Pharmacological Significance of the Blocking Action of the Intravenous General Anesthetic Propofol on the Slow Component of Cardiac Delayed Rectifier K+ Current [PDF]
Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2009 .: Propofol is a widely used intravenous general anesthetic. The negative inotropic effect of propofol has been best explained by inhibition of the L-type Ca2+ current (ICa).
Noboru Hatakeyama +7 more
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Once-Daily Extended-Release Levetiracetam Improves Medication Compliance in Adolescent Epilepsy Patients [PDF]
Annals of Child Neurology, 2021 Purpose Since pharmacologic agents are the mainstay of epilepsy treatment, drug compliance is one of the most important factors in seizure control. Once-daily levetiracetam (LEV) has been proven to have the same efficacy as that of an immediate-release ...
Seung Yeon Jung +2 more
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Retrospective analysis of hospitalization rates in patients with schizophrenia 12 months before and 12 months after the switch on once-monthly long-acting injectable paliperidone palmitate [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2023 Background/Aim. There is no available published data about the use of long-acting injectable paliperidone palmitate (PP) in schizophrenia patients in the Republic of Serbia.
Totić-Poznanović Sanja +1 more
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Adherence to depot versus oral antipsychotic medication in schizophrenic patients during the long-term therapy [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2013 Background/Aim. There is a high rate of schizophrenic patients who do not adhere to their prescribed therapy, despite the implementation of antipsychotic long-acting injections and the introduction of atypical antipsychotics. The aim of this study was
Stanković Žana, Ille Tatjana
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A comparative analysis of the influence of different types of Carbopol® on the release rate of lithium-carbonate from matrix tablets [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2012 Background/Aim. Hydrophilic matrix tablets represent the most commonly used oral dosage form. Carbomers used in the concentration of 10%-30% for preparation of matrix tablets, may significantly affect the profile of drug release due to the formation ...
Toskić-Radojčić Marija +4 more
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Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 2020 The objective of this study was to evaluate a pH-dependent system of ileocolonic release of active ingredients using the polymer Eudragit® S100. A spouted bed was used in the coating process of soft capsules containing palm oil and of hard capsules ...
Luciana Arantes Soares, Eduardo Crema
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Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2023 Aim We conducted a 1‐year retrospective mirror‐image study to investigate the effect of aripiprazole once monthly (AOM) on rehospitalization for bipolar disorder.
Junichi Goto +6 more
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Lysophosphatidic acid increases the electrophysiological instability of adult rabbit ventricular myocardium by augmenting L-type calcium current. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) has diverse actions on the cardiovascular system and is widely reported to modulate multiple ion currents in some cell types. However, little is known about its electrophysiological effects on cardiac myocytes.
Yong Wei +10 more
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Concerns regarding tablet splitting: a systematic review
BJGP Open, 2022 Background: Tablet splitting can provide dose flexibility and cost savings; however, pharmaceutical representatives typically discourage the practice. Aim: To identify and summarise all published concerns related to tablet splitting and to present the ...
Aanchal K Saran +2 more
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U.S. patient preferences for long‐acting HIV treatment: a discrete choice experiment
Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2023 Introduction Recent advances in long‐acting antiretroviral therapy (LA‐ART) could provide new options for HIV treatment and reduce adherence barriers, if regimens are acceptable to patients.
Susan M. Graham +9 more
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