research Drug Repositioning: New Approaches and Future Prospects for Life-Debilitating Diseases and the COVID-19 Pandemic Outbreak
Drug repositioning offers a cost-effective, lower-risk way to treat diseases and pandemics like COVID-19.
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240-270 / 1000+ resultsresearch Appropriateness of oral drugs for long-term treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in older persons: results of a systematic literature review and international consensus validation process (LUTS-FORTA 2014)
Dutasteride, fesoterodine, and finasteride are beneficial for older patients, while most other drugs should be used cautiously or avoided.
research Poster Abstracts
The model and estimator can predict drug exposure in kidney transplant patients well.
research Doping-Control Analysis of the 5α-Reductase Inhibitor Finasteride: Determination of Its Influence on Urinary Steroid Profiles and Detection of Its Major Urinary Metabolite
Finasteride affects urinary steroid profiles and can potentially hide steroid abuse in sports drug testing.
research Photostability and toxicity of finasteride, diclofenac and naproxen under simulating sunlight exposure: evaluation of the toxicity trend and of the packaging photoprotection
Sunlight exposure increases drug toxicity; amber glass best for protection.
research Semifluorinated Alkanes as New Drug Carriers—An Overview of Potential Medical and Clinical Applications
Semifluorinated alkanes are promising for delivering drugs in various medical applications.
research Data-driven strategies for drug repurposing: insights, recommendations, and case studies
Data-driven methods can effectively identify existing drugs for new uses, especially in cancer, infections, and respiratory diseases.
research Advance and Challenges in the Treatment of Skin Diseases with the Transdermal Drug Delivery System
New skin disease treatments using TDDS are improving but face challenges like side effects and high costs.
research Peer Review #3 of "Computational drug repositioning based on side-effects mined from social media (v0.1)"
Reviewers criticized the study for assuming drugs with similar side-effects work the same way and questioned the validity of its findings due to potential biases and data quality issues.
research Peer Review #3 of "Computational drug repositioning based on side-effects mined from social media (v0.3)"
Reviewers criticized the study's methods and suggested focusing on drug mechanisms instead of repositioning due to social media data quality concerns.
research Peer Review #2 of "Computational drug repositioning based on side-effects mined from social media (v0.1)"
Reviewers suggested the study on finding new drug uses through social media side-effects needs better methods and clearer limitations.
research Peer Review #2 of "Computational drug repositioning based on side-effects mined from social media (v0.2)"
The peer review highlighted the need for clearer data handling, questioned the study's validity, and recognized improvements from the original version.
research Peer Review #1 of "Computational drug repositioning based on side-effects mined from social media (v0.1)"
Reviewers criticized the study for its assumptions, social media data collection issues, and lack of comparison to existing methods.
research Peer Review #3 of "Computational drug repositioning based on side-effects mined from social media (v0.2)"
The study improved and was accepted despite initial concerns about data clarity, methodology, and potential overfitting.
research Classified Advertising
The document listed medical job ads and guidelines for breast cancer screening.
research Alopecia induced by tumour necrosis factor-alpha antagonists: description of 52 cases and disproportionality analysis in a nationwide pharmacovigilance database
Some drugs used to treat inflammation may cause hair loss.
research Enhancing Permeation of Drug Molecules Across the Skin via Delivery in Nanocarriers: Novel Strategies for Effective Transdermal Applications
Nanocarriers can improve drug delivery through the skin by overcoming barriers.
research Phase I Study of the Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor IPI-926 in Adult Patients with Solid Tumors
The drug IPI-926 is safe at 160 mg daily and may help treat certain tumors, especially basal cell carcinoma.
research A model for the turnover of dihydrotestosterone in the presence of the irreversible 5α-reductase inhibitors GI198745 and finasteride
Both drugs lower DHT levels, with GI198745 being more effective.
research Therapeutic strategies for treating hair loss
The conclusion is that we need more effective hair loss treatments than the current ones, and these could include new drugs, gene and stem cell therapy, hormones, and scalp cooling, but they all need thorough safety testing.
research Impact of Clinical Response on Different Approved Doses in Japan and the United States
Different drug doses approved in Japan and the U.S. are not mainly due to different clinical responses, and ethnic factors should be considered in setting drug doses.
research Psychotropic Treatment of Psychodermatologic Disorders
Psychotropic drugs can help treat skin conditions affected by mental health, but dermatologists must use them carefully due to side effects and patient concerns.
research Studies on the efficacy of methyl esters of n-alkyl fatty acids as penetration enhancers
Methyl caprate greatly increases drug absorption through the skin and is better than other enhancers.
research Men??s Health
The document concludes that various drugs for men's health issues are in development, with treatments for sexual dysfunction and prostate conditions being the most advanced.
research Agglomerative clustering-based drugs graded for the risk signals of drug-induced cognitive disorder: a study on the FAERS database
Finasteride is high-risk for cognitive disorders, while Carbidopa/Levodopa, Topiramate, and Clonazepam are moderate-risk.
research Mechanism of transdermal permeation promotion of lipophilic drugs by ethosomes
Ethosomes are effective for delivering drugs through the skin by penetrating deeply and targeting hair follicles.
research Steroidal 5α-reductase and 17α-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase (CYP17) inhibitors useful in the treatment of prostatic diseases
Certain drugs that block specific enzymes can help treat prostate diseases.
research Alteration of Ethanol Drinking in Mice via Modulation of the GABAA Receptor with Ganaxolone, Finasteride, and Gaboxadol
Three drugs change mice's alcohol drinking patterns by affecting GABAA receptors.
research Targeting neurosteroid synthesis as a therapy for schizophrenia-related alterations induced by early psychosocial stress
A drug improved schizophrenia-like symptoms in stressed rats by changing brain steroid levels.
research Long-term control of epileptic drop attacks with the combination of valproate, lamotrigine, and a benzodiazepine: A ‘proof of concept,’ open label study
The drug combination significantly reduced epileptic drop attacks in patients.