Appropriateness of iron prescribing: a retrospective study.

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：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the frequency and type of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among healthy volunteers participating in research, and to investigate the potential for interactions between commonly used CAM modalities and various drugs. DESIGN:Prospective evaluation. SETTING:University gener...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Welder GJ,Wessel TR,Arant CB,Schofield RS,Zineh I

更新日期：2006-12-01 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 prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors continues to rise, with considerable emphasis on the upward trends in obesity and diabetes mellitus, which have increased by 46% and 60%, respectively, in the past 10 years. The alarming increase in the prevalence of diabetes and obesity has resulted in the development of ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Bottorff M

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：:Midazolam is a commonly used sedative in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care unit (ICU) settings worldwide. We used a nine-step decision-making algorithm to determine whether therapeutic monitoring of midazolam in the ICU is warranted. Midazolam has a higher clearance and shorter half-li...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Spina SP,Ensom MH

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus has reached epidemic proportions worldwide, eliciting extensive research on both the disease process and its treatment. Regardless of diabetes type, the progressive nature of the disease makes insulin the long-term mainstay of diabetes management. Recently, the insulin analog glargine was reported in...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Edwards KL,Riche DM,Stroup JS,Goldman-Levine JD,Padiyara RS,Cross LB,Kane MP

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence suggests that periodontal disease may predispose to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Data support mechanisms of host-derived local and systemic proinflammatory responses similar to atherosclerosis, consisting of monocytic-derived cytokines and other inflammatory mediators, which are induced by p...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Chong PH,Kezele B

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal system (ITS) is a novel, patient-activated drug delivery device used for the management of acute postoperative pain in the hospital setting. This credit-card-sized device uses an imperceptible current of 170 milliampere to actively deliver a fentanyl hydrochloride 40-microg dose into...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Herndon CM

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is an important medical problem that affects millions of patients each year. With appropriate prophylaxis, many of these thromboembolic events can be prevented. Although strong evidence supporting VTE prophylaxis spans several decades, several large American and global registries have docu...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Dobesh PP,Wittkowsky AK,Stacy Z,Dager WE,Haines ST,Lopez LM,Nutescu E,Phillips KW,Trujillo TC,Vondracek T

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence and inferences from clinical research, clinical observation, and literature review support an etiologic paradigm for the pathophysiology of spinal cord injury (SCI). According to this paradigm, changes in immunoregulation and in the activation of cytokines or intercellular adhesion molecules (ICAMs) contribut...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Segal JL

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 12-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis was diagnosed with a high-grade glioma after radiographic and biopsy results confirmed the primary intracranial lesion. She was treated with single-agent erlotinib during and after daily localized radiation therapy. Pharmacokinetic studies were conducted to assess the effect of ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Christiansen SR,Broniscer A,Panetta JC,Stewart CF

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with thromboembolic events and hemodynamic impairment that results in considerable morbidity, mortality, and cost. Cardioversion to sinus rhythm is a common approach to the treatment of these patients. However, cardioversion is assoc...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Wodlinger AM,Pieper JA

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Infections with adenoviruses (ADVs) can result in considerable mortality and morbidity in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Standard therapy for ADV infections in transplant recipients is not established. At our institution, intravenous cidofovir and immunoglobulin have been used to treat disseminated...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Permpalung N,Mahoney MV,Alonso CD

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The popularity of amiodarone has grown due to its effectiveness in converting arrhythmia and its formulation availability. Formulations of the drug also contain iodine; the iodine content is 75 mg in a 200-mg tablet of amiodarone and 18.7 mg/ml in the intravenous solution. Approximately 10% of the iodine content of or...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Brouse SD,Phillips SM

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the level of agreement between two sets of criteria, the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) criteria and investigator-developed criteria, for identifying bleeding events in patients who had undergone a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and to measure length of hospital stay ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： McCollum M,Stringer KA,Wittkowsky AK,Young S,Spinler SA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether recommendations made by pharmacists and accepted by hospital physicians resulted in fewer postdischarge readmissions and urgent care visits compared with recommendations that were not implemented. DESIGN:Prospective substudy of pharmacist recommendations. SETTING:Tertiary care aca...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Anderegg SV,Demik DE,Carter BL,Dawson JD,Farris K,Shelsky C,Kaboli P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to describe the postinduction clearance of carbamazepine (CBZ) in adult psychiatric patients by population pharmacokinetic analysis using the NONMEM program. Specifically, an estimate of CBZ clearance and insight into the effect of common patient characteristics on clearance were sought...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Martin ES 3rd,Crismon ML,Godley PJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：:The appropriate level of sedation in patients with an open abdomen following damage control laparotomy (DCL) is debated. Chemical paralysis with neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) has been used to decrease time to abdominal closure. We sought to evaluate the effect of NMBA use on sedation requirements in patients w...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Smith SE,Hamblin SE,Dennis BM

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of oral N-acetylcysteine for preventing radiographic contrast material-induced nephropathy (RCIN) has become widespread, despite conflicting results from clinical trials and meta-analyses. The variability in study results may reflect differences in baseline risks in study patients, hydration regimens, choice of co...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Shalansky SJ,Vu T,Pate GE,Levin A,Humphries KH,Webb JG

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence, over 40 years, of using the last-observation-carried-forward (LOCF) imputation method in clinical trials, the association between use of LOCF and how the trials were conducted, and the extent of information about attrition and LOCF use in published reports. DESIGN:Retrospec...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Woolley SB,Cardoni AA,Goethe JW

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to summarize and assess original evaluations of the economic impact of clinical pharmacy services published from 1996-2000, and to provide recommendations and methodologic considerations for future research. A systematic literature search was conducted to identify articles that were then blinded and randomly...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Schumock GT,Butler MG,Meek PD,Vermeulen LC,Arondekar BV,Bauman JL,2002 Task Force on Economic Evaluation of Clinical Pharmacy Services of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a method for measuring the efficacy of a single dose of an analgesic for 12 hours after administration to outpatients with postoperative oral surgery pain. Using a self-rating record, patients evaluate their pain and its relief for 12 hours after medication. We have used this method successfully in a...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Beaver WT,Forbes JA,Shackleford RW

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a meta-analysis to determine what factors in treatment regimens for Helicobacter pylori are associated with increased discontinuation rates. Studies were selected from the 1990-1996 MEDLINE data base, and references in published articles and reviews were obtained. Each article was uniformally abstracted f...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Buring SM,Winner LH,Hatton RC,Doering PL

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously healthy 25-year-old man with metastatic testicular teratocarcinoma became resistant to atracurium-induced neuromuscular blockade as evidenced by train-of-four (TOF) monitoring combined with clinical assessment. Subsequently he had an adequate response with a standard dosage of pancuronium. During the firs...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Tschida SJ,Hoey LL,Nahum A,Vance-Bryan K

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the appropriate compartmental and noncompartmental pharmacokinetic parameters for intravenous piperacillin and tazobactam. DESIGN:Sequential selection of patients entered into a randomized, open-label clinical efficacy trial. SETTING:Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Me...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Jhee SS,Kern JW,Burm JP,Yellin AE,Gill MA

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major depression afflicts a significant percentage of the population, and optimum therapy is often limited by the poor tolerability and lethality in overdose of the tricyclic antidepressants. The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) fluoxetine, sertraline, and, more recently, paroxetine are viewed as welcom...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Nemeroff CB

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To compare the performance of polyclonal fluorescence polarization immunoassay (pFPIA) with that of enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique (EMIT) in patients receiving vancomycin and hemodialysis. SETTING:Outpatient hemodialysis center. PATIENTS:Seven subjects with end-stage renal disease treated wit...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Kingery JR,Sowinski KM,Kraus MA,Klaunig JE,Mueller BA

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00