Drug-induced agranulocytosis.

abstract：:The fluoroquinolones have been shown to be active in vitro against many mycobacterial species, including most strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and M. fortuitum, and some strains of M. kansasii, M. avium-intracellulare (MAI) complex and M. leprae. Ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin and sparfloxacin are the best stud...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Jacobs MR

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxatomide is an orally active H1-histamine receptor antagonist which, as appears to occur with some other antihistamines, also inhibits mast cell degranulation. Oxatomide has demonstrated response rates similar to those with other more established members of its drug class in a few studies of chronic urticaria and all...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Richards DM,Brogden RN,Heel RC,Speight TM,Avery GS

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certolizumab pegol (Cimzia(®)) is a recombinant, polyethylene glycolylated, antigen-binding fragment of a humanized monoclonal antibody that selectively targets and neutralizes tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α. The drug is indicated for subcutaneous use every 2 or 4 weeks (q2w or q4w) for the treatment of adults with mo...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Deeks ED

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute bronchitis is usually a viral infection which, unless there is a special disposition, does not require antibiotic therapy. For the initial oral chemotherapy of bacterial infections of the lower respiratory tract (chronic bronchitis, pneumonia) the effective and well tolerated cephalosporins, macrolides and amoxi...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Vogel F

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas has risen steadily over the past 4 decades. Since pancreatic cancer is diagnosed at an advanced stage, and because of the lack of effective therapies, the prognosis of such patients is extremely poor. Despite advances in our understanding of the molecular biology of panc...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Rosenberg L

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：UNLABELLED:Enoxaparin (enoxaparin sodium) is a low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) that is widely used in the prevention of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in patients undergoing orthopaedic or general surgery. Its efficacy in these indications has led to study of its use in patients with coronary artery ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Noble S,Spencer CM

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of multiresistance in Gram-positive cocci causing infections in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) has increased notably in recent years. Thus, therapeutic proposals have been modified according to the emergence of multiresistant cocci and adapted to epidemiological markers...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Alvarez-Lerma F,Grau S,Gracia-Arnillas MP

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echinocandins are a new class of antifungal agents with a novel mechanism of action (interference with fungal cell wall synthesis). Caspofungin (Cancidas), Caspofungin MSD) is the first echinocandin to be approved and is administered intravenously. Caspofungin 50 mg/day had similar efficacy to intravenous fluconazole ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Keating G,Figgitt D

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dapoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, is the first oral pharmacological agent indicated for the treatment of men aged 18-64 years with premature ejaculation. In four randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre studies of 12-24 weeks' duration, oral dapoxetine 30 or 60 mg (administered as ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Hoy SM,Scott LJ

更新日期：2010-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Antihistamines are a diverse group of drugs which possess the ability to inhibit various histaminic actions. By and large, they bear a certain structural resemblance to histamine, and act principally to prevent histamine-receptor interaction through competition with histamine for histamine receptors. Consequently, the...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Pearlman DS

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive candidiasis has emerged as an important cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care unit patients. This short review focuses on many aspects of Candida infection in critically ill patients including epidemiology, impact on mortality, problems related to diagnosis, strategies to identify patients at ris...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Pennisi M,Antonelli M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is the main reason prompting patients to consult their physicians. In acute conditions, pain has a very particular significance as a warning sign, enabling the physician to attempt a diagnosis. Nevertheless, its detrimental effect upon the individual (even in the case of acute pain) and its cost to society are no...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Brasseur L

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early identification of infants with sickle cell disease (SCD) by newborn screening, now universal in all 50 states in the US, has improved survival, mainly by preventing overwhelming sepsis with the early use of prophylactic penicillin. Routine transcranial Doppler screening with the institution of chronic transfusio...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Meier ER,Miller JL

更新日期：2012-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Orlistat is a nonsystemically acting gastric and pancreatic lipase inhibitor that limits the absorption of dietary fat. A retrospective pooled analysis of three 2-year, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trials involving patients with obesity revealed that orlistat recipients were more likely to experience a...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Keating GM,Jarvis B

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potassium channel openers or agonists represent a novel new class of compounds in the treatment of a range of cardiovascular disorders, particularly angina pectoris and hypertension. Nicorandil is the only clinically available potassium channel opener with antianginal effects, and with comparable efficacy and tolerabi...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Gomma AH,Purcell HJ,Fox KM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Terfenadine is a selective histamine H1-receptor antagonist which, in pharmacodynamic studies, is devoid of central nervous system depressant activity. In clinical studies terfenadine is well tolerated and at a dose of 60mg administered twice daily the drug provides effective relief of symptoms in patients with allerg...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： McTavish D,Goa KL,Ferrill M

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acyclovir (aciclovir) is a nucleoside antiviral drug with antiviral activity in vitro against members of the herpes group of DNA viruses. As an established treatment of herpes simplex infection, intravenous, oral and to a lesser extent topical formulations of acyclovir provide significant therapeutic benefit in genita...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： O'Brien JJ,Campoli-Richards DM

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Azimilide is a potassium channel antagonist that, in contrast to existing class III antiarrhythmic agents, blocks both the rapidly (I(Kr)) and slowly (I(Ks)) activating components of the delayed rectifier potassium current. In animal and clinical studies, azimilide prolonged repolarisation by increasing the action pot...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Clemett D,Markham A

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute infectious diarrhoea is the major killer of children in the Third World. It is also the principal cause of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age. More than 4 million children die each year of diarrhoea and its complications. Acute diarrhoea kills by causing dehydration, which leads to hypovolaemia and me...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Gold R

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cenobamate (XCOPRI®) is an oral, small molecule neurotherapeutic azole compound that is being developed by SK Life Science Inc. and Arvelle Therapeutics for the treatment of epilepsy. Based on results of two pivotal phase 2 trials, cenobamate was recently approved in the USA for use in the treatment of partial-onset s...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Keam SJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunotherapeutic approaches have been, and continue to be, aggressively investigated in the treatment of infiltrating gliomas. While the results of late-phase clinical studies have been disappointing in this disease space thus far, the success of immunotherapies in other malignancies as well as the incremental gains ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Lukas RV,Wainwright DA,Horbinski CM,Iwamoto FM,Sonabend AM

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clascoterone (Winlevi®) is an androgen receptor inhibitor being developed as a topical cream and solution by Cassiopea (a spin-out company of Cosmo Pharmaceuticals) for the treatment of androgen-dependent skin disorders, including androgenetic alopecia and acne vulgaris. Although the exact mechanism of action of clasc...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Dhillon S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchial asthma is an inflammatory disease. The characteristic pathological features of epithelial cell loss, goblet cell hyperplasia, increased deposition of collagen beneath the basement membrane, mast cell degranulation, and inflammatory cell infiltration of the mucosa are not limited to fatal asthma. Similar infl...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Beasley R,Roche W,Holgate ST

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic rhinitis represents a global health burden. The disease can seriously affect quality of life and is associated with multiple co-morbidities. Histamine and leukotrienes are important pro-inflammatory mediators in nasal allergic inflammation. Their actions on target cells are mediated through specific receptors...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Van Hoecke H,Vandenbulcke L,Van Cauwenberge P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eplerenone (Inspra) is a selective aldosterone blocker. Oral eplerenone is approved for use in patients with left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction and clinical evidence of heart failure following acute myocardial infarction (MI) in the US and in European countries (e.g. the UK and The Netherlands). The addition o...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Keating GM,Plosker GL

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with oncogene-driven lung cancer have limited therapeutic options after progressing on their targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy. Given the growing role of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy in the treatment of lung cancer, oncogene-driven cancer has warranted further evaluation regarding ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Somasundaram A,Socinski MA,Villaruz LC

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisatracurium besilate (besylate) is a nondepolarising neuromuscular blocking agent with an intermediate duration of action. It is the R-cis, R'-cis isomer of atracurium besilate and is approximately 3-fold more potent than the mixture of isomers that constitute the parent drug. The ED95 for cisatracurium besilate (do...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Bryson HM,Faulds D

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mTOR pathway is implicated in the pathogenesis of lymphoma. Deeper understanding of the diversity and biological impact of this pathway has led to the development of specific inhibitors to this pathway. Preclinical data in cell lines, patient samples and disease models have bro...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Seiler T,Hutter G,Dreyling M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies report the relationship between aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) and cancer incidence, in particular for colorectal cancer. This paper systematically reviews the evidence of the effect of aspirin and other NSAIDs on the primary prevention of colorectal and other gastrointest...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Jolly K,Cheng KK,Langman MJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00