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Pulse therapy buy 1mg hytrin fast delivery hypertension herbs, whereby the drug is adminis- tered for 1 week and then the patient is off treatment for 3 weeks between pulses purchase hytrin 5 mg amex arteria umbilical percentil 95, may reduce toxicity without Interferons compromising antifungal efficacy. Interferons -2b (Intron-A), -nl, and -n3 (Alferon N) have both intrinsic antiviral effects and antiproliferative Terbinafine and immunomodulatory actions. These interferons are Terbinafine (Lamisil), an antifungal drug, is highly approved for intralesional therapy of refractory or re- lipophilic and concentrates in stratum corneum and nail current condylomata (genital warts). It is very effective for many dermatophyte infec- flulike symptoms, nausea, depression of the white blood tions, especially those of the nails, with which it may cell count, and mild diminution in hematocrit. Meta-analysis suggests that long-term efficacy of Podophyllotoxin terbinafine is superior to that of the other antifungal Podophyllotoxin (Podofilox) is available alone and as drugs used in treating onychomycosis. The drugs are used to treat condylo- phatic form of sporotrichosis, although newer agents mata acuminata. The most common toxic effects are are also effective in this disorder and may be better tol- skin irritation and less commonly, ulceration. MPA has been used for decades as a systemic gastrointestinal, hematological, renal, and hepatotoxic treatment for moderate to severe psoriasis. However, certain tissues, such as the epi- AND LICE dermis, express a glucuronidase that converts the inac- tive glucuronide back to the active agent. The half-life Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids of MPA is approximately 18 hours; 90 to 95% of the my- cophenolate dose is excreted in the urine. Pyrethrins are naturally occurring pesticides derived MMF is indicated for the prophylaxis of organ rejec- from chrysanthemum plants. They are active against tion in patients receiving renal, hepatic, and cardiac many insects and mites. Over-the-counter liquid and gel transplants; it is often used in combination with other preparations of pyrethrins with piperonyl butoxide are immunosuppressive agents for this indication. In derma- available for the treatment of pediculosis (piperonyl bu- tology, MMF is particularly useful as monotherapy, or as toxide inhibits the hydrolytic enzymes that metabolize a steroid-sparing agent, for treatment of autoimmune the pyrethrins in the arthropod). A synthetic pyre- blistering diseases (bullous pemphigoid and pemphi- throid, permethrin (Elimite), is available by prescrip- gus). A lower concentration of permethrin (Nix) is matory skin diseases mediated by neutrophilic infiltra- available without prescription. Adverse effects produced by MMF most IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS commonly include nausea, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and possibly an increased incidence of viral and bacte- Cytotoxic and immunosuppressive drugs, which inhibit rial infections. Whether MMF may be associated with the synthesis or action of crucial cellular macromole- an increased long-term risk of lymphoma or other ma- cules, such as nucleic acids, are used in three broad cat- lignancies is controversial; however, any such risk is egories of skin disease: hyperproliferative disorders, likely to be lower in patients treated for skin disease such as psoriasis; immunological disorders, such as au- with MMF monotherapy than in transplant patients toimmune bullous diseases; and skin neoplasms. Methotrexate 6-Thioguanine Methotrexate is approved for use in severe disabling 6-Thioguanine is a purine analogue structurally related psoriasis recalcitrant to other less toxic treatments. Thioguanine in- standard regimen is similar to low-dose therapy used terferes with several enzymes required for de novo for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (see Chapter purine synthesis, and its metabolites are incorporated 36). Although toxicities are similar to those described in into DNA and RNA, further impeding nucleic acid syn- the treatment of other diseases, hepatic cirrhosis and thesis. The mechanism of action of thioguanine in psori- unexpected pancytopenia are of special concern given asis is not clearly understood; it has been hypothesized the chronicity of treatment. Absorption of orally administered 6-thioguanine is Mycophenolate Mofetil slow and incomplete; only approximately 30% of the Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF, CellCept) is an ester oral dose is achieved in the plasma, peak levels being prodrug of mycophenolic acid (MPA), a Penicillium-de- reached after 8 hours. Thioguanine is extensively me- rived immunosuppressive agent (see Chapter 57) that tabolized prior to excretion. The elimination half-life is blocks de novo purine synthesis by noncompetitively in- on the order of 80 minutes. MPA preferentially suppresses the proliferation motherapy for acute myelocytic leukemia and other of cells, such as T and B lymphocytes, that lack the marrow-based malignancies, lower doses are very effec- purine salvage pathway and must synthesize de novo tive for moderate to severe psoriasis, particularly in 494 V THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS OF INFLAMMATORY AND SELECTED OTHER CLINICAL DISORDERS patients who cannot tolerate alternative systemic agents (condylomata acuminata). Patients deficient in duction of tumor necrosis factor (TNF ), interferons thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT), a cytosolic en- (IFN) and, and other cytokines with antiviral activ- zyme required for metabolism of 6-thioguanine, are at ity. Other adverse effects include gastroin- warts, molluscum contagiosum, and certain forms of testinal complaints and elevations of liver transami- skin cancer.

Dr Roy Swank has provided evidence that a diet low in saturated fats (less than 15 g/day) combined with cod liver oil supplementation cheap 2 mg hytrin fast delivery arteria ulnar, maintained over a long period of time buy 1 mg hytrin amex blood pressure medication by class, tends to retard the disease process, reduce the 23,24 number of attacks and decrease mortality. Oneopen-label pilot clinical trial evaluated the effects of a diet low in saturated fats supplemented with fish oil, vitamin B-complex 25 and vitamin C in subjects with newly diagnosed relapsing-remitting MS. After 2 years of this regimen the study reported a significant decrease from baseline values of relapse rates and disability scores. Preliminary reports from a recent randomized placebo- controlled pilot study evaluating a diet very low in saturated fat (less than 15%) supplemented with fish oil capsules found that, when compared with subjects following the American Heart Diet (less than 30% saturated fat) supplemented with placebo oil capsules, the treatment group had a significant decrease in relapse rate, disability and a 26 decrease in two inflammatory cytokines. These studies suggest that a diet very low in fat combined with fish oil supplementation may help to decrease relapse rates and increase time to disability in people with MS. Nutritional/dietary supplementation Many naturopaths use a variety of nutritional supplements usually as an adjunct to fundamental lifestyle therapies, such as diet, exercise and stress reduction (counseling) to address a specific symptom or condition. Under the DSHEA, dietary supplements are considered foods and not drugs and therefore regulated by the FDA as foods. Examples of substances that are considered dietary supplements include: fish, flax, evening primrose and borage oils, glandulars (usually made from animal sources), enzymes, melatonin and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) (although these are hormones they are regulated and sold as dietary supplements in the USA), garlic capsules, soluble fiber, coenzyme Q10 (CoQ-10), L-carnitine, 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP), etc. Obviously this is just a small fraction of the number and types of existing dietary supplements; the associated effects indicated below are rarely definitive. Cold-water fish and fish oil contain a high proportion of the omega-3 fatty acids and therefore contain a higher relative proportion of DHA and eicosapentaenoic acid. There have been at least two clinical trials evaluating the effectiveness of essential fatty acids (EFA) and DHA supplementation for dementia. The treatment group was given a mix of omega-6/ omega-3 fatty acids at a 4:1 ratio in which they received about 0. There were no cognitive measures in this study, and subjects were rated on 12 behavioral variables by their guardian. Although this study showed a positive benefit from short term EFA supplementation there were no objective measures in this study and no standard testing of cognitive function (e. The second, a double- blind placebo-controlled pilot study, evaluated the effects of 1 year of supplementation of 0. A significant increase in MMSE score was reported after 6 months of supplementation (control=19. There was a significant increase in both serum DHA and eicosapentaenoic acid levels after 3 months of supplementation. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: creatine Seven days of supplementation with creatine 20 g resulted in a transient increase in 35 maximal voluntary isometric muscular contraction and fatigue in 28 patients. Naturopathic medicine in neurological disorders 161 Bipolar disorder Four months of treatment with 9. Depression: ethyl-eicosapentaenoic acid There are two double-blind placebo-controlled pilot studies that have reported a significant improvement in depression in people on stable doses of antidepressants after 36,37 1–3 months of ethyl-eicosapentaenoic acid (E-EPA) supplementation. Depression: L-acetylcarnitine Two small studies in elderly depressed patients (n=24 and 28) showed effectiveness 38,39 without adverse effects. Depression: dehydroepiandrosterone There are two small controlled pilot studies of DHEA in depressed adults that have 40,41 reported benefit for that hormone. Epilepsy: melatonin 42–44 A small body of evidence suggests that melatonin may be useful in epilepsy. Melatonin has effects in sleep disorders and perhaps in chronic headache and may prove of use in depression and irritability, suggesting broad CNS effects. Epilepsy: polyunsaturated fatty acids (especially omega-3 fatty acids) In five patients, a reduction in frequency and intensity of epileptic seizures resulted from 45 adding 5 g of a 65% omega-3 fatty acid spread at breakfast for 6 months. Omega-3 fatty acids are increased in epileptic children on the ketogenic diet and correlate with resultant 46 decreased seizure activity. Headache: 5-hydroxytrytophan 5-HTP, a serotonin precursor, showed moderate efficacy and remarkable safety compared 50 to placebo in 31 patients with chronic primary headache and in 78 patients with chronic 51 tension headaches. In preference to methysergide or propranolol, owing to their side- effects, 5-HTP may be useful in reducing the frequency or intensity of migraines for 52,53 some patients. However, all patients on treatment improved, while all patients on placebo deteriorated.