Pub Date : 1990-01-01DOI: 10.1016/0738-1751(90)90022-5
Thomas R. Beam Jr., David N. Gilbert, Calvin M. Kunin, D. Amsterdam
The 1977 Guidelines for the Evaluation of Anti-infective Drug Products are no longer useful. The IDSA has established a contract with the FDA to revise and update these documents. Thirteen sub-committees will address specific areas of infectious diseases. A general guideline will also be written that proposes modification of the drug evaluation process. The documents will be reviewed by specialist in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology working in practice, academic medicine, the pharmaceutical industry, and the FDA. A second series of draft documents will be prepared and reviewed again, with final approval provided by the FDA. Current plans call for presentation of these guidelines to FDA Advisory Committees in November 1990. Publication of most or all of these guidelines is the primary objective of the contract. If successful, the process may be used to develop guidelines for the evaluation of other classes of drugs, medical devices, and biologic products.
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Pub Date : 1989-12-01DOI: 10.1016/0738-1751(89)90007-5
Randall A. Prince
It is apparent that the fluoroquinolones represent an important advancement in infectious disease therapy. However, like other anti-microbial compounds, they are not without side effects. An understanding and appreciation of fluoroquinolone-drug interactions is essential for their optimal clinical use. Many questions concerning the potential of the fluoroquinolones with regard to drug interactions still remain.
In addition, the majority of research on fluoroquinolone-drug interactions has been done in the research center environment using normal, healthy adult volunteers. The clinical significance of fluoroquinolone-drug interactions needs to be based upon observations in various patient populations, where feasible. Many of the aforementioned interactions could be influenced by race, dosage regimen design, smoking status of the patient, diet composition, and underlying organ function. Future research needs to assess the multiple factors of the clinical setting that might have an influence on patient outcome as a result of combining a fluoroquinolone with another interacting drug. Because norfloxacin and ciprofloxacin are commercially available in the United States, an active surveillance program in the community and institutional settings will help to identify and clarify many of the issues related to flouroquinolone-drug interactions.
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Pub Date : 1989-11-01DOI: 10.1016/0738-1751(89)90045-2
Charles E. Cherubin
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Pub Date : 1989-11-01DOI: 10.1016/0738-1751(89)90046-4
J. Allan Waitz
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Pub Date : 1989-10-01DOI: 10.1016/0738-1751(89)90021-X
C. Cherubin
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