Proč studovat farmacii?

David Suchánek

Prakt. lékáren. 2015; 11(5)  

Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis

Martina Bělobrádková, Jan Tomš, Zdeněk Bělobrádek, Tomáš Soukup

Prakt. lékáren. 2015; 11(5): 160-163  

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are the autoimmune diseases occuring after 50 years of age with maximum around seventy – eighty years of age. Their common apearance indicates, that both diseases have an unknown etiopathogenetic denominator until now. On the other hand their symptoms and prognosis are completely different. PMR symptoms are painfull stiffness in the pelvic, schoulder girdle and nuchal muscles. GCA is often accompanied by headaches caused by affection of blood vessels in the area of artery carotis comunis and interna, nodular enlargement of the temporal artery branches is often seen. Usual and...

Treatment of the common cold

Martin Formánek, Olga Svobodová, Debora Jančatová

Prakt. lékáren. 2015; 11(5): 164-169  

The common cold is a viral illness, which is one of the leading reasons for seeing a physician. Symptoms could be very annoying. That is the reason why the treatment focuses on relieving symptoms. Treatment options for uncomplicated disease are described.

Drug Dosing Considerations for Patients With chronic kidney disease

Drahomíra Stará

Prakt. lékáren. 2015; 11(5): 170-173  

Dosage adjustment is an essential standard of care of patients with chronic kidney disease. Although main aspect for dosage adjustment is decreased renal elimination, it is necessary to understand potential impact in the case of change in drug absorption, distribution, non- -renal elimination and pharmacodynamics. Another significant part of dosage adjustment is assessment of glomerular filtration rate. It is important for this reason to distinguish among particular methods of estimation of glomerular filtration rate or creatinine clearance and in the case of crucial differences to choose the most suitable one for individual patient.

Passiflora incarnata - active compounds and therapeutic effects

Zdeňka Navrátilová

Prakt. lékáren. 2015; 11(5): 180-181  

Anxiety disorders and insomnia belong to the most frequently encountered mental disorders in general. Anxiolytics and antidepressants are particularly used to treat anxiety. and insomnia is treated with sedatives and hypnotics. There are a number of products for the treatment of the anxiety, in cases of mild illness herbal remedies can be used. Some pacients also prefer „natural“ medicines to „synthetic“ ones. There are a number of plants, which have been traditionally used for the treatment of anxiety and insomnia and these effects are frequently supported by modern trials. One of them is passionflower (Passiflora incarnata...

Natural polymers in extemporaneous prescription

Eva Šnejdrová, Ivana Černá, Denisa Sajková

Prakt. lékáren. 2015; 11(5): 175-179  

The paper continues the contribution of cellulose derivatives (1) and deals with other substances used for viscosity of solutions increasing, stabilization of suspensions and emulsions, and gels forming. Some of these are traditional excipients in the extemporaneous preparation (for example agar, tragacanth, and gelatin), other are used conventionally in food industry, cosmetics, in pharmacy as excipients in tablets and controlled release but rarely in the extemporaneous preparation (for example xanthan gum, mixture of microcrystalline cellulose and carmellose sodium). Gels for application to the oral mucosa containing antibiotics or local...

Farmaceutical care for problematic scalp with dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis

Jana Martinásková

Prakt. lékáren. 2015; 11(5): 182-184  

This article reviews the OTC products and recommendations for the proper care of the scalp disease such as dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis with localization on the scalp. Each of these diseases in varying degrees affects the quality of life of patients. To minimize bothersome symptoms and reduce the frequency of relapses is preventive care by using the OTC dermocosmetics available in pharmacies important.

Autodidaktický test 5/2015

Prakt. lékáren. 2015; 11(5): 158-186