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Drug-drug interactions of immunosuppressants and other drugs in kidney post-transplant recipients

Clin. biomed. res; 43 (2), 2023
Introduction: Immunosuppressants (ISS) are the most crucial tools used in the therapeutic regimens of transplant recipients. Nevertheless, these drugs are not the only ones adopted by patients; therefore, knowing the possible drug-drug interactions (DDIs) between immunosuppressants and other drugs common...

Principios de estadística Bayesiana y su relación con la farmacocinética aplicada

Rev. chil. pediatr; 91 (5), 2020
La metodología estadística Bayesiana permite, si se conoce la probabilidad poblacional de que un suceso ocurra, modificar su valor cuando se dispone de nueva información individual. Aunque las metodologías Bayesiana y frecuentista (clásica) tienen idénticos campos de aplicación, la primera se apli...

Predictive parameters to identify incontinent patients amenable for rehabilitation treatment: the muscular synergies evaluation

Arq. gastroenterol; 56 (4), 2019

Monitoramento prospectivo do uso de medicamentos: lesão hepática induzida por medicamentos em um centro municipal de saúde

Arq. gastroenterol; 56 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Drug-induced liver injury is still misunderstood in Brazil due to diagnostic difficulties or lack of reporting incidents. OBJECTIVE: To assess the frequency of adverse events related to the use of medicines in a primary healthcare unit, in a city locate southwestern of the state ...

Effective vancomycin concentrations in children: a cross-sectional study

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective Analyze the microbiological effectiveness, based on the pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics correlation of vancomycin in pediatric patients, and to propose dose adjustment. Methods This is an observational, cross-sectional study, conducted in a pediatric hospital, over a 1-year perio...

Diagnostic accuracy of thromboelastometry and its correlation with the HPLC-MS/MS quantification test

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (4), 2019
The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of thromboelastometry for assessing rivaroxaban concentrations. The accuracy of thromboelastometry was compared with the high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) method, which is the gold standard for drug pl...

Utilidad de la monitorización terapéutica de infliximab en el manejo de la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
Background: Primary non-response and secondary loss of response (LOR) are significant problems of biological therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in IBD patients receiving these drugs can improve outcomes. Aim: To measure serum infliximab levels and anti-inflix...

Preventable adverse drug events in critically ill HIV patients: Is the detection of potential drug-drug interactions a useful tool?

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to develop a strategy to identify adverse drug events associated with drug-drug interactions by analyzing the prescriptions of critically ill patients. METHODS: This retrospective study included HIV/AIDS patients who were admitted to an intensive care unit between N...

Espectro dos efeitos cardiovasculares da dobutamina - de voluntários saudáveis a pacientes em choque séptico

RESUMO A dobutamina é o inotrópico mais comumente utilizado em pacientes com choque séptico, com o objetivo de aumentar o débito cardíaco e corrigir a hipoperfusão. Embora alguns ensaios clínicos tenham demonstrado que a dobutamina pode melhorar a hemodinâmica sistêmica e regional, outras pesqui...

Conversion to Mycophenolate Mofetil Monotherapy in Liver Recipients: Calcineurin Inhibitor Levels are Key

Ann. hepatol; 16 (1), 2017
Abstract: The use of calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) after liver transplantation is associated with post-transplant nephrotoxicity. Conversion to mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) monotherapy improves renal function, but is related to graft rejection in some recipients. Our aim was to identify variables associate...