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Background: Acyclovir is a hydrophilic drug that is mainly distributed in the lean compartments of the body. Consequently, dosing on total body weight in obese patients may lead to drug overdosing.
Bastiaan TGM Sallevelt+4 more
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Comparison of algorithms that detect drug side effects using electronic healthcare databases [PDF]
The electronic healthcare databases are starting to become more readily available and are thought to have excellent potential for generating adverse drug reaction signals. The Health Improvement Network (THIN) database is an electronic healthcare database containing medical information on over 11 million patients that has excellent potential for ...
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New patents on topical anesthetics. [PDF]
Anesthesia is defined as a total or partial loss of sensation and it may be general, local or topical, depending on the method of drug administration and area of the body affected.
CALVIERI, Stefano+6 more
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INCIDENCE AND MANAGEMENT OF TREATMENT-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS FOR PATIENTS RECEIVING PLATINUM THERAPY IN AN OUTPATIENT ONCOLOGY CLINIC [PDF]
  Objective: Platinum agents (PAs) are the most commonly used chemotherapeutic agents, aiming to induce tumor cell death by cytotoxicity. This leads to have high potential for toxicity and adverse effects.
P, Indhumathi, Priya E, Shanmuga
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Reported adverse drug reactions during the use of inhaled steroids in children with asthma in the Netherlands [PDF]
Objective: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are widely used in the treatment of asthma. We studied the suspected adverse drug reactions (sADRs) reported during the use of ICS in the Netherlands. Methods: In the Netherlands, health professionals and patients
de Jong-van den Berg, L.T.W.+4 more
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Drug Hypersensitivity Associated with Dental Treatments
Objective: To characterize drug hypersensitivity associated with dental treatments. Material and Methods: Data from 5,302 dental patients extracted from the Faculty of Dental Medicine were used to investigate drug use history, drug hypersensitivity, and ...
Ricardo Dias de Castro+2 more
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Extracting adverse drug reactions and their context using sequence labelling ensembles in TAC2017 [PDF]
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are unwanted or harmful effects experienced after the administration of a certain drug or a combination of drugs, presenting a challenge for drug development and drug administration. In this paper, we present a set of taggers for extracting adverse drug reactions and related entities, including factors, severity, negations,
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Drug related problems causing admissions to a medical unit in Hong Kong. [PDF]
Wen Er Ya Jane.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 130-134).Table of contents --- p.iiList of tables --- p.ivList of figures --- p.viAbstract --- p.viiGlossary of abbreviations --- p ...
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Safety profile of drugs used in the treatment of osteoporosis: a systematical review of the literature. [PDF]
The range of osteoporosis treatments is increasingly large and, like any disease, the pharmacological management of patients should involve a risk/benefit evaluation to attain the greatest reduction in risk of fracture with the lowest incidence of ...
A. Giusti+7 more
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Background: Reciprocal drug interactions are among the most common causes of adverse drug reactions. We investigated the incidence and related risk factors associated with mutual drug interactions in relation to prescriptions written in the neurology ...
Soha Namazi+3 more
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