Relevance. Among the professional competencies, a graduate of medical faculty should not only determine drugs for treatment typical diseases, but also be able to correct errors in prescribing; warn, identify and report adverse drug reactions; advise patients on intake drug, etc., providing effective, safe economically justified pharmacotherapy. These competencies are acquired when studying disc...

leflunomide (lef), used for rheumatoid arthritis, inhibits dihydro-orotate dehydrogenase (dhodh) and tyrosine kinase (tk) enzymes and has anti-inflammatory, lymphocyte proliferation regulatory, immunosuppression and chondroprotective effects. the most common adverse effects are gastrointestinal disorders, weight loss, hypertension, skin infection, and neurological and hematological toxicity. it...

development of medicine science of muslim who lived in andalusia began from half of 3rd century a.h. /9th a.d., from the days of muh?ammad ibn ‘abd al-rah?man awsat?. pharmacology as dependent science has passed the evolutionary procedure along with medicine, but the andalusia physicians’ attention to the subject of drugs (mofradat) of medicine caused them to pay more attention to pharmacology ...

naturally occurring substances mentioned in medieval medical literatures currently have, and will continue to have, a crucial place in drug discovery. avicenna was a persian physician who is known as the most influential medical writers in the middle ages. avicenna`s canon of medicine, the most famous books in the history of medicine, presents a clear and organized summary of all the medical kn...

In this paper we present an analysis of the role randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in regulation health claims (claims about additional benefits provided by foods). Currently there is a line thought nutrition sciences and that data from RCTs may be able to minimize, or even make superfluous, played expert knowledge decision making. We analyze limitations of, as well possible intervention judg...

A very able review of the present status of the pharmacology of cannabis, active substances and synthetic derivatives, has been given by S. Loewe. In conjunction with other recognized American investigators, Roger Adams, E. J. Wollner, et al., he has himself made important contributions to this subject. The large number of animals at his disposal, for example, 2600 experiments carried out on 15...

Arai, Amy C., Associate Professor, Ph.D., (Springfield), Chiba University, 1987; 1999. Molecular and pharmacological modulation of AMPA-type glutamate receptors and its impact on synaptic physiology. Browning, Ronald A., Emeritus Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, 1971; 1973. Caspary, Donald M., Distinguished Professor, Ph.D., (Springfield), New York University, 1...