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Welcome to BMC Clinical Pharmacology published by BioMed Central
BMC Clinical Pharmacology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of clinical pharmacology.
BMC Clinical Pharmacology (ISSN 1472-6904) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
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BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2009, 9 :9
Illegible or incomplete prescriptions for antibiotics are common in hospitals particularly in the medical and surgical sections, suggesting urgent action to increase awareness among medical staff of potential consequent medication errors is needed.
BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2009, 9 :6
Simvastatin treatment for patients at high risk of cardiovascular events or with diabetes results in only a minor increase in the risk of myopathy and hepatobiliary diseases over 5 years of use.
BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2009, 9 :5
Six years after a large methanol poisoning outbreak in Estonia, the majority of victims still suffer from neurological impairments and visual complications, suggesting that irreversible damage has been caused by methanol consumption.
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Effect of buspirone on thermal sensory and pain thresholds in human volunteers Goran Pavlakovi BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2009, 9 :12 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Dispensed drugs and multiple medications in the Swedish population: an individual-based register study Bo Hovstadius, Bengt BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2009, 9 :11 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Bioequivalence of HX575 (recombinant human epoetin alfa) and a comparator epoetin alfa after multiple intravenous administrations: an open-label randomised controlled trial Fritz S BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2009, 9 :10 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Errors and omissions in hospital prescriptions: a survey of prescription writing in a hospital Laura Calligaris, Angela Panzera, Luca Arnoldo, Carla Londero, Rosanna Quattrin, Maria G Troncon, Silvio Brusaferro BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2009, 9 :9 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The frequency of adverse drug reaction related admissions according to method of detection, admission urgency and medical department specialty Miran Brvar, Nina Fokter, Matjaz Bunc, Martin Mozina BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2009, 9 :8 (4 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Fatal drug poisonings in a Swedish general population Anna K J BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2009, 9 :7 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effects of simvastatin 40 mg daily on muscle and liver adverse effects in a 5-year randomized placebo-controlled trial in 20,536 high-risk people MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study Collaborative Group BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2009, 9 :6 (31 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Methanol poisoning and long term sequelae Raido Paasma, Knut Erik Hovda, Dag Jacobsen BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2009, 9 :5 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Information about ADRs explored by pharmacovigilance approaches: a qualitative review of studies on antibiotics, SSRIs and NSAIDs Lise Aagaard, Ebba Holme Hansen BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2009, 9 :4 (3 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Clinical outcomes and kinetics of propanil following acute self-poisoning: a prospective case series Darren M Roberts, Renate Heilmair, Nick A Buckley, Andrew H Dawson, Mohamed Fahim, Michael Eddleston, Peter Eyer BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2009, 9 :3 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The potential biomarkers in predicting pathologic response of breast cancer to three different chemotherapy regimens Linbo Wang, Zhinong Jiang, Meihua Sui, Jianguo Shen, Chaoyang Xu, Weimin Fan BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :226 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Early effects of oral administration of lafutidine with mosapride compared with lafutidine alone on intragastric pH values Hiroshi Iida, Masahiko Inamori, Yuichi Nozaki, Hiroki Endo, Kunihiro Hosono, Tomoyuki Akiyama, Yasunari Sakamoto, Hirokazu Takahashi, Tomoko Koide, Chikako Tokoro, Yasunobu Abe, Atsushi Nakajima BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :52 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Increased levels of active c-Src distinguish invasive from in situ lobular lesions Donghui Zou, Han-Seung Yoon, Ahmad Anjomshoaa, David Perez, Ryuji Fukuzawa, Parry Guilford, Bostjan Humar Breast Cancer Research 2009, 11 :R45 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Assessment of smoking status based on cotinine levels in nasal lavage fluid Mehmet Hakan Ozdener, Karen K Yee, Ryan McDermott, Beverly J Cowart, Aldona A Vainius, Pamela Dalton, Nancy E Rawson Tobacco Induced Diseases 2009, 5 :11 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Survivin counteracts the therapeutic effect of microtubule de-stabilizers by stabilizing tubulin polymers Chun Hei Antonio Cheung, Huang-Hui Chen, Ching-Chuan Kuo, Chi-Yen Chang, Mohane S Coumar, Hsing-Pang Hsieh, Jang-Yang Chang Molecular Cancer 2009, 8 :43 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Resveratrol exhibits a strong cytotoxic activity in cultured cells and has an antiviral action against polyomavirus: potential clinical use Valerio Berardi, Francesca Ricci, Mauro Castelli, Gaspare Galati, Gianfranco Risuleo Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 28 :96 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Calyx and dimorphic neurons of mouse Scarpa's ganglion express histamine H3 receptors Simona Tritto, Laura Botta, Valeria Zampini, Gianpiero Zucca, Paolo Valli, Sergio Masetto BMC Neuroscience 2009, 10 :70 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Cough and dyspnea during bronchoconstriction: comparison of different stimuli Thais R Suguikawa, Clecia A Garcia, Edson Z Martinez, Elcio O Vianna Cough 2009, 5 :6 (25 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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P-gp activity is a critical resistance factor against AVE9633 and DM4 cytotoxicity in leukaemia cell lines, but not a major mechanism of chemoresistance in cells from acute myeloid leukaemia patients Ruoping Tang, Simy Cohen, Jean-Yves Perrot, Anne-Marie Faussat, Claudia Zuany-Amorim, Zora Marjanovic, Hamid Morjani, Fanny Fava, Elise Corre, Ollivier Legrand, Jean-Pierre Marie BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :199 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Masitinib in the treatment of active rheumatoid arthritis: results of a multicentre, open-label, dose-ranging, phase 2a study Jacques Tebib, Xavier Mariette, Pierre Bourgeois, Ren Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11 :R95 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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