Ten years of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy

N Ferrara, AP Adamis - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2016 - nature.com
The targeting of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA), a crucial regulator of both
normal and pathological angiogenesis, has revealed innovative therapeutic approaches in …

Polymorphism of human cytochrome P450 2D6 and its clinical significance: part II

SF Zhou - Clinical pharmacokinetics, 2009 - Springer
Part I of this article discussed the potential functional importance of genetic mutations and
alleles of the human cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) gene. The impact of CYP2D6 …

Topical timolol maleate treatment of infantile hemangiomas

K Püttgen, A Lucky, D Adams, E Pope, C McCuaig… - …, 2016 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND: There has been a dramatic increase in the off-label use of ophthalmic
timolol maleate, a β-blocker used for infantile hemangioma (IH) treatment as a topical …

RCT of timolol maleate gel for superficial infantile hemangiomas in 5-to 24-week-olds

H Chan, C McKay, S Adams, O Wargon - Pediatrics, 2013 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: Timolol maleate 0.5% gel is a safe and effective medication for treating
superficial infantile hemangiomas (IHs) in infants with a median age of 9 weeks. METHODS …

[HTML][HTML] Microneedle-based ocular drug delivery systems–recent advances and challenges

P Gadziński, A Froelich, M Wojtyłko… - Beilstein Journal of …, 2022 - beilstein-journals.org
Eye diseases and injuries constitute a significant clinical problem worldwide. Safe and
effective delivery of drugs to the eye is challenging mostly due to the presence of ocular …

In vitro and in vivo efficacy of SYL040012, a novel siRNA compound for treatment of glaucoma

T Martínez, MV González, I Roehl, N Wright, C Pañeda… - Molecular Therapy, 2014 - cell.com
Glaucoma is a progressive ocular syndrome characterized by degeneration of the optic
nerve and irreversible visual field loss. Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is the main risk …

Medication-related fall incidents in an older, ambulant population: the B-PROOF study

AC Ham, KMA Swart, AW Enneman, SC van Dijk… - Drugs & aging, 2014 - Springer
Background Medication use is a potentially modifiable risk factor for falling; psychotropic and
cardiovascular drugs have been indicated as main drug groups that increase fall risk …

Topical timolol for infantile hemangiomas: evidence for efficacy and degree of systemic absorption

L Weibel, MJ Barysch, HS Scheer, I Königs… - Pediatric …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Topical use of timolol for infantile hemangiomas has recently emerged with
promising results. It is unknown whether topical β‐blockers act locally or if their effect is …

Phase I clinical trial of SYL040012, a small interfering RNA targeting β-adrenergic receptor 2, for lowering intraocular pressure

J Moreno-Montañés, B Sádaba, V Ruz, A Gómez-Guiu… - Molecular Therapy, 2014 - cell.com
The objective of this study was to evaluate ocular tolerance, safety, and effect on intraocular
pressure (IOP) of a topically administered small interfering RNA; SYL040012, on healthy …

Cardiac safety of ophthalmic timolol

J Mäenpää, O Pelkonen - Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: It is generally believed that topical administration of eye drops safeguards
against harmful systemic effects. However, about 80% of the drug in the ophthalmic products …