BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology

Call for papers: Impact of man-made toxicants on farmed and wild animals

BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology and BMC Veterinary Research are delighted to announce the launch of a cross-journal thematic series aiming to explore the effects of man-made toxicants such as insecticides, industrial pollutants, and pharmaceuticals on the health of farmed and wild animals as well as potential downstream effects on human health.

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.

Content type: Research article
| 18 April 2018

Prevalence of borrowing and sharing prescription medicines and associated socio-demographic factors: findings from COBERS health centres in northern Uganda

Authors: James Henry Obol, Peter Akera, Pamela Ochola Atim, Sylvia Awor, Ronald Wanyama, Kenneth Luryama Moi, Bongomin Bodo, Patrick Olwedo Odong, Emmanuel Otto Omony, Hussein Oria, David Musoke and Felix Kaducu
Content type: Research article
| 18 April 2018

Classification and prediction of toxicity of chemicals using an automated phenotypic profiling of Caenorhabditis elegans

Authors: Shan Gao, Weiyang Chen, Yingxin Zeng, Haiming Jing, Nan Zhang, Matthew Flavel, Markandeya Jois, Jing-Dong J. Han, Bo Xian and Guojun Li
Content type: Research article
| 16 April 2018

Characterization of serious adverse drug reactions as cause of emergency department visit in children: a 5-years active pharmacovigilance study

Authors: Niccolò Lombardi, Giada Crescioli, Alessandra Bettiol, Ettore Marconi, Antonio Vitiello, Roberto Bonaiuti, Anna Maria Calvani, Stefano Masi, Ersilia Lucenteforte, Alessandro Mugelli, Lisa Giovannelli and Alfredo Vannacci
Content type: Research article
| 10 April 2018

Self-medication practice and associated factors among adult household members in Meket district, Northeast Ethiopia, 2017

Authors: Aster Desalew Kassie, Berhanu Boru Bifftu and Habtamu Sewunet Mekonnen
Content type: Research article
| 3 April 2018

Effect of CYP3 A4, CYP3 A5 and ABCB1 gene polymorphisms on the clinical efficacy of tacrolimus in the treatment of nephrotic syndrome

Authors: Min Li, Min Xu, Wei Liu and Xin Gao

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Content type: Review
| 5 January 2013

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: Case report
| 4 May 2013

Rifampicin-warfarin interaction leading to macroscopic hematuria: a case report and review of the literature

Authors: Maria AP Martins, Adriano MM Reis, Mariana F Sales, Vandack Nobre, Daniel D Ribeiro, Manoel OC Rocha and Antônio LP Ribeiro
Content type: Research article
| 4 October 2013

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
| 23 April 2013

Pharmaceutical quality of seven generic Levodopa/Benserazide products compared with original Madopar® / Prolopa®

Authors: Urs E Gasser, Anton Fischer, Jan P Timmermans and Isabelle Arnet
Content type: Research article
| 27 April 2015

Comparing antibiotic self-medication in two socio-economic groups in Guatemala City: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Authors: Brooke M Ramay, Paola Lambour and Alejandro Cerón

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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

Benjamin Ragen, BioMed Central

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

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