Allopurinol for the Treatment of Refractory Aggression: A Case Series.

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：:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an acute inflammatory process that impairs the ability of the lungs to oxygenate and ultimately leads to respiratory failure. Patients who develop ARDS often have prolonged and complicated hospital courses putting them at risk for intensive care unit (ICU) delirium. Patien...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Torbic H,Duggal A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To identify subsequent therapies used after first-line therapies in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), compare overall survival (OS) associated with subsequent therapies, and evaluate factors associated with OS in these patients. METHODS:The study was a retrospective cohort ana...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Afanasjeva J,Hui RL,Spence MM,Chang J,Schottinger JE,Millares M,Rashid N

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicians are increasingly faced with the need to identify, treat, and counsel patients regarding psychotropic drug-induced sexual dysfunction. Antipsychotic and antidepressant drugs have both rational mechanisms to explain their effects on sexual function and established literature documenting these effects. The age...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Gutierrez MA,Stimmel GL

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared limited sampling methods (LSM) of estimating area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) based on a Bayesian regularized neural network, the Bayesian approach, and multiple forward stepwise regression models from selected concentration-time points. Plasma concentration versus time d...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Ng CM

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As one of the most accessible health care professionals, pharmacists are in an ideal position to provide tobacco-cessation and prevention services. Although there is growing interest in expanding the pharmacist's role in tobacco treatment, few published studies have assessed the efficacy or effectiveness of ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Dent LA,Harris KJ,Noonan CW

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical trials continue to evaluate the pharmacologic management of myocardial infarction for benefits in mortality, degree of infarct artery patency, and frequency of reocclusion. The discovery of thrombus formation in the development of the myocardial infarction renewed interest in thrombolytic therapy. In appropri...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Talbert RL

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of the Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (MARS) as a liver support device continues to grow worldwide. Various components of the MARS circuit remove both protein-bound and water-soluble molecules. Little is known about the extent of the enhanced clearance mechanisms used in MARS therapy on drug elimination....

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Personett HA,Larson SL,Frazee EN,Nyberg SL,El-Zoghby ZM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nabilone, a synthetic cannabinoid, is approved in many countries including, but not limited to, Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the United Kingdom for the treatment of severe nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy. Clinical evidence is emerging for its use in managing pain conditions with different et...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Tsang CC,Giudice MG

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To compare the effectiveness of weight-management medications used to assist with weight loss in real-world clinical practice in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). DESIGN:Retrospective, multicenter, observational cohort study. DATA SOURCE:National VA Corporate Data Warehouse. PATIENTS:A total ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Grabarczyk TR

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treating elderly debilitated patients with symptomatic bradyarrhythmia may be difficult. Traditional therapy includes use of limited resources (intensive care unit monitoring) and expensive interventions (permanent pacemaker insertion). When a pacemaker is not ideal or appropriate, yet intervention is desired to impro...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Kragie L,Sekovski B

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes underwent kidney-pancreas transplantation. Her postoperative course was complicated due to recurrent acute graft rejections and pancreatitis. After initial immunosuppression with microemulsion cyclosporine, mycophenolate mofetil, and prednisone with muromonab-CD3 induction, cyc...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Min DI,Ku YM,Rayhill S,Corwin C,Wu YM,Hunsicker LG

更新日期：1999-07-01 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：:Cardiotoxicity due to tacrolimus is documented infrequently in the medical literature. Sinus bradycardia associated with intravenous tacrolimus occurred in a 15-year-old orthotopic liver transplant recipient. The mechanism of this adverse effect is unknown; however, it does not appear to be concentration dependent, an...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Cox TH,Baillie GM,Baliga P

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bar code technology has been used for 5 years to improve the efficiency of identifying and documenting clinical pharmacy services at our institution. Data for an entire year (1993) were analyzed to quantify the nature and magnitude of pharmacy services provided for critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICU)...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Zarowitz BJ,Petitta A,Rudis MI,Horst HM,Hyzy R

更新日期：1996-03-01 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：:Certain enteric ailments are particularly common among homosexual men. They are primarily infectious diseases and include not only such common venereal diseases as gonorrhea and syphilis but also infections not usually regarded as being sexually transmitted. Among the latter are shigellosis, salmonellosis, giardiasis,...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Baker RW,Peppercorn MA

更新日期：1982-01-01 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：:To determine the extent of hospital-based clinical pharmacy services in 1995, we surveyed 1109 United States acute care, general, medical-surgical, and pediatric hospitals with 50 or more licensed beds. Fifteen clinical pharmacy services were assessed to determine pharmacists' specific patient care responsibilities. T...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Raehl CL,Bond CA,Pitterle ME

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine if transitioning patients from a pharmacist- managed anticoagulation clinic after stabilization of warfarin therapy to physician-managed care alters the quality of anticoagulation care. DESIGN:Retrospective medical record review. SETTING:Pharmacist-managed, urban academic medical center-b...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Garwood CL,Dumo P,Baringhaus SN,Laban KM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors sought to evaluate the impact on length of hospital stay and treatment duration of morphine after implementation of a change in the institutional protocol for managing neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in an effort to improve patient outcomes. A single-center, retrospective chart review was conducted at a...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： DeAtley HN,Burton A,Fraley MD,Haltom J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiretroviral (ART) therapy for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has undergone significant changes over the past 30 years. Many single-tablet regimens (STRs), including newer fixed-dose combination (FDC) tablets, are available, offering patients several options for choosing a treatment re...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： McCoy C,Badowski M,Sherman E,Crutchley R,Smith E,Chastain DB,Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists.

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and costs associated with a formulary conversion from amlodipine to alternative calcium channel blockers. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Veterans Affairs Medical Center. PATIENTS:One hundred patients with hypertension who were receiving amlodipine. INTERVE...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Parra D,Beckey NP,Korman L

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 10-year (1979-1988) follow-up study of young insulin-dependent diabetics carried out at Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, the frequency of hospitalization for hypoglycemia remained constant. During the early years only animal insulins were available; during the latter years, human insulins were used in a m...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Jick SS,Derby LE,Gross KM,Jick H

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the toxicity of amphotericin B deoxycholate formulations. DESIGN:In vitro experiment. SETTING:University research center. MATERIAL:Human mononuclear THP-1 cells. INTERVENTION:The human mononuclear cells were exposed in vitro for 2 hours to the following deoxycholate formulations of ampho...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Cleary JD,Rogers PD,Chapman SW

更新日期：2003-05-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:Infections caused by yeasts and molds continue to be associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. Many antifungal drugs have been developed over the past 15 years to aid in the management of these infections. However, treatment is still not optimal, as t...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Mohr J,Johnson M,Cooper T,Lewis JS,Ostrosky-Zeichner L

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00