Amikacin has been one of the important antimicrobial agents against Gram-negative pathogens. However, there is discrepancy regarding the amikacin initial dosage, with some reports recently recommending ≥25 mg/kg and others the conventional dosage (15-20 mg/kg). Hence, we evaluated the optimal initial dosing regimen of amikacin. Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters were estimated using a population P...

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PURPOSE Although thalidomide (Thal) was introduced successfully in the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), the optimal Thal dosage and schedule are still controversial. The aim of this study was to analyze whether the effect of Thal in MM is dose dependent and whether the outcome might be improved when the Thal dosage is adjusted to parameters reflecting body size. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN From De...

Background and Purpose: Bisphenol A (BPA) is used to make certain plastics and epoxy resins. It is a non-biodegradable compound, and poses health risks to both humans and animals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate decomposition efficiency of BPA from aqueous solutions using UV irradiation. Materials and Methods: In this study, the photodegradation of BPA in water were carrie...

Statins have been known to significantly reduce cardiovascular events in patients with cardiovascular disease. This review was undertaken to examine the current evidence for the effect of statins in patients with coronary artery disease. Further research is needed to clarify questions concerning the optimal timing, dosage, and type of statin therapy as well as the problems associated with adver...

Lithium is one of the secondary mineral elements occurring in bauxite. The behavior lithium-bearing bauxite digestion process was investigated, and effect conditions on extraction rates lithium studied. results demonstrate that mass ratio added CaO to bauxite, KOH concentration, temperature had a significant efficiency. An L9(34) orthogonal experiment demonstrated order each factor for from pri...

in vitro fertilization (IVF) is one of the most highly pursued assisted reproductive technologies (ART) worldwide. IVF procedure is divided into four stages: Superovulation, Egg-retrieval, Insemination/Fertilization and Embryo transfer. Among these superovulation is the most crucial stage since it involves external injection of hormones to stimulate development and maturation of multiple follic...

discussion while this novel type of drug delivery is known as a suitable substitute for oral and parenteral administration, it was well accepted and extensively mentioned in persian medical and pharmaceutical manuscripts and other traditional systems of medicine as well. accordingly, medieval pharmaceutical standpoints on nasal dosage forms could still be an interesting subject of study. theref...

the pharmacokinetics of levofloxacin following its single intramuscular administration (3 mg/kg) was investigated in six male buffalo calves. peak plasma level of 2.95 ± 0.13μg/ml was observed at 1 h and the drug level above mic90  in plasma was detected up to 12 h of administration. the bioavailability was 68.1 ± 5.4% and levofloxacin was bound to the plasma proteins to the extent of 19.1 ± 1....