12 citations
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June 2003 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This review discusses the range and management of adverse cutaneous reactions to psychotropic medications and emphasizes the need for awareness among clinicians, concluding with a call for careful monitoring and patient education.
4 citations
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February 2022 in “Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis” The conclusion is that a new method can measure caffeine and drugs in hair, finding caffeine abusers have 70 times more caffeine than normal, with a proposed cut-off value for abuse.
3 citations
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January 2000 This article argues that psychoactive drugs are often beneficial in treating dermatological conditions with psychiatric or psycho-emotional components but does not present new clinical evidence.
December 2023 in “Royal Society of Chemistry eBooks” Nails are a useful alternative to hair for analyzing long-term substance exposure.
January 2018 in “Medicinski pregled” This review highlights the various nonmedical uses of anabolic androgenic steroids and associated polypharmacy, suggesting that preventing their abuse should be a public health priority, but it reports no new findings.
5 citations
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January 2020 in “Research journal of pharmacy and technology” This review explores the potential benefits of non-psychoactive Cannabidiol for reducing stress and pain associated with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and reports no new clinical findings.
January 2022 in “International review of movement disorders” In this review, the authors found that cannabinoids and steroid-related drugs show potential for treating Tourette syndrome, but existing evidence is limited and further research is needed to confirm their efficacy and safety.
This paper discusses advancements in forensic hair analysis, emphasizing a novel DART–HRMS method that improves the accuracy and efficiency of detecting drug use timelines.
19 citations
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November 2011 This review discusses the topical use of systemic drugs for cutaneous disorders and reports a lack of strong evidence from randomized controlled trials, highlighting the need for larger comparative effectiveness studies.
1 citations
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January 2010 in “Elsevier eBooks” Any drug can cause skin reactions, but antibiotics, NSAIDs, and psychotropic drugs are more common, with some reactions being life-threatening.
2 citations
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October 2004 in “Drug Information Journal” The conclusion is that combining social and cultural factors with pharmaceutical research could improve our understanding of how drugs work.
1 citations
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January 2023 in “International journal of all research education and scientific methods” This review highlights how forensic drug analysis in hair using modern instrumental techniques offers advantages such as easy sample collection and chronological tracking of drug use, emphasizing its value for law enforcement and other applications.
12 citations
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September 2002 in “Epilepsia” This paper discusses the methods and challenges of postmarketing surveillance for new antiepileptic drugs, emphasizing the necessity of such data collection to identify adverse effects and assess drug effectiveness beyond initial trials.
July 1994 in “Annals of Pharmacotherapy” Cromolyn sodium's effectiveness for treating asthma in children under 2 is unclear, possibly more beneficial for older children, and further research is needed.
January 2012 in “Methods in pharmacology and toxicology” This review discusses the expanding understanding of TRPV3's role in pain and skin pathology, while highlighting the need for further pharmacological research to fully resolve its functions.
2 citations
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June 2020 in “AIDS” This case study describes a severe instance of iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome induced by gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, exacerbated by combined use of betamethasone and anabolic steroids, in an HIV-positive patient on cobicistat-containing therapy.
38 citations
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February 2006 in “British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology” This study found that combining data from different databases provided a more comprehensive estimate of serious adverse drug reactions in a French university hospital, highlighting the limitations of current ADR reporting methods.
16 citations
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July 1996 in “Dermatologic Clinics” This article discusses common dermatologic side effects of psychopharmacologic agents such as eruptions, urticaria, and photosensitivity, but it reports no new research findings.
5 citations
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February 2010 in “Expert Review of Dermatology” This article reviews the interconnectedness of the skin and nervous system and discusses various treatment options for psychophysiological skin disorders, reporting no new clinical results.
41 citations
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March 2010 in “Psychology Research and Behavior Management” This review discusses the complex interplay between the nervous system and skin conditions, highlighting various treatment strategies, but reports no new research findings.
January 2025 in “AAPS PharmSciTech” Transethosomes improve drug delivery through the skin and show promise for treating various conditions.
May 2024 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” This review examined the diverse therapeutic potentials of cannabinoids, highlighting their applications in pain, neurological, and cancer treatments, and emphasized the benefits of biodegradable polymers in improving drug delivery; however, further clinical trials are needed to fully explore these potentials.
January 2018 in “Journal of human virology & retrovirology” This study highlights the need to examine the impact of lifestyle drugs on society, particularly focusing on usage patterns among youth and the general public.
27 citations
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March 2022 in “Forensic Toxicology” This review discusses micro-segmental hair analysis for forensic toxicology, emphasizing its potential to provide detailed drug distribution profiles and its application in investigations, while noting the method's limitations and future perspectives.
18 citations
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May 2016 in “Annals of Medicine” This paper reviews seven major systemic causes of hair loss and provides a clinical evaluation framework but reports no new experimental results.
54 citations
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March 2024 in “Journal of Medicinal Chemistry” This article summarizes the properties, synthesis, and biomedical applications of molecules with N-oxide functionalities, emphasizing their growing role in healthcare due to their unique properties, such as water solubility and redox reactivity, crucial for drug targeting and cytotoxicity.
15 citations
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June 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” The authors suggest that the neuroendocrine system of the skin represents a promising target for repurposing drugs, such as cannabidiol and fingolimod, as topical treatments for inflammatory skin diseases.
2 citations
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May 2022 in “International Journal of Impotence Research” This pharmacovigilance study found strong disproportionality signals suggesting an association between finasteride and Peyronie's disease-related clinical features, but the evidence does not confirm a causal link.
5 citations
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October 2022 in “Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences” This study found that opiate use was particularly associated with personality and behavioral disorders, while cannabis and legal highs were linked to psychotic disorders, and legal highs with schizophrenia.
November 2023 in “Brain Sciences” This study investigated medications potentially linked to male-factor infertility using the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System and found that finasteride, testosterone, valproate, and other drugs showed significant disproportionate reporting of infertility cases, highlighting a potential under-reporting issue to regulatory bodies.