Pharmacologic Actions

A broad category of chemical actions and uses that result in the prevention, treatment, cure or diagnosis of disease. Included here are drugs and chemicals that act by altering normal body functions, such as the REPRODUCTIVE CONTROL AGENTS and ANESTHETICS. Effects of chemicals on the environment are also included.

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Networked: 56 relevant articles (6 outcomes, 9 trials/studies)

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Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Xu, Xi-ming: 1 article (11/2014)
2.	Zhu, Yuan: 1 article (11/2014)
3.	Sun, Chao-nan: 1 article (11/2014)
4.	Yu, Jiang-nan: 1 article (11/2014)
5.	Smith, Gary: 1 article (01/2014)
6.	Aspley, Sue: 1 article (01/2014)
7.	Li, Jian-Jun: 1 article (01/2014)
8.	Shea, Timothy: 1 article (01/2014)
9.	Zhou, Da-An: 1 article (01/2014)
10.	Zheng, Hong-Xin: 1 article (01/2014)

Related Diseases

1.	Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) 07/01/1998 - "To review the use of combination therapy versus monotherapy in hypertension, and to review seven major antihypertensive combinations in regard to their pharmacologic actions and appropriateness. " 06/01/1988 - "While all the available calcium antagonists are effective in the treatment of hypertension, they differ in their hemodynamic and pharmacologic actions. " 10/05/1984 - "The rationale for the use of calcium channel blockers in treating hypertension and the relevant pharmacologic actions of these agents is discussed, along with a summary of some of the clinical trials, observations from our own experience with these drugs, and speculation about their future role in antihypertensive therapy." 08/11/1989 - "Calcium entry blockers are important drugs for the treatment of hypertension; the second generation may provide additional benefits because of its more specific pharmacologic actions." 07/01/2010 - "Although the nitrites are no longer used in the treatment of hypertension or ischemic heart disease, the nitrite anion has recently been discovered to possess novel pharmacologic actions, such as modulating hypoxic vasodilation, and providing cytoprotection in ischemia-reperfusion injury. "
2.	Stroke (Strokes) 02/01/1996 - "Stroke and death can occur for either the first time or long-term user due to the pharmacologic actions of the drugs. " 09/01/2011 - "Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) possesses a variety of pharmacologic actions and demonstrates protective efficacy against stroke. " 05/01/2003 - "As well as the beneficial pharmacologic actions of melatonin, several studies show that a relative deficiency of endogenous melatonin exaggerates neural damage due to stroke; this suggests that even physiologic concentrations of melatonin normally serve to protect the brain against damage. "
3.	Heart Failure 09/01/1999 - "that the pharmacologic actions of beta-blockers are beneficial) is now firmly established, as the treatment of heart failure has progressed from using positive inotropic stimulation, via drugs with no direct effect on cardiac function, to beta-blockers with negative intropic effects. " 09/01/2006 - "But a careful review of the multiple pharmacologic actions of digoxin and closer analysis of the results of recent trials suggest that digoxin may in fact continue to be an effective treatment for heart failure." 11/01/2005 - "The latter application of NP is particularly attractive given that ANF and BNP possess pharmacologic actions that require polypharmacy in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure."
4.	Lethargy 02/14/1992 - "Various classes of antidepressant drugs with distinct pharmacologic actions are differentially effective in the treatment of classic melancholic depression--characterized by pathological hyperarousal and atypical depression--associated with lethargy, hypersomnia, and hyperphagia. "
5.	Ulcer 05/01/1979 - "The therapeutic efficacy and pharmacologic actions of benzoyl peroxide on lower extremity ulcers."

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Digoxin (Digitek)
2.	Calcium
3.	Antidepressive Agents (Antidepressants)
4.	Eicosapentaenoic Acid
5.	Epoprostenol (Prostacyclin)
6.	Ibuprofen (Motrin)
7.	Benzoyl Peroxide
8.	PPAR gamma
9.	Melatonin
10.	Calcium Channel Blockers (Blockers, Calcium Channel)

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Polypharmacy