{"product_id":"pentoxifylline-a-versatile-off-patent-medication-best-not-overlooked-9781511673051","title":"Pentoxifylline: A Versatile Off-Patent Medication Best Not Overlooked","description":"Pentoxifylline 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50918101123346,"sku":"9781511673051","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a839a43a-565d-4513-a389-8919a8e56c9c.jpg?v=1738876458","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pentoxifylline-a-versatile-off-patent-medication-best-not-overlooked-9781511673051","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}