Sitafloxacin hydrate (DU-6859a, Gracevit (R)), a new-generation, broad-spectrum oral fluoroquinolone that is very active against many Gram-positive, Gram-negative and anaerobic clinical isolates, including strains res...

Diastolic heart failure is characterized by the symptoms and signs of heart failure, a preserved ejection fraction and abnormal left ventricular (LV) diastolic function caused by a decreased LV compliance and relaxati...

Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are a frequent, costly and potentially life-threatening complication in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. Most prevalent among the causative pathogens are Candida ...

Rasagiline, a selective COMT inhibitor, and rotigotine, a transdermal dopamine (D2) agonist, are two new agents that have been approved in the U.S. and Europe for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Rasagiline is ap...

Clobetasol propionate is the most potent of all topical steroids. It is successfully applied in the treatment of various skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis, psoriasis and vulvar lichen sclerosus. The therapy is, ...

Desvenlafaxine (O-desmethylvenlafaxine) is the major active metabolite of venlafaxine. Desvenlafaxine succinate is now undergoing active evaluation for its therapeutic efficacy in a variety of disorders, including maj...