BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology

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BMC Series Focus Issue

June: Effect of environment on biology

To celebrate World Environment day, we present this month's focus issue on the effect of environment on biology. Here is a selection of manuscripts from different BMC Series Journals focusing on the influence of local environment at at a cellular and whole organism level.

Featured article: Tolerance to NSAIDS and opioids in the brain

Chronic NSAID administration in the anterior cingulate cortex can produce analgesic effects and chronic administration can result in tolerance. The authors also find that the effects of NSAIDs in the brain are mediated by the opioid system.

Aflatoxins as a risk factor for liver cirrhosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Abraham Nigussie Mekuria, Michael N. Routledge, Yun Yun Gong and Mekonnen Sisay

Content type: Research article

1 June 2020
Laboratory monitoring of rivaroxaban in Chinese patients with deep venous thrombosis: a preliminary study

Authors: Ying Li, Liping Du, Xiaowan Tang, Yuexin Chen and Dan Mei

Content type: Research article

28 May 2020
Can we optimise doxorubicin treatment regimens for children with cancer? Pharmacokinetic simulations and a Delphi consensus procedure

Authors: Christian Siebel, Gudrun Würthwein, Claudia Lanvers-Kaminsky, Nicolas André, Frank Berthold, Ilaria Castelli, Pascal Chastagner, François Doz, Martin English, Gabriele Escherich, Michael C. Frühwald, Norbert Graf, Andreas H. Groll, Antonio Ruggiero, Georg Hempel and Joachim Boos

Content type: Research article

28 May 2020
Characteristics of pediatric adverse drug reaction reports in the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report Database

Authors: Aoi Noda, Takamasa Sakai, Taku Obara, Makoto Miyazaki, Masami Tsuchiya, Gen Oyanagi, Yuriko Murai and Nariyasu Mano

Content type: Research article

24 May 2020
Successful clozapine rechallenge following recurrent clozapine-associated pancreatitis: a case report

Authors: Victoria Rodriguez, Kieran Hanley, Ana Julia Arias, Diego Quattrone, Joseph Kuforiji, Eromona Whiskey and Sukhi S. Shergill

Content type: Case report

20 May 2020

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A review of the differences and similarities between generic drugs and their originator counterparts, including economic benefits associated with usage of generic medicines, using Ireland as a case study

Authors: Suzanne Dunne, Bill Shannon, Colum Dunne and Walter Cullen

Content type: Review

5 January 2013
Deflazacort: therapeutic index, relative potency and equivalent doses versus other corticosteroids

Authors: Luca Parente

Content type: Debate

5 January 2017
Rosacea-like facial rash related to metformin administration in a young woman

Authors: Laura Mumoli, Antonio Gambardella, Angelo Labate, Elena Succurro, Giovambattista De Sarro, Franco Arturi and Luca Gallelli

Content type: Case report

8 February 2014
Physiological and pharmacokinetic effects of oral 1,3-dimethylamylamine administration in men

Authors: Brian K Schilling, Kelley G Hammond, Richard J Bloomer, Chaela S Presley and Charles R Yates

Content type: Research article

4 October 2013
Toxicological evaluation of therapeutic and supra-therapeutic doses of Cellgevity® on reproductive function and biochemical indices in Wistar rats

Authors: O. Awodele, W. A. Badru, A. A. Busari, O. E. Kale, T. B. Ajayi, R. O. Udeh and P. M. Emeka

Content type: Research article

25 October 2018

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Aims and scope

BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of chemically defined therapeutic and toxic agents. The journal welcomes submissions from all fields of experimental and clinical pharmacology including clinical trials.It is journal policy to publish work deemed by peer reviewers to be a coherent and sound addition to scientific knowledge and to put less emphasis on interest levels, provided that the research constitutes a useful contribution to the field.

Editor

Akila Sridhar, BioMed Central, UK

Manuscript Editor

Anna Melidoni, BioMed Central, UK

Assistant Editor

Jing Zhang, BioMed Central, Shanghai

Section Editors

Michael Aschner, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Phil Biggin, University of Oxford
Lucio Guido Costa, University of Washington
David H Farb, Boston University School of Medicine
Giorgio Palu, University of Padova
Catherine MT Sherwin, University of Utah

Catherine Sherwin, Section Editor

Dr. Catherine Sherwin is currently an Associate Professor and Chief of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She joined the Editorial Board as an Associate Editor in 2013 and became a Section Editor for Clinical Pharmacology Section 2015.

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