Publications by authors named "Rika Mukohara"

Article Synopsis
  • A 72-year-old man with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease developed hypoglycemia after starting vadadustat, which he took alongside sitagliptin and mitiglinide.
  • The patient's blood glucose levels dropped significantly after 23 days of using vadadustat, leading to a blood glucose reading of 67 mg/dL.
  • Discontinuing vadadustat improved his blood glucose levels, and the interaction between vadadustat and sitagliptin was classified as "Probable" due to potential renal drug interactions.
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Purpose: Delayed elimination of methotrexate (MTX) has been reported to be caused by a number of factors. In order to identify these causes, we retrospectively investigated the risk factors for delayed elimination in pediatric patients who received high doses of MTX.

Subjects And Methods: The study included 69 courses of therapy involving 22 patients who received more than 1000 mg/m(2) of MTX.

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Digoxin concentrations measured by three automated immunoassay systems, i.e. OPUS, TDx and IMx assays, were compared in order to evaluate precision and accuracy performance, and data compatibility.

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