{"product_id":"pentoxifylline-a-versatile-off-patent-medication-best-not-overlooked-paperback","title":"Pentoxifylline: A Versatile Off-Patent Medication Best Not Overlooked - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Charles Powell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePentoxifylline once was labeled as a treatment for \"leg cramps\" - \"intermittent claudication\". That original view has become almost irrelevant. The anti-inflammatory, immune modulating, and steroid-sparing effects of \"pentox\" stretch far beyond its vascular effects. Pentox is now known to treat - \"off label\" - kidney, liver, heart, \u0026amp; lung disorders - bone, joint, brain, \u0026amp; pain disorders - fibrotic, skin, \u0026amp; radiation-induced disorders - blood cell, pancreatic, \u0026amp; intestinal disorders - muscle, cancerous, \u0026amp; infectious disorders. Off-label use of pentox is both widespread and growing - with most of the uses relating to enhancement of blood flow or to reduction of inflammation. This monograph coherently assembles over 300 abstracts of the recent medical literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Charles Powell, MD, PhD, is a physician \u0026amp; historian who, among other things, has been studying the development of uses of \"pentox\" for over a decade. Among his intriguing findings - here documented - is that \"after pentoxifylline went off-patent in the United States in 1998 the supposedly more prestigious journals lost interest - while the generally non-Anglo-American journals retained or gained interest\". \"One has to wonder if this skewed publication pattern occurs concerning other medications - that certain editors, authors, and readers become less interested once a medication is not being promoted by a pharmaceutical company, while certain other editors, authors, and readers become more interested once the price of a medication is no longer supported by a patent.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239613165842,"sku":"9781511673051","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/MVhUY29ROWVNUDFvNG5XaCtRcW02dz09.webp?v=1777884368","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/pentoxifylline-a-versatile-off-patent-medication-best-not-overlooked-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}