Trends in antimicrobial resistance among today's bacterial pathogens.

abstract：:The antiretroviral combination of emtricitabine-tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (FTC/TDF) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in individuals at high risk for acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in July 2012. Since then, Centers for Disease Control and...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Adams JL,Shelley K,Nicol MR

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of standardized Ginkgo biloba leaf extracts (GBE) on outcome parameters of hemostasis associated with risk of bleeding. DESIGN:Meta-analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials. SUBJECTS:A total of 1985 adults were enrolled to receive either GBE or placebo; 87% were patients wit...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Kellermann AJ,Kloft C

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine clinical and microbiologic success in patients receiving adjunctive aerosolized antibiotics for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). DESIGN:Retrospective medical record review. SETTING:Level I trauma intensive care unit of a large academic medical center. PATIENTS:Fort...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Czosnowski QA,Wood GC,Magnotti LJ,Croce MA,Swanson JM,Boucher BA,Fabian TC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the efficacy of a single, low-dose injection of botulinum toxin type A in relieving pain in Korean patients with piriformis syndrome resistant to conventional therapy, and to assess the drug's influence on these patients' quality of life. DESIGN:Prospective, single-site, open-label trial. ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Yoon SJ,Ho J,Kang HY,Lee SH,Kim KI,Shin WG,Oh JM

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass may develop clinically significant physiologic alterations in the perioperative period, including alteration of thyroid hormone concentrations. Alterations in the concentration of thyroid hormones are of concern due to the effects of these hormones on cardiac function. Hypoth...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Reichert MG,Verzino KC

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and economic impacts of bacterial resistance are substantial. The development of bacterial resistance during a course of therapy often leads to clinical failure, prolonged hospitalization, increased morbidity, mortality, and increased health care costs. Resistance has been reported to occur most frequentl...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Barriere SL

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meta-analyses are key components of evidence-based decision making. The numbers of meta-analyses published in different areas of health care increased dramatically during the past 10 years. Many of them covered different pharmacologic interventions, making them useful resources to clinical pharmacists. Although a well...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Etminan M,Levine M

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of amphotericin B triglyceride emulsion in 16 patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related candidal esophagitis and cryptococcosis, compared with standard amphotericin B in 24 patients. Compared with the conventional formulation, the fat emulsion was administered ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Manfredi R,Chiodo F

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the ability of seven widely known herbal references and electronic databases to answer questions about herbal products asked at drug information centers. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Five academic and institutional drug information centers. METHODS:Fifty-seven herbal-related ques...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Walker JB

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agitation in the elderly, manifested by verbal and physical aggression, frequently results in increased morbidity and mortality for nursing home residents and reduced morale for the family and nursing home staff. It is also responsible for increased costs associated with caring for these residents. Pharmacologic inter...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Grossman F

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Outbreaks of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in developing countries and recent headlines of an American traveling with a resistant variant of tuberculosis have brought XDR-TB into the spotlight. The World Health Organization and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ha...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Mitrzyk BM

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：:Torsades de pointes is a polymorphic ventricular tachycardia characterized by marked QT prolongation on the electrocardiogram. It can be induced by both antiarrhythmic and nonantiarrhythmic drugs, such as quinidine and erythromycin. No extensive literature documents an interaction between quinidine and erythromycin wh...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Lin JC,Quasny HA

更新日期：1997-05-01 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：:The field of acid suppression has been advanced by therapeutics of increasing specificity for inhibiting gastric acid secretion. Particularly important are proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which inhibit the activity of the gastric acid pump (H+,K(+)-adenosine triphosphatase), the final common step in gastric acid produc...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Sachs G

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of reteplase administration in clearing hemodialysis catheters. DESIGN:Open-label, uncontrolled, observational trial. SETTING:University medical center. PATIENTS:Thirty-four patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing long-term hemodialysis. INTERVENTION:Patients had du...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Hilleman DE,Dunlay RW,Packard KA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past decade, patient safety issues during care transitions have gained greater attention at both the local and national level. Readmission rates to U.S. hospitals are high, often because of poor care transitions. Serious adverse drug events (ADEs) caused by an incomplete understanding of changes in complex ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： American College of Clinical Pharmacy.,Hume AL,Kirwin J,Bieber HL,Couchenour RL,Hall DL,Kennedy AK,LaPointe NM,Burkhardt CD,Schilli K,Seaton T,Trujillo J,Wiggins B

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of topical atorvastatin on the healing process of pressure ulcers in critically ill patients. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. SETTING:Medical-surgical intensive care unit of a university-affiliated teaching hospital in Tehran, Iran. PATIENTS...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Farsaei S,Khalili H,Farboud ES,Karimzadeh I,Beigmohammadi MT

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new transdermal drug-delivery system that administers the synthetic opioid fentanyl through intact skin was evaluated for 24 hours postoperatively in eight patients who had undergone orthopedic surgery. Plasma samples were obtained over a 72-hour period for pharmacokinetic analysis in five patients. The patients wer...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Plezia PM,Kramer TH,Linford J,Hameroff SR

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paclitaxel is a mainstay in the treatment of ovarian and breast cancers, and its use in other malignancies is being explored. Although it has great clinical utility, the drug and its formulation components pose a number of challenges to pharmacists and nurses. Paclitaxel is insoluble in water and is formulated in an e...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Trissel LA

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Twice/day dosing of insulin glargine has been used to treat hyperglycemia in clinical practice; however, data supporting its use in the critically ill population are lacking. This study was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of twice/day insulin glargine in critically ill patients. METHODS:A retros...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Fox MA,Perry MC,Liu-DeRyke X

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several worldwide initiatives involve pharmacy education and practice; however, the International Pharmaceutical Federation is the only worldwide pharmacy organization currently in existence. This is the first report of the good pharmacy practice initiative published in the United States. We hope that it will stimulat...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Bond CA,Raehl CL,Claesson C

更新日期：1995-09-01 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：:Posttransplantation hypertension has been identified as an independent risk factor for chronic allograft dysfunction and loss. Based on available morbidity and mortality data, posttransplantation hypertension must be identified and managed appropriately. During the past decade, calcium channel blockers have been recom...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Baroletti SA,Gabardi S,Magee CC,Milford EL

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To categorize institutional review board (IRB) challenges and solutions encountered in a multicenter practice-based research network (PBRN) study and to assess the impact of IRB requirements on the willingness of individual principal investigators (PIs) to participate in future PBRN studies. DESIGN:Des...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Maclaughlin EJ,Ardery G,Jackson EA,Ives TJ,Young RB,Fike DS,Carter BL

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disseminated herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection in neonates represents a devastating entity that yields high mortality. Acyclovir is the primary antiviral agent used to treat life-threatening HSV infections in neonates; however, even though the agent has reduced morbidity overall from these infections, mortality wit...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Cies JJ,Moore WS 2nd,Miller K,Small C,Carella D,Conley S,Parker J,Shea P,Chopra A

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diurnal variation in plasma norepinephrine (PNE) levels is well documented in healthy individuals but not in patients with heart failure. Therefore, we attempted to determine variations in PNE levels over 24 hours, measured hourly, in six patients with an ejection fraction below 40% and a history of heart failure of l...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Bleske BE,Chung HS,DiMagno M,Nicklas JM

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) affects nearly 1 in 10 women. Thus, it is essential for pharmacists and other health care providers to be comfortable when discussing a patient's sexual health to ensure appropriate triage so that the specific causes of HSDD can be identified and potential recommendations provi...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Lodise NM

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become the most prevalent cause of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO) in pediatric patients. This increase in MRSA is due to the rise in community-acquired MRSA. Therefore, it is important that clinicians are aware of the various and upcoming therapies that co...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： DeRonde KJ,Girotto JE,Nicolau DP

更新日期：2018-10-01 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