Antihistamines: pharmacology and clinical use.

abstract：:Remifentanil (Ultiva), a fentanyl derivative, is an ultra-short acting, nonspecific esterase-metabolised, selective mu-opioid receptor agonist, with a pharmacodynamic profile typical of opioid analgesic agents. Notably, the esterase linkage in remifentanil results in a unique and favourable pharmacokinetic profile for...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Scott LJ,Perry CM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The comprehensive treatment of schizophrenia requires the full resources of a clinical team that is able to offer treatment for the acute psychotic state in a hospital environment, and appropriate rehabilitation following resolution of the florid symptoms. Following a second or subsequent relapse, maintenance therapy ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Johnson DA

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) recognises no boundaries, and the patient's greatest need occurs at the interface between primary care and hospital system. Ideally, the general practitioner, if summoned, should be able to provide resuscitation, analgesia with opiates, and thrombolytic therapy. Thrombolytics should c...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Rawles J

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhaled mometasone furoate (Asmanex) is a synthetic corticosteroid indicated for the first-line maintenance prophylactic therapy of persistent asthma in adults and adolescents. It is formulated for delivery via a breath-actuated dry powder inhaler (DPI) [Twisthaler].Inhaled mometasone furoate delivered by DPI is effec...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： McCormack PL,Plosker GL

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In human lung tissue in vitro, nedocromil sodium inhibited the release of histamine and leukotrienes induced by anti-IgE, as well as the contraction of isolated bronchi which followed this challenge. In the hamster cheek pouch in vivo, nedocromil sodium inhibited the inflammatory response induced by challenge with eit...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Dahlén SE,Björck T,Kumlin M,Sydbom A,Raud J,Palmertz U,Franzén L,Grönneberg R,Hedqvist P

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogenic compounds are the most important group of drugs that can induce hypertension. Studies have shown an incidence of significant hypertension amounting to less than 1% after 1 year of taking oral contraceptives and about 2% after 5 years. The ratio of the incidence of hypertension among ''takers'' to that of ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Stokes GS

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Slowing of nerve conduction, a hallmark of both experimental and human diabetic neuropathy, is improved or corrected by aldose reductase inhibitors such as sorbinil. Animal experiments suggest that a myo-inositol-related defect in nerve sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) is responsible for the acute re...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Greene DA

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 70% of invasive breast cancers have some degree of dependence on the estrogen hormone for cell proliferation and growth. These tumors have estrogen and/or progesterone receptors (ER/PR+), generally referred to as hormone receptor positive (HR+) tumors, as indicated by the presence of positive staining an...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Nunnery SE,Mayer IA

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specifically formulated for nebulisation using the PARI LC PLUS reusable nebuliser, tobramycin solution for inhalation (TSI) [TOBI] provides a high dose of tobramycin (an aminoglycoside antibacterial with good activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa) to the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis, while maintaining low...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Cheer SM,Waugh J,Noble S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The simplest response to the question, what is the prevalence of hypertension in the United States today?, is given by a currently popular slogan: 23,000,000 Americans have hypertension. It is clear that the problem is large in scale, but this figure alone is an insufficient guide to many practical issues. The prevale...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Labarthe DR

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Several pharmacological treatments aiming at a better symptomatic control of osteoarthritis (OA) are used in daily practice but their efficacy is often disputed. The purpose of this network meta-analysis (NMA) is to assess the efficacy on pain and function of the drugs that are most widely prescribed again...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Beaudart C,Lengelé L,Leclercq V,Geerinck A,Sanchez-Rodriguez D,Bruyère O,Reginster JY

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Janus kinase/signal transduction and activator of transcription (JAK-STAT) signaling pathway is implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and inflammatory bowel disease. Many cytokines involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune and inflammator...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Banerjee S,Biehl A,Gadina M,Hasni S,Schwartz DM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common age-related neurodegenerative disease and has become an urgent public health problem in most areas of the world. Substantial progress has been made in understanding the basic neurobiology of AD and, as a result, new drugs for its treatment have become available. Cholinestera...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Grutzendler J,Morris JC

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin degludec (Tresiba(®)) is an ultra-long-acting insulin analogue that is also available as a coformulation with rapid-acting insulin aspart (insulin degludec/insulin aspart) [Ryzodeg(®)]. Insulin degludec has a flat, stable glucose-lowering profile with a duration of action of >42 h, and less within-patient day-...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Keating GM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the use of the fluoroquinolone antibiotics in the management of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in Southeast Asia. Numerous clinical trials performed in the region have shown that the quinolones are highly effective for treating uncomplicated gonorrhoea. Norfloxacin 800 mg, ofloxacin 400 mg, cip...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Sivayathorn A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are the most successful class of drugs that have been introduced for the treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) because of their profound and consistent effect on gastric acid secretion. The PPIs have demonstrated an excellent adverse effect profile after approximately ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Dekel R,Morse C,Fass R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug treatment for various anorectal conditions has been known since ancient times. Today, modern as well as traditional drugs are being increasingly used in all grades of symptomatic haemorrhoids. These drugs (oral and local) are used as a part of conservative management or as an adjuvant to invasive outpatient proce...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Misra MC,Imlitemsu

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Gatifloxacin is an 8-methoxy fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent. The drug has a broader spectrum of antibacterial activity than the older fluoroquinolones (e.g. ciprofloxacin) and shows good activity against many Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens, atypical organisms and some anaerobes. Notably, gati...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Perry CM,Ormrod D,Hurst M,Onrust SV

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atenolol and nifedipine have been shown to be effective single agents in angina pectoris, but reports suggest that additional benefits may be conferred by combining the 2 drugs. Therefore, to establish that the combination regimen was at least as effective as either atenolol or nifedipine alone, a multicentre study wa...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Sandberg M,Foale RA

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tofacitinib (Xeljanz®) is a potent, selective JAK inhibitor that preferentially inhibits Janus kinase (JAK) 1 and JAK3. In the EU, oral tofacitinib 5 mg twice daily is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adult patients who have responded inadequately to, or who are int...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Dhillon S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the European Multicentre Study (EMS), the safety and efficacy of a single 30U intravenous injection of anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex (APSAC) was studied in patients with acute myocardial infarction. The present study discusses the Belgian data on safety and tolerance from the EMS study. 87...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Bossaert LL

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acitretin (etretin), a second generation monoaromatic retinoid for use in the treatment of severe psoriasis and other dermatoses, is the major active metabolite of etretinate and possesses a similar therapeutic index; i.e. a similar ratio of clinical efficacy to adverse effects. When used alone at a maintenance dosage...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Pilkington T,Brogden RN

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vemurafenib is the first molecularly targeted therapy to be licensed in the US and Europe for treatment of advanced melanoma. Its mechanism of action involves selective inhibition of the mutated BRAF V600E kinase that leads to reduced signalling through the aberrant mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. Its...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Sharma A,Shah SR,Illum H,Dowell J

更新日期：2012-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Resting heart rate is associated with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, and the mortality benefit of some cardiovascular drugs seems to be related in part to their heart rate-lowering effects. Since it is difficult to separate the benefit of heart rate lowering from other actions with currently available drugs, ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： DiFrancesco D,Camm JA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Letermovir (Prevymis™) is an orally or intravenously administered cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA terminase complex inhibitor being developed by Merck & Co., Inc., under a global license from AiCuris Anti-infective Cures GmbH. Letermovir has been approved in Canada and the USA for the prophylaxis of CMV infection and diseas...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Kim ES

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pegylation of interferon-alpha-2a is associated with improved sustained virological response rates in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Subsequently, combination therapy with peginterferon-alpha-2a (40kD) [Pegasys] and ribavirin (Copegus trade mark, Rebetol) was investigated to establish if the efficacy of peginterfe...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Keating GM,Curran MP

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Budesonide MMX(®) (Cortiment(®); Uceris(®)) is a novel once-daily oral formulation of budesonide using Multi Matrix (MMX(®)) colonic delivery technology to permit the release of budesonide at a controlled rate throughout the colon. It is available in the USA for the induction of remission in patients with active, mild...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Hoy SM

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many current concepts of the pathogenesis of rheumatic diseases which incorporate immunological, infectious and hereditary factors. Rheumatic diseases may sometimes become apparent after trauma, be associated with certain diseases and may be induced by nerve damage and serum sickness. Systemic lupuserythemat...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Smyth CJ,Bravo JF

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:86 patients with a first myocardial infarction presenting within 6 hours of the onset of symptoms were randomly allocated to treatment with intravenous streptokinase or anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex (APSAC). Plasma concentrations of fibrinogen, plasminogen, alpha 2-antiplasmin and fibrinogen ...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Monassier JP,Hanssen M

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increases in cancer diagnosis have tremendous negative impacts on patients and their families, and major societal and economic costs. The beneficial effect of chemotherapeutic agents on tumor suppression comes with major unwanted side effects such as weight and hair loss, nausea and vomiting, and neuropathic pain. Che...

journal_title：Drugs

authors： Blanton HL,Brelsfoard J,DeTurk N,Pruitt K,Narasimhan M,Morgan DJ,Guindon J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00