Towards Optimization of Hydroxychloroquine Dosing in Intensive Care Unit COVID-19 Patients
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) appears to be a promising treatment for COVID-19. However, all ongoing clinical trials with HCQ use different dosing regimens, resulting on various concentrations PK studies are therefore needed to define the optimal dosing ...
S. Perinel +10 more
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MTN-001: Randomized Pharmacokinetic Cross-Over Study Comparing Tenofovir Vaginal Gel and Oral Tablets in Vaginal Tissue and Other Compartments [PDF]
Background: Oral and vaginal preparations of tenofovir as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have demonstrated variable efficacy in men and women prompting assessment of variation in drug concentration as an ...
A Pruvost +39 more
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Colistin nephrotoxicity in critically ill patients after implementation of a new dosing strategy
Introduction: Intravenous colistin is increasingly used to treat multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections. Highly variable nephrotoxicity rates have been reported.
Ayse Serra Ozel +2 more
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Robotic Exoskeleton Gait Training During Acute Stroke Inpatient Rehabilitation
Stroke is the leading cause of severe disability in adults resulting in mobility, balance, and coordination deficits. Robotic exoskeletons (REs) for stroke rehabilitation can provide the user with consistent, high dose repetition of movement, as well as ...
Karen J. Nolan +17 more
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IntroductionThe Cervical Dystonia Patient Registry for Observation of OnabotulinumtoxinA Efficacy (CD PROBE) study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00836017), a multicenter, prospective, observational registry, was designed to identify real-world ...
Pinky Agarwal +8 more
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Precision Dosing Priority Criteria: Drug, Disease, and Patient Population Variables
The administered dose of a drug modulates whether patients will experience optimal effectiveness, toxicity including death, or no effect at all. Dosing is particularly important for diseases and/or drugs where the drug can decrease severe morbidity or ...
Rachel J. Tyson +6 more
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Variations in the management of acute illness in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: An audit of three paediatric hospitals [PDF]
Objective: Episodes of acute adrenal insufficiency (AI)/adrenal crises (AC) are a serious consequence of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). This study aimed to assess morbidity from acute illness in CAH and identify factors associated with use of IV ...
Allolio +25 more
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Vibration-Assisted Handling of Dry Fine Powders
Since fine powders tend strongly to adhesion and agglomeration, their processing with conventional methods is difficult or impossible. Typically, in order to enable the handling of fine powders, chemicals are added to increase the flowability and reduce ...
Paul Dunst +3 more
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Probiotics: controversial issues [PDF]
Recent studies have strongly confirmed the health benefits of a variety of probiotic microorganisms. However, some issues regarding the use of probiotics currently remain unresolved or ambiguous.
Andreev V.A. +2 more
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Burosumab therapy in children with x-linked hypophosphatemia [PDF]
BACKGROUND X-linked hypophosphatemia is characterized by increased secretion of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23), which leads to hypophosphatemia and consequently rickets, osteomalacia, and skeletal deformities.
Boot, Annemieke M +13 more
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