abstract：:Although blood pressure measured at the brachial artery plays a central role in our understanding and management of cardiovascular risk, in recent years great emphasis has been placed on the importance of central blood pressure. It seems straightforward that knowledge of the blood pressure directly affecting the major...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Tomlinson LA,Wilkinson IB

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the time to clinical events (death, disability, cognitive impairment and depression) in Parkinson's disease using the time course of disease status and treatment as explanatory variables. METHODS:Disease status based on the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) and the time to clinical outco...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Vu TC,Nutt JG,Holford NH

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT:• The CYP3A4 inhibition by lipophilic statins may attenuate the effectiveness of clopidogrel. • No studies have measured drug exposure in a time-varying manner that detects discontinuation and restart of clopidogrel and statin therapy, allowing clinical quantification of the int...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Schmidt M,Johansen MB,Maeng M,Kaltoft A,Jensen LO,Tilsted HH,Bøtker HE,Baron JA,Sørensen HT

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT:• The topical second generation anti-histamine azelastine hydrochloride (AZE) and the potent corticosteroid fluticasone propionate (FP) are well established first-line treatments in allergic rhinitis (AR). • MP29-02, a novel intranasal AZE and FP formulation, has been shown to c...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Derendorf H,Munzel U,Petzold U,Maus J,Mascher H,Hermann R,Bousquet J

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At a James Black Conference held in Oxford on 20-22 June 2011, a group of senior clinical pharmacologists and their junior colleagues, other medical specialists, and pharmacists discussed an agenda for UK clinical pharmacology for the next 5 years, addressing the following broad questions. How should UK clinical pharm...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Aronson JK

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integration of clinical and preclinical pharmacology in pharmaceutical companies could be improved by several key recommendations: Companies should ensure that there is an adequate pool of trained clinical pharmacologists and preclinical pharmacologists. Training should include topics that allow clinical pharmacologis...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Hunter JA

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical pharmacologists are the only medical specialists whose training focuses specifically on the safe, effective and cost-effective use of medicines, underpinned by an understanding of drug discovery, drug regulation, pharmacology, translational medicine and the performance of clinical trials. This unique perspect...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Webb DJ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical pharmacologists in universities play major roles in research and teaching and provide important contributions to National Health Service (NHS) activities, such as work for research ethics, drug and therapeutics, and clinical governance committees. Their research extends from preclinical studies using drugs to...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Webb DJ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the predictive value of gene polymorphisms potentially linked to toxicity, clinical response, time to progression and overall survival, following cetuximab-tegafur-uracil (UFT)-irinotecan therapy. METHODS:Fifty-two patients with advanced colorectal cancer were enrolled in an ancillary pharmacogenetic st...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Etienne-Grimaldi MC,Bennouna J,Formento JL,Douillard JY,Francoual M,Hennebelle I,Chatelut E,Francois E,Faroux R,El Hannani C,Jacob JH,Milano G

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT • The population pharmacokinetics and limited sampling strategies for ciclosporin monitoring have been extensively studied in renal and liver transplant recipients. Little is known about the pharmacokinetics of ciclosporin in patients undergoing haematopoietic allogeneic stem c...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Wilhelm AJ,de Graaf P,Veldkamp AI,Janssen JJ,Huijgens PC,Swart EL

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To use non-linear mixed effects modelling and simulation techniques to predict whether PF-04878691, a toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonist, would produce sufficient antiviral efficacy while maintaining an acceptable side effect profile in a 'proof of concept' (POC) study in chronic hepatitis C (HCV) patients. METHO...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Jones HM,Chan PL,van der Graaf PH,Webster R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the relationships between pretreatment folate concentrations, MTX pharmacokinetics and acute toxicities following high dose methotrexate (HD MTX) therapy. METHODS:MTX and its major extracellular metabolite 7-OH-MTX were measured in eight serum samples per HD MTX cycle in 65 consecutive osteosarcoma...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Holmboe L,Andersen AM,Mørkrid L,Slørdal L,Hall KS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Antidepressant use has increased in the last decade. Several studies have suggested a possible association between maternal antidepressant use and teratogenic effects. METHODS:The pharmacy prescription database IADB.nl was used for a cohort study in which laxative and antidiarrhoeal medication use in children aft...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Nijenhuis CM,ter Horst PG,van Rein N,Wilffert B,de Jong-van den Berg LT

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activated platelets stimulate thrombus formation in response to rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque or endothelial cell erosion, promoting atherothrombotic disease. Multiple pathways contribute to platelet activation. Aspirin, an irreversible inhibitor of thromboxane A2 synthesis, in combination with clopidogrel, an ...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Tello-Montoliu A,Tomasello SD,Ueno M,Angiolillo DJ

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Our aim was to compare the practicability of six different potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) criteria in geriatric outpatients with polypharmacy. METHODS:We analysed baseline data from the Medication Safety Review Clinic in Taiwanese Elders (MSRC-Taiwan) study. The prevalence and correlates of PIMs were d...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Chang CB,Chen JH,Wen CJ,Kuo HK,Lu IS,Chiu LS,Wu SC,Chan DC

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in both well and under-resourced settings. Maternal, fetal, and neonatal complications of the HDP are concentrated among, but not limited to, women with pre-eclampsia. Pre-eclampsia is a systemic disorder of endotheli...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Magee LA,Abalos E,von Dadelszen P,Sibai B,Easterling T,Walkinshaw S,CHIPS Study Group.

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT:• Clinical cases reported that fatal acute liver failure occurred when paracetamol (acetaminophen) was co-administrated with some tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). The direct inhibition of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase activities has been identified as a mechanism of potentiation...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Liu Y,Ramírez J,Ratain MJ

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT:• Terutroban is a selective TP receptor antagonist, i.e. a specific antagonist of the thromboxane A(2) and prostaglandin endoperoxide receptors, shown to improve endothelial function after a single administration in patients with coronary artery disease. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:• ...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Lesault PF,Boyer L,Pelle G,Covali-Noroc A,Rideau D,Akakpo S,Teiger E,Dubois-Randé JL,Adnot S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the effect of the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist, telcagepant, on the haemodynamic response to sublingual nitroglycerin (NTG). METHODS:Twenty-two healthy male volunteers participated in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, two-period, crossover study. Subjects rece...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Van der Schueren BJ,Blanchard R,Murphy MG,Palcza J,De Lepeleire I,Van Hecken A,Depré M,de Hoon JN

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) is used in the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Its red blood cell (RBC) metabolite concentrations (6-thioguanine [6-TGN] and 6-methylmercaptopurine nucleotides [6-MMPN]) are related to drug response. We investigated the impact of non-genetic covariates and pharma...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Adam de Beaumais T,Fakhoury M,Medard Y,Azougagh S,Zhang D,Yakouben K,Jacqz-Aigrain E

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:It has been shown that the cellular uptake and cytotoxicity of anthracyclines decrease with increasing cell density in vitro, an event termed 'the inocculum effect'. It is not known whether such an effect occurs in vivo. In this study the relationships between white blood cell (WBC) count, plasma and cellular conc...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Bogason A,Quartino AL,Lafolie P,Masquelier M,Karlsson MO,Paul C,Gruber A,Vitols S

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of rectal ozone on portal vein oxygenation and the pharmacokinetic changes of propranolol in patients with liver cirrhosis. METHODS:Fifteen patients with liver cirrhosis were included They were given a fixed oral dose of propranolol 80mg on the morning of day 1 a...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Zaky S,Fouad EA,Kotb HI

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The major objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of imatinib on the pharmacokinetics of paracetamol in patients with chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML). METHODS:Patients (n = 12) received a single oral dose of acetaminophen 1000 mg on day 1 (control). On days 2-8, imatinib 400 mg was admini...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Kim DW,Tan EY,Jin Y,Park S,Hayes M,Demirhan E,Schran H,Wang Y

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aims of the study were to determine the effect of advice from the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) on the use of medicines within Scotland's National Health Service (NHS) and generate hypotheses that may explain differences in the impact of advice on the use of individual medicines. METHODS:A retrospective...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Bennie M,Dear J,Hems S,Black C,McIver L,Webb DJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT:Nitrates may facilitate syncope through various pathways, but the precise mechanism of nitrate-induced syncope is still under debate. The purpose of the present study was to compare the underlying haemodynamic mechanisms in subjects without and with presyncopal symptoms during a...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Tahvanainen A,Koskela J,Leskinen M,Ilveskoski E,Nordhausen K,Kähönen M,Kööbi T,Mustonen J,Pörsti I

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT:Desmopressin is a known haemostatic agent and is also being used, albeit at lower doses, during the diagnostic work-up of Cushing's syndrome, a condition characterized by excess cortisol concentrations and frequent thromboembolic events. No study has yet evaluated whether admini...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Pecori Giraldi F,Ambrogio AG,Fatti LM,Rubini V,Cozzi G,Scacchi M,Federici AB,Cavagnini F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The role of CYP pharmacogenetics in the bioactivation of cyclophosphamide is still controversial. Recent clinical studies have suggested a role for either CYP2C19 or CYP2B6. The aim of this study was to clarify the role of these pharmacogenes. METHODS:We used a combined in vitro-in vivo approach to determine the ...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Helsby NA,Hui CY,Goldthorpe MA,Coller JK,Soh MC,Gow PJ,De Zoysa JZ,Tingle MD

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was conducted to determine whether atenolol was able to decrease BP level and mitigate BP increase during dynamic resistance exercise performed at three different intensities in hypertensives. METHODS:Ten essential hypertensives (systolic/diastolic BP between 140/90 and 160/105mmHg) were blindly studie...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Gomides RS,Costa LA,Souza DR,Queiroz AC,Fernandes JR,Ortega KC,Junior DM,Tinucci T,Forjaz CL

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To review the literature on adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in children with respect to occurrence, seriousness, type, therapeutic group, age and gender of the child and category of reporter. METHODS:Medline and Embase databases were searched from origin and updated until February 2010. We included empirically based...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Aagaard L,Christensen A,Hansen EH

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the association between risk of lupus and exposure to selected drugs implicated in risk of lupus in a number of case reports. METHODS:In this matched nested case-control study we utilized primary care data from the UK General Practice Research Database recorded between 1987 and 2001. Cases with at l...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Schoonen WM,Thomas SL,Somers EC,Smeeth L,Kim J,Evans S,Hall AJ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cost-containment measures in healthcare provision include the implementation of therapeutic and generic drug substitution strategies in patients whose condition is already well controlled with pharmacotherapy. Treatment for hypertension is frequently targeted for such measures. However, drug acquisition costs are only...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Johnston A,Stafylas P,Stergiou GS

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT:Variants in the CYP2C9 (i.e. *2 and *3) and VKORC1 (i.e. 1173C/T or -1639G/A) genes have been shown to influence warfarin dose requirements. However, these factors seem to explain less of the dose variability in African Americans who have a lower prevalence of the CYP2C9*2 and *...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Schelleman H,Brensinger CM,Chen J,Finkelman BS,Rieder MJ,Kimmel SE

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT Reflux oesophagitis is a common clinical disorder associated with significant morbidity. Proton pump inhibitors are the current pharmacotherapy of choice, but not all treated patients achieve symptom relief. Little is known about the efficacy of mosapride, a prokinetic agent wh...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Hsu YC,Yang TH,Hsu WL,Wu HT,Cheng YC,Chiang MF,Wang CS,Lin HJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT * Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) is the enzyme responsible for the elimination of approximately 80% of the administered dose of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). * Mutations in the DPD-coding gene have been shown to increase the risk of severe toxicity in 5-FU treated patients. * T...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Paré L,Paez D,Salazar J,Del Rio E,Tizzano E,Marcuello E,Baiget M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT:Oxycodone is an opioid analgesic that is metabolized mainly in the liver by cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2D6 and 3A4 enzymes. So far, the effects of CYP2D6 or CYP3A4 inhibitors on the pharmacokinetics of oxycodone in humans have not been systematically studied. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:Dr...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Grönlund J,Saari TI,Hagelberg NM,Neuvonen PJ,Olkkola KT,Laine K

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytochrome P450 3A is the main enzyme subfamily involved in the metabolism of a variety of marketed medicines. It is generally believed that the substrate specificity of polymorphic P450 3A5 is similar to that of the predominant P450 3A4 isoform, although some differences in catalytic properties have been found. It ha...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Yamazaki H,Nakamoto M,Shimizu M,Murayama N,Niwa T

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of scopolamine administered transdermally for the treatment of drooling in severely disabled patients. METHODS:A prospective, randomized, double-blind, crossover, placebo-controlled clinical trial was designed. The study group consisted of 30 handicapped patients with persistent drooling. ...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Mato A,Limeres J,Tomás I,Muñoz M,Abuín C,Feijoo JF,Diz P

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Widespread use of cocaine and its attendant toxicity has produced a wealth of benchwork studies and small animal investigations that evaluated the effects of cocaine on the cardiovascular system. Despite this wealth of knowledge, very little is known about the frequency or types of arrhythmias in patients with signifi...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Hoffman RS

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The present study aimed to evaluate the associations between medication use and falls and to identify high risk medications that acted as a trigger for the onset of falls in an acute care hospital setting. METHODS:We applied a case-crossover design wherein cases served as their own controls and comparisons were m...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Shuto H,Imakyure O,Matsumoto J,Egawa T,Jiang Y,Hirakawa M,Kataoka Y,Yanagawa T

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To develop a population pharmacokinetic model for mycophenolic acid (MPA) in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) treated with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), identify covariates that explain variability and determine the Bayesian estimator of the area under the concentration-time curve over 12 h (AUC(0-...

journal_title：British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors： Zhao W,Elie V,Baudouin V,Bensman A,André JL,Brochard K,Broux F,Cailliez M,Loirat C,Jacqz-Aigrain E

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00