Antimicrobial safety: focus on fluoroquinolones

Antimicrobial safety: focus on fluoroquinolones

Authors: Owens RC, Ambrose PG
Publication: Clin Infect Dis
Division: Cognigen

Infrequent toxicities associated with certain drugs and drug classes have recently gained much attention from different health-care perspectives.

Classifying “Kinase Inhibitor‐Likeness” by Using Machine‐Learning Methods

Classifying “Kinase Inhibitor‐Likeness” by Using Machine‐Learning Methods

Authors: Briem H, Gunther J
Publication: Chembiochem
Software: MedChem Studio™

By using an in-house data set of small-molecule structures, encoded by Ghose–Crippen parameters, several machine learning techniques were applied to distinguish between kinase inhibitors...

Application of Full Physiological Models for Pharmaceutical Drug Candidate Selection and Extrapolation of Pharmacokinetics to Man

Application of Full Physiological Models for Pharmaceutical Drug Candidate Selection and Extrapolation of Pharmacokinetics to Man

Publication: Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol
Software: GastroPlus®

This paper describes how we are applying physiologically based models of pharmacokinetics as an integrated part in the research and preclinical development of novel drugs.

Relationship between increased levofloxacin use and decreased susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the United States

Relationship between increased levofloxacin use and decreased susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the United States

Publication: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
Division: Cognigen

Increasing reports of fluoroquinolone-non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae are of clinical concern. We examined the relationship between outpatient fluoroquinolone...

Assessment of pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic target attainment of gemifloxacin against Streptococcus pneumoniae

Assessment of pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic target attainment of gemifloxacin against Streptococcus pneumoniae

Publication: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
Division: Cognigen

The treatment of community-acquired respiratory tract infections has been complicated by the emergence of multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of garenoxacin in patients with community-acquired respiratory tract infections

Population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of garenoxacin in patients with community-acquired respiratory tract infections

Publication: Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Division: Cognigen

Garenoxacin (T-3811ME, BMS-284756) is a novel, broad-spectrum des-F(6) quinolone currently under study for the treatment of community-acquired respiratory tract infections.

Regional Intestinal Absorption and Biliary Excretion of Fluvastatin in the Rat:  Possible Involvement of mrp2

Regional Intestinal Absorption and Biliary Excretion of Fluvastatin in the Rat:  Possible Involvement of mrp2

Publication: Mol Pharm
Software: GastroPlus®

The first purpose of this study was to investigate the in vivo absorption, biliary secretion, and first-pass effect of fluvastatin following regional intestinal dosing in the rat.

Use of pharmacodynamic end points in the evaluation of gatifloxacin for the treatment of acute maxillary sinusitis

Use of pharmacodynamic end points in the evaluation of gatifloxacin for the treatment of acute maxillary sinusitis

Publication: Clin Infect Dis
Division: Cognigen

The relationship between drug exposure and the time course of antimicrobial effect at the primary infection site for acute maxillary sinusitis has not previously been explored.

Development of clinical dosage forms for a poorly water soluble drug I: Application of polyethylene glycol–polysorbate 80 solid dispersion carrier system

Development of clinical dosage forms for a poorly water soluble drug I: Application of polyethylene glycol–polysorbate 80 solid dispersion carrier system

Publication: J Pharm Sci
Software: GastroPlus®

Different formulation approaches were evaluated to ensure that the formulation of a poorly water soluble compound chosen during early development achieves optimum bioavailability.

Effect of drug solubility and different excipients on floating behaviour and release from glyceryl monooleate matrices

Effect of drug solubility and different excipients on floating behaviour and release from glyceryl monooleate matrices

Publication: Int J Pharm

Glycerol monooleate (GMO) matrix was found to be a gastro-retentive carrier system suitable for both polar and as well as non-polar drugs.

Solubility Prediction by Recursive Partitioning

Solubility Prediction by Recursive Partitioning

Publication: Pharm Res
Software: MedChem Studio™

To build and test a computational model for predicting small molecule solubility, to improve the cost-effectiveness of the selection of vendor compounds suitable for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) screening.