Drug interaction

Angiogenesis Inhibitor Bevacizumab Increases the Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease Associated With Chemotherapy: A Meta-Analysis.

Angiogenesis Inhibitor Bevacizumab Increases the Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease Associated with Chemotherapy: A Meta-Analysis. PLoS One. 2013; 8(6): e66721Chen XL, Lei YH, Liu CF, Yang QF, Zuo PY, Liu CY, Chen CZ, Liu YW Concerns have arisen regarding the… Continue reading

How to Find a Therapist

  how to find a therapist – UPDATED 4/30/2013** IF YOU HAVE INSURANCE call the number on back of you card and ask for a providers list (things you need to ask about when your on the cal…   Olanzapine… Continue reading

Evaluation of Clinical Pharmacist Recommendations in the Geriatric Ward of a Belgian University Hospital.

...  prescribing was assessed using the Medication Appropriateness Index (MAI) before and after the recommendations were made. Two clinical pharmacologists and two clinical pharmacists independently and retrospectively evaluated the clinical relevance of the recommendations and rated their own acceptance of… Continue reading

Prospects for Circumventing Aminoglycoside Kinase Mediated Antibiotic Resistance.

Prospects for circumventing aminoglycoside kinase mediated antibiotic resistance. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2013; 3: 22Shi K, Caldwell SJ, Fong DH, Berghuis AM Aminoglycosides are a class of antibiotics with a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity. Unfortunately, resistance in clinical isolates… Continue reading

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiac Progenitors Differentiate to Cardiomyocytes and Form Biosynthetic Tissues.

...  tissues, using a physiologically relevant 3D culture model and demonstrate that following long-term culture the cardiomyocytes align, and form robust electromechanical connections throughout the volume of the biosynthetic tissue construct. We conclude that the iPS cell-derived cardiac progenitors are… Continue reading

Current and Future Initiatives for Vascular Health Management in Clinical Practice.

...  smoking, and stress. The CAVI decreased with the administration of statins, angiotensin II receptor blocking agents, and calcium channel blockers. The CAVI is suggested as an important predictor of cardiovascular diseases. Future development of a clinical understanding of large… Continue reading

Prenatal Exposure to Psychostimulants Increases Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Motivation for Rewards in Adult Mice.

Prenatal exposure to psychostimulants increases impulsivity, compulsivity, and motivation for rewards in adult mice. Physiol Behav. 2013 Jun 2; Lloyd SA, Oltean C, Pass H, Phillips B, Staton K, Robertson CL, Shanks RA Given the widespread use and misuse of… Continue reading

Absence of Evidence That the Pro Re Nata Regimen Confers Benefit: A Review of the Studies.

...  opioids for chronic pain (92.5%), 19.7% reported prescribing sublingual buprenorphine for chronic pain at least once; of these prescribers, 39.6% did not have a DEA X-waiver to prescribe sublingual buprenorphine for opioid dependence. Prescribers were more likely than nonprescribers… Continue reading

Do Children Have the Same Vulnerability to Metabolic Drug–Drug Interactions as Adults? a Critical Analysis of the Literature.

Do children have the same vulnerability to metabolic drug–drug interactions as adults? A critical analysis of the literature. J Clin Pharmacol. 2013 May; 53(5): 559-66Salem F, Rostami-Hodjegan A, Johnson TN Many drug–drug interactions (DDIs) in the pediatric population are managed… Continue reading

Targeting Nuclear Factor-Kappa B to Overcome Resistance to Chemotherapy.

...  Gårevik N, Thörngren JO, Garle M, Ekström L, Rane A, Schulze JJ The UDP Glucuronosyl Transferase (UGT) enzymes are important in the pharmacokinetics, and conjugation, of a variety of drugs including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as well as anabolic… Continue reading