Trifluoperazine-Induced Angioedema by Mugtaba Osman, Daniel Edwards, Mona Kilduff

“…Angioedema is a serious adverse drug reaction that can rarely be associated with trifluoperazine treatment. …”
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APPROACHES REGARDING THE SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY by Daniela CÎRŢÎNĂ

“…In this context, major drug manufacturers are promoting new synthesis processes involving biocatalysis reactions, the use of as few solvents as possible and a considerable reduction in the quantities and types of production waste, thus succeeding in applying the sustainability challenge on a global scale. …”
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Pitfalls in Labelled Leukocyte Scanning by H Hodgson, M Roddie

“…Certain diagnostic pitfalls and causes of false-positive results including radiation enteritis, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug ingestion and intra- and extra-abdominal sepsis are discussed in full, and it is shown that in most cases good labelling technique, careful imaging and awareness of alternative mechanisms for leukocyte appearance in the gastrointestinal tract will ensure correct interpretation of these scans.…”
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How the Veterinary Feed Directive Affects Cattle Owners by Matt Hersom, Todd Thrift, Joel Yelich

“… The Veterinary Feed Directive (VRD) is a federal regulation from the Food and Drug Administration that will change the additives that can be included in animal feed, the ways in which cattle producers manage their animals and veterinarians interact with cattle owners, and the products available for use on the ranch. …”
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Systemic Toxicity of Intraperitoneal Vancomycin by Teerath Kumar, Iris Teo, Brendan B. McCormick

“…We report the course of a patient who developed a drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome after three weeks of intraperitoneal vancomycin. …”
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Management of Fistulas in Patients with Crohn'S Disease: Antibiotic to Antibody by Pierre Paré

“…Relapse of the fistula occurs with all drugs, unless treatment is continued long term. Each drug differs in its onset of action and long term tolerability. …”
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Figures of Violence in Ron Rash’s The World Made Straight by Frédérique Spill

“…The violence of past events—in this case a bloody episode of the American Civil War—is repeated in the present of narration, which evokes the rampant drug culture in the 1970s. From one period to the next, though its motivations have changed, mimetic violence invariably hits the members of the same community. …”
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Prucalopride in treatment of functional chronic constipation by A. A. Sheptulin

“…To carry out analysis of literature devoted to efficacy assessment of new prokinetic drug – 5-НТ4-receptor agonist prucalopride in treatment of patients with chronic functional constipation.Original points. …”
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Making Sense of Antisense by Bruce R Yacyshyn, William R Shanahan

“…Since the identification of the DNA double-stranded helix, the gene as a target of therapy and, moreover, the use of DNA as a drug have been possibilities. ‘Antisense’ is used by some living organisms, specifically viruses, to control gene replication. …”
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Uniplanar Nystagmus Associated with Perceptual and Cognitive Visual Dysfunction due to Presumed Focal Ischemic Occipital Cortical Atrophy: A Missed Diagnosis and New Observation by Swetha Sara Philip, Gordon N. Dutton, Liam Dorris

“…Uniplanar nystagmus has been described in relation to pathology of the brain stem, retina, optic nerve, sensory visual deprivation, periventricular leucomalacia, and drug toxicity. This paper describes a case of uniplanar nystagmus associated with features of higher visual dysfunction and a presumed focal insult to the occipital lobes following an episode of neonatal apnea.…”
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Isolated Native Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Caused by Viridans Streptococcus by John Swiston, Stephen D Shafran, Narmin Kassam

“…The patient had no history of intravenous drug use, heart disease or right heart catheterization. …”
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Modern potential of bismuth in gastroenterology by A. A. Sheptulin, M. A. Vise-Khripunova

“…To generalize modern indications for bismuth drugs at treatment of gastroenterological diseases, and to estimate safety of their application basing on the literature data.Original positions. …”
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Current Approach of Corticosteroids Use in Ocular Therapy. by Dayamí Pérez Gómez, Ivonne González Parra, Francisco García González

“…Corticosteroids are a group of drugs widely used in ophthalmology through topical, intraocular, periocular or systemic administration. …”
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Early Prediction of Nonresponders to Treatment with Interferon Alpha-2B and Ribavirin in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C by Louis WC Liu, George Tomlinson, Tony Mazzulli, Alison Murray, Jenny Heathcote

“…BACKGROUND: Treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with interferon alpha-2b and ribavirin is costly in terms of side effects, medical resources and drug costs. Furthermore, less than 50% of patients overall have a sustained virological response (SVR).…”
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease and functional dyspepsia: clinical efficacy and safety of prokinetic choice by D. I. Trukhan

“…Itopride hydrochloride has advantage over other prokinetics by three key parameters: double mechanism of action, absence of drug interactions and serious side effects.…”
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Vida Saludable: Interacciones de las medicinas . . . ¿Estoy en peligro? by Jennifer Hillan, Linda B. Bobroff

“…This revised 1-page fact sheet is the Spanish-language version of FCS8621/FY674: Healthy Living: Are You at Risk for Drug Interactions? It was written by Jennifer Hillan and Linda B. …”
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A Case of Chronic Pancreatic Insufficiency Due to Valproic Acid in a Child by Mary Anne Cooper, Aubrey Groll

“…The association with valproic acid was not recognized, and the child continued to take the drug. The patient eventually developed steatorrhea and weight loss that improved with pancreatic enzyme replacement. …”
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Periorbital Oedema Associated with Hypothyroidism – A Case Report by Bushra R. Noaman, Abdullah M. Bazrgan

“…It was concluded that the disruption in the drug regimen caused an increase in the TSH and led to PO rather than microadenoma.…”
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Implications of Intrathecal Chemotherapy for Anaesthesiologists: A Brief Review by Abhijit Nair

“…However, the challenge is not only in performing the lumbar puncture safely but also in dealing with other issues like explaining and handling complications that can happen either due to the drug injected intrathecally or due to a neurodeficit occurring either due to the underlying coagulopathy or due to the progression of leptomeningeal disease.…”
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Spectrophotometric Determination of Famciclovir and Racecodotril Using 2, 6-Dichloroquinone–Chlorimide by M. Vamsi Krishna, P. V. Madhavi Latha, D. Gowri Sankar

“…It is based on the formation of a colored oxidative coupling product between 2,6-dichloroquinone-chlorimide and the drug is described. The method has been extended to pharmaceutical preparations. …”
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