A rational approach to the selection of useful drugs for clinical practice

Pharmacology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 57-61

  Spector, Reynold ^a,b   Vesell, Elliot S ^c  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Drug selection; Rational approach; Useful drugs

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CETIRIZINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ENALAPRIL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LORATADINE; MEVINOLIN; PRAVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN; TACRINE; TOLTERODINE;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CARCINOGENICITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; URGE INCONTINENCE;

DECISION MAKING; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0036221710     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000056187     Document Type: Review

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