The phrase
"pharmacologic agents" refers to medications or drugs that are used to treat diseases or conditions in the body.
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The genes involved encode proteins that control the activity of a very important and ubiquitous class of molecules that are a major target
of pharmacologic agents across medicine,» says Ethan Goldberg, MD, PhD, an attending physician and instructor of neurology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania.
There are several drugs which obviously do increase milk supply, and of course it is reasonable to assume that some plants and herbs might contain
similar pharmacologic agents.
Medscape: What are the best resources for a clinician who needs to access information about a
particular pharmacologic agent quickly, in the middle of a busy clinical day?
«Although researchers have learned much about the effects of
pharmacologic agents on Schlemm's canal as well as its local ultrastructure through electron microscopy, we know remarkably little about its formation, functional architecture and specialized molecular features,» says John.
Treatment options have been limited and have included a multimodal approach that employed environmental management, behavioral modification and
pharmacologic agents.