to study the resistance to standard dosage of clopidogrel among iranian patients following percutaneous coronary intervention measured by platelet aggregation test.patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in imam hussein medical center, tehran, iran, who were under treatment with aspirin, but had no history of clopidogrel usage, entered the study. patients received standard dosage...

in this work we synthesized nano hydroxyapatite (hap)  by sol-gel method, then we functionalized hydroxyapatite nanoparticle by use of  3-aminopropyl trimethoxysilane (aptms) , to improve the loading and control release of sulfasalazine drug bonded to aptms. the drug release patterns from sulfasalazine loaded hap nanoparticles at ph value 8 for 6h, sulfasalazine loaded functionalized hap nanopa...

emerging new medications in the treatment of hbv produces hope and promises for curing of hbv. over the past decade, the development of oral nucleoside/nucleotide analogs (nas) with favorable potencies and tolerabilities has led to substantial advances in chronic hepatitis b (chb) therapy. the oral anti-hbv agents currently approved are lamivudine, adefovir dipivoxil , entecavir , telbivudine, ...

Poly-drug use refers to the use of two or more substances at the one time or repeatedly. It is common among both recreational and regular drug users across the world. Poly-drug use is a great contributor to the global number of deaths related to drug overdose. In this case, the likelihood of drug overdose and its pertaining complications in an individual is higher especially when benzodiazepine...

objective: the use of antiretroviral drugs has proven remarkably effective in controlling the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) disease, but these benefits can be compromised by the development of drug resistance. this study aims to assess the drug resistance profile of the pr gene in highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart)-treated and naïve hiv-1 infected patients. metho...