arondekar BV,Bauman JL,2002 Task Force on Economic Evaluation of Clinical Pharmacy Services of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the knowledge, attitudes, and interest of an inner-city population toward pharmacogenetic testing, with the primary objective of identifying facilitators and barriers toward pharmacogenetic testing; and secondary objectives of determining predictors of patient interest in pharmacogenetic testing a...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Lee YM,Manzoor BS,Cavallari LH,Nutescu EA

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:The objective of this study was to describe the postinduction clearance of carbamazepine (CBZ) in adult psychiatric patients by population pharmacokinetic analysis using the NONMEM program. Specifically, an estimate of CBZ clearance and insight into the effect of common patient characteristics on clearance were sought...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Martin ES 3rd,Crismon ML,Godley PJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infantile spasms describe a pediatric epilepsy syndrome characterized by frequent clusters of brief symmetric muscle contractions; the condition is often associated with developmental delay. When infantile spasms are accompanied by hypsarrhythmia on electroencephalogram, the condition is labeled West syndrome. The mai...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Pesaturo KA,Spooner LM,Belliveau P

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Therapeutic hypothermia has emerged as an effective means of improving neurologic outcomes among cardiac arrest survivors. To achieve optimal results, clinicians must understand and anticipate potential adverse effects of cooling and provide rigorous monitoring and/or pharmacologic interventions as appropriat...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Arpino PA,Greer DM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombin, a serine protease, is the keystone of the twin processes of hemostasis and thrombosis. Through procoagulant, anticoagulant, and antifibrinolytic mechanisms, thrombin helps maintain vascular integrity in the face of hemorrhage. These same mechanisms, however, allow for the pathologic formation of thrombi in r...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Nappi J

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Internet is an excellent source of drug and poison information. Despite the relative case and minimal costs associated with accessing the Internet, many pharmacists and other health care professionals have been slow to adopt this new technology. ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Marra CA,Lynd LD,McKerrow R,Carleton BC

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a clonal hematologic malignancy that results in bone marrow failure, is the most common acute leukemia in adults (median age of diagnosis 67 yrs), and treatment options, especially in the elderly population, are limited. Induction chemotherapy with 7 + 3, the combination of continuous-inf...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Stansfield LC,Pollyea DA

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder in which inappropriate stimulation of the thyroid gland results in unregulated secretion of thyroid hormones resulting in hyperthyroidism. Graves' disease is the most common cause of autoimmune hyperthyroidism during pregnancy. Treatment options for Graves' disease include thi...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Prunty JJ,Heise CD,Chaffin DG

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00