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The Benefit/Risk Ratio
A Handbook for the Rational Use of Potentially Hazardous Drugs
- 400 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
The Benefit/Risk Ratio
A Handbook for the Rational Use of Potentially Hazardous Drugs
About this book
The use of drugs as remedies for various types of diseases has a long tradition; however, it has only been recently recognized that the value of any given compound must be evaluated in light of its benefit to risk ratio. When prescribing drugs, physicians must look at the big picture of the drug's benefits in relation to its side effects and possib
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Introduction
- Foreword
- The Editors
- Contributors
- Table of Contents
- 1 The Role and Analysis of Benefit and Risk in the Development of New Drugs
- 2 Prediction of the Benefit/Risk Ratio from In Vitro Data
- 3 Evaluation of Therapeutic Benefits and Toxicological Risks Using Structure-Activity Relational Expert Systems
- 4 Improving the Therapeutic Index through Unusual Routes of Application: Intraarterial Treatment of Liver Metastases
- 5 Establishing the Benefit/Risk Ratio with Combination Drugs
- 6 Improving the Therapeutic Index of Antineoplastic Agents through Additional Drugs
- 7 Antihypertensive Agents
- 8 Diuretics
- 9 Antidiabetic Drugs
- 10 Anticonvulsant Drugs and Drugs for Parkinson's Disease
- 11 Antihistamines and Antiserotonins
- 12 Cytokines and Immunomodulators
- 13 The Benefit/Risk Ratio of Analgesic-Antipyretics and Antiinflammatory Agents: A Review of Epidemiologic Evidence
- 14 Toxicity Profile of Liposomal Anthracydines
- 15 Antibacterial Agents
- 16 Antiviral Agents
- 17 An Overview and Assessment of the Use of the Antifungal Agents Itraconazole, Terbinafine, and Fluconazole in Dermatology
- 18 Drugs Used in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
- 19 Nicotine Preparations in Smoking
- 20 Systemic Drugs for Skin Diseases
- 21 Topical Liposome Drugs
- 22 Topical Glucocorticoids with Improved Benefit/Risk Ratio
- Index