A meta-analysis has been performed including nineteen double blind, placebo controlled studies with piracetam in patients suffering from dementia or cognitive impairment in the elderly.
Piracetam as an adjuvant to speech therapy improves recovery of various language functions, and this effect is accompanied by a significant increase of task-related flow activation in eloquent areas of the left hemisphere
Comparison of plasma and dialysate concentrations of pefloxacin after intravenous, oral, or intraperitoneal administration shows excellent bidirectional diffusion of the quinolone through the peritoneal membrane, demonstrating that therapeutical concentrations can be achieved in the dialysate after intravenous or oral administration. In this study, the half-life of the drug was 18.8 + 1.4 h, i.…
The therapeutic efficacy of pefloxacin in experimental endocarditis caused by methicillin-susceptible or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was evaluated. In rabbits infected with a methicillin-susceptible strain, 4 days of pefloxacin therapy significantly reduced both the number of bacteria per gram of vegetation and the mortality rate compared with untreated controls, and pefloxacin …
Pefloxacin mesylate, a new fluoroquinolone, has been shown to have a wide spectrum of activity both in vitro and in vivo (4, 8, 12, 13). Because of its excellent activity against members of the family Enterobacteriaceae and because in vitro tests may not reliably predict the bactericidal activity of a drug against meningitis (9), we evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of pefloxacin with a well-s…
Typhoid (cloudy) fever is a systemic infection, caused mainly by Salmonella typhi found only in man. It is characterized by a continuous fever for 3-4 weeks, relative bradycardia, with involvement of lymphoid tissue and considerable constitutional symptoms. In western countries, the disease has been brought very close to eradication levels.
The antihyperglycemic effects of pioglitazone hydrochloride and rosiglitazone maleate are well documented. The results of clinical trials and observational studies have suggested, however, that there are individual differences in the effects of these drugs on blood lipid levels.
Diabetes mellitus is a debilitating disease that is estimated to affect 366 million people by the year 2030. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by a progressive decline in pancreatic b-cell function and increased insulin resistance, and accounts for approximately 90% of people with diabetes. Oral antihyperglycaemic agents are extensively used in the treatment of T2DM. Thiazolidine…
We examined the effect of pioglitazone on abdominal fat distribution to elucidate the mechanisms via which pioglitazone improves insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Thirteen type 2 diabetic patients (nine men and four women; age, 52 3 yr; body mass index, 29.0 1.1 kg/m2), who were being treated with a stable dose of sulfonylurea (n 7) or with diet alone (n 6…