Use of beta-adrenoreceptor blockers in combination with beta-stimulators in patients with obstructive lung disease.

abstract：:Iloprost is an analogue of epoprostenol (prostacyclin; PGI2; a potent but short-lived prostanoid mainly produced in the vascular endothelium) and mimics the pharmacodynamic properties of this compound, namely: inhibition of platelet aggregation, vasodilatation and, as yet ill-defined, cytoprotection. Improved metaboli...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Grant SM,Goa KL

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gatifloxacin (Tequin) is an 8-methoxy fluoroquinolone approved in the US for use in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB), acute sinusitis, uncomplicated and complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs), pyelonephritis, gonorrhoea and uncomplicated skin an...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Keam SJ,Croom KF,Keating GM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension in pregnancy has implications for both maternal and fetal welfare. Extrapolation from concepts of mechanisms operating in hypertension in general to pregnancy-related hypertension is not justified. In the latter, the major features are a hyper-adrenergic state, plasma volume reduction and an increased sys...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Lubbe WF

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A gradual rise in drug-resistant trends among Gram-negative organisms, especially carbapenem-resistant (CR) Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), CR-Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and extensively-drug-resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii, poses an enormous threat to healthcare systems worldwide. In the last decade, many pharmaceutica...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Jean SS,Gould IM,Lee WS,Hsueh PR,International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC).

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alectinib (Alecensa(®)) is a second-generation, orally active, potent and highly selective inhibitor of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK). Alectinib is approved for the treatment of ALK fusion-gene positive, unresectable, advanced or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Japan, where it has been given orphan ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： McKeage K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discharge from the ear can be the result of many disease processes. The ear may discharge blood, pus, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or wax. Keratosis obturans, stenosis of the external meatus and benign tumours of the external meatus all lead to wax build-up, which may cause recurrent attacks of otitis externa. Malignant ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Ruddy J,Bickerton RC

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With its approval more than 15 years ago, subcutaneous etanercept (Enbrel(®)) was the first biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD) and the first tumour necrosis factor inhibitor to be approved for use in rheumatic diseases. Etanercept remains an important cost-effective treatment option in adult pati...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Scott LJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient compliance refers to the willingness and ability of an individual to follow health-related advice, to take medication as prescribed, to attend scheduled clinic appointments and to complete recommended investigations. It is a major health issue, with outcomes related to levels of morbidity, mortality and cost u...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Murphy J,Coster G

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in the adult has now been fully recognised as a clinical entity characterised by abnormal body composition, osteopenia, impaired quality of life, cardiac dysfunction and an adverse lipid profile. While short-term studies of GH replacement have demonstrated irrefutably a favourable effec...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Verhelst J,Abs R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease of unknown aetiology characterised by persistent joint swelling, functional disability and increased mortality. No curative therapy exists at present but some therapeutic agents, commonly referred to as disease-modifying drugs, offer the potential for suppression of the inflammatory a...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Jackson CG,Williams HJ

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oral deoxyguanosine nucleoside analogue entecavir (Baraclude®) has potent activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV) and a high genetic barrier to resistance. This article reviews the clinical efficacy and tolerability of entecavir in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in patients with decompensated liver disease,...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Keating GM

更新日期：2011-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The rationale for an arginine vasopressin (argipressin) infusion was put forward after it was discovered that patients in shock states might have an endogenous arginine vasopressin deficiency. Subsequently, several investigations impressively demonstrated that arginine vasopressin can successfully stabilise haemodynam...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Dunser MW,Wenzel V,Mayr AJ,Hasibeder WR

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lefamulin is a novel oral and intravenous (IV) pleuromutilin developed as a twice-daily treatment for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP). It is a semi-synthetic pleuromutilin with a chemical structure that contains a tricyclic core of five-, six-, and eight-membered rings and a 2-(4-amino-2-hydroxycyclohexy...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Zhanel GG,Deng C,Zelenitsky S,Lawrence CK,Adam HJ,Golden A,Berry L,Schweizer F,Zhanel MA,Irfan N,Bay D,Lagacé-Wiens P,Walkty A,Mandell L,Lynch JP 3rd,Karlowsky JA

更新日期：2020-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Sacituzumab govitecan (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy; Trodelvy™) is a Trop-2-directed antibody conjugated to a topoisomerase I inhibitor (SN-38) that is being developed by Immunomedics for the treatment of solid tumours, including breast cancer. In April 2020, sacituzumab govitecan received accelerated approval in the US...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Syed YY

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep apnoea (SA) is a common sleep disorder affecting 4 to 25% of the adult population. The most common form, obstructive SA, is characterised by recurrent upper airway obstruction during sleep associated with sleep disruption and hypoxaemia. There is increasing evidence that SA leads to impaired vigilance, quality o...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Grunstein RR,Hedner J,Grote L

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unexpected precipitous fall in peripheral leucocyte count may occur during treatment of certain sensitised individuals with drugs usually well tolerated by most people. Three basic mechanisms for drug sensitivity have been found. One is characterised by sudden destruction of large numbers of leucocytes in periphera...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Pisciotta V

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Levonorgestrel 6-capsule subdermal implants (Norplant) are an effective form of reversible contraception. When implanted under the skin of the upper arm, they release drug into the circulation at a relatively constant rate over 5 years. Generally, the cumulative pregnancy rate at the end of 5 years' levonorg...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Coukell AJ,Balfour JA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rilpivirine is an orally administered, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is a component drug in combination therapy for antiretroviral-naive patients with HIV-1 infection. The randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, multinational ECHO and THRIVE trials in antiretroviral-naive adult patients with HIV-...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Sanford M

更新日期：2012-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently available quinolones are either inactive or marginally active against anaerobic bacteria. This review summarises the in vitro activity of currently available as well as experimental quinolones against clinically significant anaerobic bacteria. Quinolones with low activity against anaerobes include ciprofloxa...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Appelbaum PC

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：:Hepatitis E accounts for the major part of enterally transmitted non-A, non-B hepatitis worldwide. Its agent, the hepatitis E virus (HEV), is a small, single-stranded RNA virus. Only one serotype of HEV is recognised. Infection results in protective immunity with long-lived neutralising antibodies. In developing count...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Worm HC,Wirnsberger G

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypopituitarism is a rare disorder, but its prevalence has increased as a result of an increase in secondary causes of hypopituitarism such as traumatic brain injury and cranial irradiation. Estrogen with or without progestogen (progestin) treatment is conventional therapy in women with hypopituitarism. Recent data de...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Zang H,Davis SR

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most important aspect of modern management of acute diarrhoeal illness in children is that of oral rehydration therapy, and drug therapy is very rarely indicated. Despite the dramatic decline in mortality and morbidity in recent years, there is still the need for continuing education in the appropriate use of oral...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Davies A,Jenkins HR

更新日期：1992-07-01 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：:Through years of evolutionary selection pressures, organisms have developed potent toxins that coincidentally have marked antineoplastic activity. These natural products have been vital for the development of multiagent treatment regimens currently employed in cancer chemotherapy, and are used in the treatment of a va...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Trendowski M

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：:Lemborexant (DAYVIGO™) is an orally administered, dual orexin receptor (OXR) antagonist that exhibits reversible competitive antagonism at OXR1 and OXR2 (> affinity at OXR2) that was discovered and developed by Eisai Inc. for the treatment of adult patients with insomnia. In December 2019, lemborexant received its fir...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Scott LJ

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rationale for the use of nifedipine in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) is based on the various cardiovascular actions of the compound: reduction of myocardial oxygen consumption by attenuation of cardiac and vascular smooth muscle tension; augmentation of oxygen and substrate supply after increased ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Rafflenbeul W,Ebner F

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcal pharyngitis is a common infection in children and adolescents. The great majority of these infections are caused by group A beta-haemolytic streptococci. Although the use of penicillins for group A beta-haemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis has reduced the incidence of rheumatic fever, in the past decade ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Scaglione F,Demartini G,Arcidiacono MM,Pintucci JP

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alprazolam is a triazolobenzodiazepine which is related to diazepam and other 1,4-benzodiazepines, and has a similar pharmacological profile. Relative to the newer benzodiazepines, alprazolam has an intermediate half-life of 10 to 12 hours in healthy young subjects. In placebo-controlled and double-blind comparative t...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Dawson GW,Jue SG,Brogden RN

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00