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Lurasidone for the treatment of schizophrenia in adult and paediatric populations

Teresa Guilera, Juan Pablo Chart Pascual, Maria del Carmen Blasco, Pilar Calvo Estopiñán, Rubén Asensio Piernas González, Isabel Ramírez Martínez, Cristóbal Rodríguez Moyano, Rita Prieto Pérez, Irene Gabarda-Inat, Juan L Prados-Ojeda, Marina Diaz-Marsà, Manuel Martín-Carrasco

Article Type

Review

Published

In this review, the lurasidone development programme for adult and paediatric patients is described. In addition, the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of lurasidone are revisited, pivotal clinical studies conducted on both adults and children are summarized, and several clinical cases are also presented.

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Pharmacokinetic and clinical comparison of super-bioavailable itraconazole and conventional itraconazole at different dosing in dermatophytosis

Dhiraj Dhoot, Gaurav Kumar Jain, Mukesh Manjhi, Prashant Kesharwani, Namrata Mahadkar, Hanmant Barkate

Article Type

Original Research

Published

This study compares the rate and extent of serum and sebum concentration of super-bioavailable itraconazole and conventional itraconazole at different dosing to determine their efficacy and safety in patients with dermatophytosis.

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Emerging concepts in heart failure management and treatment: focus on current guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

Oscar Eduardo Ospina González, Diana Catalina Llanos Mejía, Edgardo Kaplinsky, Alejandro Barbagelata, Sergio Perrone

Article Type

Review

Published

This article reviews an updated therapeutic algorithm for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) with a special focus on the therapeutic value of adding an mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, changing an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker for an angiotensin
II receptor-neprilysin inhibitor and incorporating an sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor in patients with HFrEF.

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Emerging concepts in heart failure treatment and management: focus on SGLT2 inhibitors in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Andrea Beatriz De Lorenzi, Edgardo Kaplinsky, Marx Rivera Zambrano, Laia Tomás Chaume, Joan Monell Rosas

Article Type

Review

Published

This article provides an overview of the main pathophysiological characteristics of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), the considered diverse biological effects of sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) in this context and the supporting clinical evidence of SGLT2i in patients with HFpEF with a focus on the EMPEROR-Preserved and DELIVER trials.

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