The Multifactor Primary Prevention Trial in Göteborg, Sweden. Comparison with a previously untreated population sample.

abstract：:Intravenous susoctocog alfa (Obizur(®)) is a recombinant, B-domain deleted, porcine sequence antihaemophilic factor VIII (FVIII) product that has recently been approved for the treatment of bleeding episodes in adults with acquired haemophilia A (AHA). Intravenous susoctocog alfa was an effective and generally well to...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Burness CB,Scott LJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood obesity has become the most common paediatric disorder in the developed world. Treatment of obesity in children may include lifestyle interventions, pharmacotherapy and weight-loss supplements. The outcome of lifestyle interventions, which classically include dietary modifications, increased activity and beh...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Rogovik AL,Chanoine JP,Goldman RD

更新日期：2010-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Amiodarone is a class III antiarrhythmic drug with sympatholytic properties, which prolongs the refractory period of all cardiac tissues, depresses sinus node automaticity and atrioventricular nodal conduction. It is active on all cardiac arrhythmias, its use being limited by the risk of side effects, mainly extracard...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Puech P

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of new agents for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at different stages of development, including several inhaled long-acting antimuscarinics (LAMA). Long-acting bronchodilators are considered to be central to the management of COPD due to the evidence supporting their efficac...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Pleasants RA,Wang T,Gao J,Tang H,Donohue JF

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：:Pain represents a major clinical, social and economic problem, with estimates of its prevalence ranging from 8% to more than 60%, depending on the population. The impact of pain on economies is enormous, with the cost of back pain alone equivalent to more than one-fifth of one country's total health expenditure and 1....

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Phillips CJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the evidence that, in patients with hypertension, end-organ damage correlates more closely with blood pressure values obtained by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring than with those obtained by conventional sphygmomanometry. However, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is not suitable for routine ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Mancia G,Omboni S,Ravogli A,Frattola A,Villani A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic and progressive inflammatory disease that ultimately leads to disability and functional decline. Because patients usually develop RA in mid-life, they may experience its consequences for 20-30 years or longer. Proinflammatory cytokines, notably interleukin (IL)-1 and tumour necro...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Schiff MH

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new formulation of paclitaxel, 130-nanometre albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel), solubilises hydrophobic paclitaxel and may increase paclitaxel delivery to tumour cells. Intravenous nab-paclitaxel 260 mg/m(2) had a higher maximum whole-blood concentration, shorter time to peak concentration, larger distributi...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Robinson DM,Keating GM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the haemodynamic and antiarrhythmic effects of flecainide acetate in patients with heart failure. Flecainide acetate, a class Ic antiarrhythmic agent, was given intravenously to 9 patients with congestive heart failure and frequent ventricular arrhythmias with nonsustained v...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Dunselman PH,Kingma JH,van Wijk LM,Dijk A,Wesseling H,Lie KI

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a symptom of an underlying condition, cough is one of the most common reasons patients see physicians. To the majority, a cough means that 'something is wrong' and it causes exhaustion and/or self-consciousness. Patients find these reasons as well as effects on lifestyle, fear of cancer and/or AIDS or tuberculosis ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Irwin RS,Curley FJ,Bennett FM

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of tropisetron in the prevention of nausea and vomiting induced by chemotherapy of varying emetogenic potential was evaluated in 545 patients with a variety of malignancies who had either proved refractory to antiemetic treatment during previous chemotherapy courses or who were considered to be at high ri...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Bleiberg H,Van Belle S,Paridaens R,De Wasch G,Dirix LY,Tjean M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) is increasingly being reported in many regions throughout the world. The reasons for this are unknown, are likely to be multifactorial, and are the subject of several current investigations. In addition to the upsurge in frequency of CDAD, an increased rate of relapse/re...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Owens RC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent clinical trials have demonstrated beyond doubt that statins are effective in the prevention of acute coronary events. Critical analysis of these studies suggests that the benefits of statin therapy cannot be fully explained on the basis of reductions in plasma cholesterol levels. Accumulating knowledge of the a...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Wheeler DC

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trifluridine (trifluorothymidine) is an antiviral agent for topical use in the eye, and is structurally related to idoxuridine. In vitro studies have shown that it effectively inhibits the replication of herpes simplex virus type 1, which causes primary keratoconjunctivitis and recurrent epithelial keratitis in man. I...

journal_title：Drugs

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

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been a number of controlled trials of antacids in the treatment of patients with peptic ulcer disease. As a general rule the size of studies has been small and there have been difficulties ensuring adequate binding, because of the formulation and taste of the antacids. Despite these difficulties, antacids a...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Walt RP,Langman MJ

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diuretics are used in first-step antihypertensive monotherapy or in combination with adrenergic-inhibiting agents in the majority of hypertensive patients in the United States. A 30-year experience has demonstrated that blood pressure is lowered to as great or greater a degree with diuretics than when many of the pres...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Moser M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of cefotaxime and ceftriaxone on faecal flora was investigated in women undergoing routine vaginal or abdominal hysterectomy. Three groups of 9 patients received, in a double-blind fashion and just before surgery, cefotaxime 2g intravenously, ceftriaxone 2g intravenously or no antibiotic (controls). Stools ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Michéa-Hamzehpour M,Auckenthaler R,Kunz J,Pechère JC

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exenatide extended-release (exenatide ER) [Bydureon(®)] is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is injected subcutaneously by patients once weekly, with no dose titration required. This article updates an earlier review of exenatide ER in the management...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Syed YY,McCormack PL

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by insidiously progressive airflow limitation. The necessarily multifactorial management programme should include smoking cessation, prevention of infections, bronchodilator and steroid therapy, supplemental oxygen, physical therapy, pulmonary rehabilitatio...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Kesten S,Rebuck AS

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is intended to stimulate thought and focus on those areas where we feel advances in drug therapy for inflammatory bowel disease may occur. It is not an extensive review of current practice, although this is considered where it is thought to be pertinent to future developments. There are several excellent ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Rhodes J,Thomas G,Evans BK

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine-derived lung surfactant (PLS; Curosurf) has shown efficacy in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. PLS consists of phospholipids, mainly dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, the primary surface-active agent of natural lung surfactant, and pulmonary surfactant-associated proteins which facilitate spreading and ad...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Wiseman LR,Bryson HM

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Losartan/hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) [Hyzaar(R)] is a fixed-dose combination of the angiotensin II receptor antagonist (angiotensin receptor blocker [ARB]) losartan and the thiazide diuretic HCTZ. It is indicated for the treatment of hypertension (including as initial therapy in severe hypertension) and for stroke risk...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Keating GM

更新日期：2009-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild to moderate hypertension still remains poorly controlled. This relates to multiple factors including low antihypertensive efficacy of single drug therapies reluctance of primary care physicians to modify/titrate initially chosen therapy to obtain target blood pressure, and poor compliance with medication. Several...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Ruzicka M,Leenen FH

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is a potent stimulator of inflammation, and the inhibition of its synthesis is one possible mechanism of action of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). We have investigated patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis to determine how synovial fluid levels of PGE2 are affected by tia...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Daymond TJ,Rowell FJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid, practical diagnostic scheme is the key to selecting proper candidates for treatment with bromocriptine. The evaluation centres around assays for prolactin and follicle stimulating hormone, polytomography and computerised axial tomography of the sella turcica and parasellar regions, and the ergot alkaloid, bro...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： March CM

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and safety of cefadroxil in the treatment of paediatric patients with a wide variety of infections were evaluated in a multicentre clinical trial. This study included 395 infants and children with Group A streptococcal pharyngitis, sinusitis, otitis media, bronchitis, pneumonia or bronchopneumonia, urinar...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Puhakka H,Virolainen E

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crizotinib (Xalkori(®)) is an orally active, small molecule inhibitor of multiple receptor tyrosine kinases, including anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), c-Met/hepatocyte growth factor receptor and c-ros oncogene 1. In the EU, crizotinib has been conditionally approved for the treatment of adults with previously treate...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Frampton JE

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality in industrialized countries. Treatment with statins is effective in primary prevention in patients at high cardiovascular risk. Statins are inhibitors of hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase and are classed as lipid-lowering drugs. In 2010, ato...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Lecarpentier E,Morel O,Fournier T,Elefant E,Chavatte-Palmer P,Tsatsaris V

更新日期：2012-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Testing for and treating sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in pregnant women deserves special attention. Treatment possibilities are limited because of potential risks for the developing fetus, and because effects can differ in pregnant compared with non-pregnant women, re-infection may be missed because of the int...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Donders GG

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00