Efficacy and Safety of Oral and IV Levonadifloxacin Therapy in Management of Bacterial Infections: Findings of a Prospective, Observational, Multi-center, Post-marketing Surveillance Study.

Background Antimicrobial resistance by bacteria poses a substantial threat to morbidity and mortality worldwide, and treatment of resistant infections is a challenge for the treating clinician. Levonadifloxacin is a novel broad-spectrum agent belonging to the benzoquinolizine subclass of quinolone, which can be used by both oral and intravenous administration for the treatment of infections caused by gram-positive organisms, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Patients and methods This prescription event monitoring study captured data from 1266 patients receiving levonadifloxacin (oral and/or IV) in a real-world setting to assess the safety and efficacy in the treatment of various bacterial infections.

Ivabradine: Evidence and current role in cardiovascular diseases and other emerging indications.

Increased heart rate (HR) is associated with deleterious effects on several disease conditions. Chronic heart failure (CHF) is one of the cardiovascular diseases with recurrent hospitalization burden and an ongoing drain on health-care expenditure. Despite advancement in medicine, management of CHF remains a challenge to health-care providers.

Demographic characteristics of epilepsy patients and antiepileptic drug utilization in adult patients: Results of a cross-sectional survey.

Background: Through this cross-sectional study, we examined the demographic parameters, comorbidities, and antiepileptic drug (AED) utilization in patients with epilepsy.

Materials And Methods: We collected data of 973 adult patients with epilepsy and analysed AED utilization according to the epilepsy type, age group and gender.

Results: The study included 973 patients (males, 61.

Detection, Management Approach of Depression and Antidepressant Utilization in Adult Patients: Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey.

Aim: The study was conducted to understand the demographics, prevalence of co-morbid conditions and treatment modalities of depression.

Methods: A cross-sectional, nationwide observational study was conducted to understand the management pattern of depression in India. Depression was majorly diagnosed with DSM-IV TR criteria.