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Assay of ciprofloxacin in intact and powdered tablets by near-infrared spectroscopy
Assi, Sulaf; Watt, Robert A.; Moffat, Anthony C. (2008) -
Assessment of a cyclone-type spacer device for use in dry powder inhalation
Parisini, I.; Cheng, S. J.; Symons, D. D.; Brown, Marc; Kostrzewski, A.; Murnane, D. (2013-08)Dry powder inhalers (DPIs) are used widely in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease therapies. However, the lung deposition from DPIs is highly variable and patients with poor lung function can struggle to achieve ... -
Assessment of gastrointestinal pH, fluid and lymphoid tissue in the guinea pig, rabbit and pig, and implications for their use in drug development
Merchant, Hamid A.; McConnell, Emma L.; Liu, Fang; Ramaswamy, Chandrasekaran; Kulkarni, Rucha P.; Basit, Abdul W.; Murdan, Sudaxshina (2011-01-18)Laboratory animals are often used in drug delivery and research. However, basic information about their gastrointestinal pH, fluid volume, and lymphoid tissue is not completely known. We have investigated these post-mortem ... -
Assessment of levels of moral reasoning in pharmacy students at different stages of the undergraduate curriculum
Gallagher, C. T. (2011)Objectives: The principal aim of this study was to demonstrate the maturation of moral reasoning among pharmacy students as they progress through a 4-year degree programme at a school of pharmacy in the UK. Methods: The ... -
ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and spectroscopic imaging of solvent and permeant diffusion across model membranes
McAuley, W. J.; Lad, M. D.; Mader, K. T.; Santos, P.; Tetteh, J.; Kazarian, S. G.; Hadgraft, J.; Lane, M. E. (2010-02)The uptake and diffusion of solvents across polymer membranes is important in controlled drug delivery, effects on drug uptake into, for example, infusion bags and containers, as well as transport across. protective clothing. ... -
Attachment of stem cells to scaffold particles for intra-cerebral transplantation
Bible, Ellen; Chau, David Y.S.; Alexander, Morgan R.; Price, Jack; Shakesheff, Kevin M.; Modo, Michel (2009)Cell-replacement therapy and tissue regeneration using stem cells are of great interest to recover histological damage caused by neuro-degenerative disease or traumatic insults to the brain. To date, the main intra-cerebral ... -
The attitudes and beliefs of healthcare professionals on the causes and reporting of medication errors in a UK Intensive care unit
Sanghera, I.S.; Franklin, B.D.; Dhillon, S. (2007)Our aim was to explore the attitudes and beliefs of healthcare professionals relating to the causes and reporting of medication errors in a UK intensive care unit. Medication errors were identified by the unit pharmacist ... -
Avoiding acyclovir neurotoxicity in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing haemodialysis
Almond, M.K.; Fan, S.; Dhillon, S.; Pollock, A.M.; Raftery, M.J. (1995)Acute neurotoxicity following the administration of the recommended oral dose of acyclovir (800 mg twice daily) to dialysis-dependent patients is increasingly recognised. This suggests that the recommended dose is too high. ... -
Az elektronikus prevenció lehetőségei az új (szintetikus) drogok használatának megelőzésében : a Rekreációs Drogok Európai Hálózatának (Recreational Drugs European Network) bemutatása
Demetrovics, Zsolt; Mervo, Barbara; Corazza, Ornella; Davey, Zoe; Deluca, Paolo; Drummond, C.; Enea, Aurora; Moskalewicz, Jacek; Di Melchiorre, G.; Di Furia, Lucia; Flesland, Liv; Floridi, Luciano; Iszaj, F.; Scherbaum, Norbert; Siemann, Holger; Skutle, Arvid; Torrens, Marta; Pasinetti, Manuela; Pezzolesi, Cinzia; Pisarska, Agnieszka; Shapiro, Harry; Sferrazza, Elias; van der Kreeft, Peer; Schifano, Fabrizio (2010) -
Azithromycin : An assessment of its pharmacokinetics and therapeutic potential in CAPD
Kent, J.R.; Almond, Michael K.; Dhillon, S. (2001)◆ Background: Azithromycin is an azalide antibiotic with a similar antibacterial spectrum to erythromycin but with greater gram-negative activity. Azithromycin displays a favorable pharmacokinetic profile, with improved ... -
Bidirectional transport of amino acids regulates mTOR and autophagy
Nicklin, P.; Bergman, P.; Zhang, B.; Triantafellow, E.; Wang, H.; Nyfeler, B.; Yang, H.; Hild, M.; Kung, C.; Wilson, C.; Myer, V.E.; MacKeigan, J.P.; Porter, J.A.; Wang, Y.K.; Cantley, L.C.; Finan, P.M.; Murphy, L.O. (2009-02-06)Amino acids are required for activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) kinase which regulates protein translation, cell growth, and autophagy. Cell surface transporters that allow amino acids to enter the cell ... -
Bioadhesive tablets containing cyclodextrin complex of Itraconazole for the treatment of vaginal candidiasis
Cevher, Erdal; Açma, Ayşe; Sinani, Genada; Aksu, Buket; Zloh, Mire; Mülazımoğlu, Lütfiye (2014-08)Itraconazole (ITR) is commonly used in the treatment of Candida infections. It has a nephrotoxic effect and low bioavailability in patients who suffer from renal insufficiency, and its poor solubility in water makes ITR ... -
Biocompatible polymer blends : Effects of physical processing on the molecular interaction of poly(vinyl alcohol) and poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)
Jones, S. A.; Martin, G P; Royall, P.G.; Brown, Marc (2005-12-05)Blending is a very effective method for manufacturing new polymeric materials; however, the process used to combine two polymers can influence the physicochemical properties of the final product. As such, the aim of this ... -
A biosynthetic bandage for corneal wound repair
Pratoomsoot, Chayanin; Hou, Qingpu; Chau, David Y.S.; Tanioka, H.; Hori, K.; Kawasaki, S.; Kinoshita, S.; Tighe, Patrick J.; Dua, Harminder; Shakesheff, Kevin M.; Rose, Felicity R. A. J. (2008-05) -
Blood-Brain Barrier Delivery Session Podium Presentation : Carbohydrate Amphiphiles Enable Oral Peptide Delivery to the Central Nervous System
Lalatsa, Aikaterini; Schatzlein, A. G.; Uchegbu, I.F. (2009) -
Building on Bloom : A paradigm for teaching pharmacy law and ethics from the UK
Gallagher, C. T. (2011)Law and ethics share many common characteristics while fulfilling separate functions in the regulation of pharmacists' behavior. In pharmacy education, Law and Ethics, as a subject, has traditionally been taught didactically ... -
'Bundle of fun' or 'bunch of problems'? : Case series of khat-related deaths in the UK
Corkery, John; Schifano, Fabrizio; Oyefeso, Adenekan; Ghodse, A. Hamid; Tonia, Thomy; Naidoo, Vinesha; Button, Jennifer (2011)Twenty million people worldwide use khat (Catha edulis). Previously confined to Eastern Africa and Arabia, consumption is spreading to other regions. Chewing khat leaves releases the stimulants cathinone and cathine. Khat ... -
Buprenorphine mortality, seizures and prescription data in the UK, 1980-2002
Schifano, Fabrizio; Corkery, John; Gilvarry, Eilish; Deluca, Paolo; Oyefeso, Adenekan; Ghodse, A. Hamid (2005)Buprenorphine safety in overdose has been debated recently, but no mortality data related to this compound from the UK have been published. To gather together all of the buprenorphine mortality figures, a number of different ... -
Bupropion perceived as a stimulant by two patients with a previous history of cocaine misuse
Vento, A.E.; Schifano, Fabrizio; Gentili, Federica; Pompei, Francesco; Corkery, John; Kotzalidis, Georgios D.; Girardi, Paolo (2013-12)Background and objective. Despite animal studies having shown a generalisation of the bupropion cue to cocaine, this drug has been used in cocaine abuse with mixed results. We here aimed at describing two cases which ... -
Burnout, coping and job satisfaction in service staff treating opioid addicts : from Athens to Zurich
Volker, R.; Bernhard, B.; Kokkevi, A.; Schifano, Fabrizio; Room, R.; Palm, J.; Stohler, R.; DiFuria, L.; Rehm, J.; Holscher, F.; Schwarzer, C. (2010)The Treatment-systems Research on European Addiction Treatment study (TREAT-project) is a longitudinal multicenter study on predominantly opioid-dependent patients and their health-care system in six European cities. As ...