Evaluation of the total cost of treating elderly hypertensive patients with ACE inhibitors: a comparison of older and newer agents.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and costs of rabbit antithymocyte globulin (TMG) induction in patients who received kidney transplants from living unrelated donors. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Large academic medical center. PATIENTS:Eighty-seven patients who received kidney transplan...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Miller JT,Collins CD,Stuckey LJ,Luan FL,Englesbe MJ,Magee JC,Park JM

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Weight-adjusted nomograms have been a significant advance in the use of unfractionated heparin (UFH). Clinical trials have demonstrated the ability of weight-adjusted nomograms to achieve a therapeutic activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) more rapidly than with standard UFH dosing. Despite this advantage, a si...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Dobesh PP,Heparin Consensus Group.

更新日期：2004-08-01 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：:A pharmacist consult service was developed to evaluate the appropriateness of enteral feeding through a permanent ostomy in 24 nonambulatory patients with severe developmental disabilities. Several problems with enteral nutrition were identified. Policies to improve them were instituted, and several educational presen...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Brown RO,Dickerson RN,Hak EB,Matthews JB,Hak LJ

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Panic disorder is a frequently chronic condition with extensive patterns of psychiatric comorbidity. Optimum pharmacotherapy with traditional agents is limited by side effects, long-term tolerability, and other problems. Recent research findings support the characterization of panic disorder as an illness involving de...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： DeVane CL

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous unfractionated heparin (UFH) remains an important therapeutic agent, particularly in the inpatient setting, for anticoagulation. Historically, the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) has been the primary laboratory test used to monitor and adjust UFH. The aPTT test has evolved since the 1950s, and...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Vandiver JW,Vondracek TG

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing at an alarming rate. Prediabetes, also referred to as impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and/or impaired fasting glucose, is a major risk factor for development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In addition, IGT has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascul...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Irons BK,Mazzolini TA,Greene RS

更新日期：2004-03-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relationship between impaired renal function and antifactor Xa activity in patients receiving dalteparin. DESIGN:Open-label prospective study. SETTING:Inpatient and outpatient units of a large teaching hospital. SUBJECTS:Eleven patients with renal impairment and 11 control subjects wi...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Shprecher AR,Cheng-Lai A,Madsen EM,Cohen HW,Sinnett MJ,Wong ST,Billett HH

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the toxicity of amphotericin B deoxycholate formulations. DESIGN:In vitro experiment. SETTING:University research center. MATERIAL:Human mononuclear THP-1 cells. INTERVENTION:The human mononuclear cells were exposed in vitro for 2 hours to the following deoxycholate formulations of ampho...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Cleary JD,Rogers PD,Chapman SW

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 120 patients who received an initial prescription of iron from a resident physician in internal medicine to determine how accurately house officers diagnose iron-deficiency anemia before initiating iron therapy. Each patient's laboratory records were reviewed for the 3-month p...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Abernathy KA,Meuleman JR

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the occurrence of bleeding and venous thromboembolic (VTE) events in patients receiving rivaroxaban, warfarin, or warfarin with the addition of enoxaparin during the immediate postoperative period following major orthopedic surgery. METHODS:Patients older than 18 years who received at leas...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Cieri NE,Kusmierski K,Lackie C,Van Opdorp A,Hassan AK

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To compare the effectiveness of darbepoetin alfa with epoetin alfa (recombinant human erythropoietin [rHuEPO]) for achieving transfusion independence and increasing hemoglobin concentrations in critically ill patients. DESIGN:Retrospective, descriptive study. SETTING:Level I trauma center intensive ca...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Voils SA,Harpe SH,Brophy GM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To describe the population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic target attainment of ampicillin in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) undergoing controlled hypothermia (CH). DESIGN:Prospective, open-label pharmacokinetic study. SETTING:A 189-bed, freestanding children's tertiary care ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Cies JJ,Fugarolas KN,Moore WS 2nd,Mason RW,Menkiti OR

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The bispectral index (BIS), a processed variable derived from the raw electroencephalogram (EEG) used to guide sedation in the intensive care unit (ICU), has not been tested during barbiturate therapy for elevated intracranial pressure. We determined the BIS and suppression ratio (SR) values during traditiona...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Riker RR,Fraser GL,Wilkins ML

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a high prevalence of HIV infection in Newark, New Jersey, with University Hospital admitting approximately 600 HIV-infected patients per year. Medication errors involving antiretroviral therapy (ART) could significantly affect treatment outcomes. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiven...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Zucker J,Mittal J,Jen SP,Cheng L,Cennimo D

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The systemic polymyxins, colistin and polymyxin B, are increasingly used for multidrug-resistant bacterial infections and have a long history of dose-limiting toxicity. This review summarizes the most recent available information about the mechanisms, incidence, risk factors, and minimization strategies for polymyxin ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Justo JA,Bosso JA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of low-dose pioglitazone on plasma adipocyte-derived cytokines, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and components of the metabolic syndrome in adults with the metabolic syndrome without diabetes mellitus. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controll...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Vu A,Kosmiski LA,Beitelshees AL,Prigeon R,Sidhom MS,Bredbeck B,Predhomme J,Deininger KM,Aquilante CL

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Kidney Foundation developed and oversees the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative, a process that develops clinical practice guidelines in nephrology. Recent guidelines address the evaluation, classification, and stratification of chronic kidney disease (CKD). These guidelines provide, for the first...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Bailie GR,Uhlig K,Levey AS

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-performance capillary electrophoresis (HPCE) is a new separation technique that is applied in the pharmaceutical sciences. Separations by HPCE occur in a narrow-bore capillary under the influence of an applied electrical field. Components of the sample matrix are separated and migrate at different rates based on ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Brunner LJ,DiPiro JT,Feldman S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the microbiologic and clinical outcomes of patients with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing isolates over a 2-year period. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. SETTING:Tertiary care teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Twenty-one patients with cultures of confirmed ESBL-producing Escheric...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Burgess DS,Hall RG 2nd,Lewis JS 2nd,Jorgensen JH,Patterson JE

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of diabetes mellitus has grown to staggering numbers, and its incidence is expected to rise in the next 2 decades. The need for novel approaches to treat hyperglycemia cannot be ignored. Current agents have been shown to modestly improve glycemia and in some cases prevent complications of diabetes, but ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Shah NK,Deeb WE,Choksi R,Epstein BJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:As tenofovir disoproxil fumarate substantially increases plasma concentrations of didanosine in patients with human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection, we sought to determine whether tenofovir and didanosine showed a similar intracellular interaction in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). DESIG...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Robbins BL,Wilcox CK,Fridland A,Rodman JH

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methotrexate, administered for treatment of pediatric and adult malignancies, is a direct renal toxin, which can lead to renal dysfunction, decreased methotrexate clearance, elevated methotrexate concentrations, and systemic toxicity. Although plasma methotrexate concentrations have been shown to decline precipitously...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Vilay AM,Mueller BA,Haines H,Alten JA,Askenazi DJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:The era of the integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection began with raltegravir in 2007. Since that time, several other INSTIs have been introduced including elvitegravir, dolutegravir, and, most recently, bictegravir, that have shown great utility ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Brooks KM,Sherman EM,Egelund EF,Brotherton A,Durham S,Badowski ME,Cluck DB

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Lack of blood pressure control is often seen in hypertensive patients concomitantly taking antituberculosis medications due to the complex drug-drug interactions between rifampin and antihypertensive drugs. Therefore, it is of clinical importance to understand the underlying mechanisms of these interact...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Liu W,Yan T,Chen K,Yang L,Benet LZ,Zhai S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Institute of Medicine has identified adverse drug events as factors that significantly contribute to increased patient morbidity and mortality. As critically ill patients receive numerous drugs to treat a multitude of complicated health problems, they are at high risk for adverse drug events. Sedation is often a k...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Corbett SM,Montoya ID,Moore FA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lenalidomide is commonly used for multiple myeloma as either induction or maintenance therapy. The agent is associated with a host of adverse effects, but hypoglycemia has only been reported in one phase I trial in patients with solid tumors. We describe a 74-year-old woman who experienced grade 3 hypoglycemia (blood ...

journal_title：Pharmacotherapy

authors： Przybylski DJ,Birhiray R,Reeves DJ

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00