Anti-Inflammatory Agents - Administration & dosage
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The use of intraocular corticosteroids.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Diabetic macular edema (DME), cystoid macular edema (CME), age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinal vascular occlusion (RVO) and uveitis are responsible for severe visual impairment worldwide. In some patients with these ... Read more...

Oral prednisolone is more cost-effective than oral indomethacin for treating patients with acute gout-like arthritis.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: Acute gouty arthritis is often treated with NSAIDs, but recent studies have suggested that treatment with prednisolone has at least equivalent analgesic efficacy and fewer adverse effects. No formal economic analysis has been performed ... Read more...

Outcome of surgery for rectovaginal fistula due to Crohn's disease.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: This study examined the outcome of surgery for symptomatic Crohn's rectovaginal fistula (RVF) and assessed the effect of therapy with antibody against tumour necrosis factor (TNF) on healing. METHODS: Fifty-six patients with Crohn's ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Anti-Inflammatory Agents - Administration & dosage'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The use of intraocular corticosteroids. 29 Sep 2009
• Oral prednisolone is more cost-effective than oral indomethacin for treating patients with acute gout-like arthritis. 29 Sep 2009
• Outcome of surgery for rectovaginal fistula due to Crohn's disease. 29 Sep 2009
• [Ears "made of stone" - unusual secondary phenomenon of undersubstituted adrenal insufficiency] 8 Sep 2009
• [Demented patient with strangulation marks. Was it a crime?] Sep 2009
• Varicose veins show enhanced chemokine expression. 31 Aug 2009
• Preventing hearing damage using topical dexamethasone during reversible cochlear ischemia: an animal model. 30 Aug 2009
• Intravitreal infliximab in experimental endotoxin-induced uveitis. 30 Aug 2009
• Methylprednisolone therapy in deceased donors reduces inflammation in the donor liver and improves outcome after liver transplantation. 30 Aug 2009
• Neurocysticercosis in the infant of a pregnant mother with a tapeworm. 30 Aug 2009
• Comparison of prednisolone plus albendazole with prednisolone alone for treatment of patients with eosinophilic meningitis. 30 Aug 2009
• Is keeping the colon the ultimate marker of success in ulcerative colitis? 26 Aug 2009
• The proinflammatory environment in potential heart and lung donors: prevalence and impact of donor management and hormonal therapy. 25 Aug 2009
• Rituximab in combination with high-dose methylprednisolone for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. 18 Aug 2009
• Convulsant activity of sitafloxacin and its interactions with anti-inflammatory drugs in mice. 16 Aug 2009
• Biology and treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis. 13 Aug 2009
• [Polymyositis and dermatomyositis in adults. Tunisian multicentre study] 12 Aug 2009
• Anticoagulatory, antiinflammatory, and antioxidative effects of protocatechuic acid in diabetic mice. 10 Aug 2009
• Injection in the cervical facet joint for shoulder pain with myofascial trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle. 30 Jul 2009
• [Intermittent elevation deficiency] 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Anti-Inflammatory Agents'

Definition: Substances that reduce or suppress INFLAMMATION.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D000893

Alternative terms: Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Anti Inflammatory Agents; Agents, Antiinflammatory; Antiinflammatories; Antiinflammatory Agents; Agents, Anti-Inflammatory; Agents, Anti Inflammatory; Anti-Inflammatories; Anti Inflammatories;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D27.505.954.158;

History Note: 66(64)

Technical Notes: do not confuse with INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; DF: ANTI INFLAMM AGENTS or ANTIINFLAMM AGENTS