chronotherapeutics


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chron·o·ther·a·peu·tics

 (krŏn′ō-thĕr′ə-pyo͞o′tĭks, krō′nə-)
n. (used with sing. verb)
1. Medical treatment administered according to a schedule that corresponds to a person's daily, monthly, seasonal, or yearly biological clock, in order to maximize the health benefits and minimize adverse effects.
2. Treatment of a sleep disorder by altering an individual's sleeping and waking times and resetting his or her biological clock. In both senses also called chronotherapy.
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Rapid treatment response of suicidal symptoms to lithium, sleep deprivation, and light therapy (chronotherapeutics) in drug-resistant bipolar depression.
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Colon specific drug delivery of tramadol HCl for chronotherapeutics of arthritis.
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A study of chronopharmacological relevance of antihypertensive drugs at a tertiary care hospital - A prospective observational study
Chronotherapeutics denotes a treatment approach where drug made available to the body is timed to match the rhythms of disease to optimize treatment outcomes and minimize side effects [1, 3].
In Vitro Evaluation of Cocoa Pod Husk Pectin as a Carrier for Chronodelivery of Hydrocortisone Intended for Adrenal Insufficiency
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Precision Light for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders
Thome, "Chronotherapeutics and psychiatry: setting the clock to relieve the symptoms," World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, vol.
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Although the impact of chronotherapeutics on treatment success remains to be fully elucidated, beneficial effects of chronotherapeutics have been identified in the management of MS and RA [228, 229] as evidenced by significantly improved clinical recovery upon nighttime treatment with GC [230].
Neuroendocrine immunoregulation in multiple sclerosis
Tekade, "Predictable pulsatile release of tramadol hydrochloride for chronotherapeutics of arthritis," Drug Delivery, vol.
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Chronotherapeutics: Pathophysiologic Rationale in RA
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