TRENTAL SUMMARY
TRENTAL®
(pentoxifylline)
Tablets, 400 mg
TRENTAL® (pentoxifylline) tablets for oral administration contain 400 mg of the active drug in a controlled-release formulation.
TRENTAL is indicated for the treatment of patients with intermittent claudication on the basis of chronic occlusive arterial disease of the limbs. TRENTAL can improve function and symptoms but is not intended to replace more definitive therapy, such as surgical bypass, or removal of arterial obstructions when treating peripheral vascular disease.
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TRENTAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Published Studies Related to Trental (Pentoxifylline)
Effect of pentoxifylline in addition to losartan on proteinuria and GFR in CKD: a 12-month randomized trial. [2008.09]
Combined laparoscopic surgery and pentoxifylline therapy for treatment of endometriosis-associated infertility: a preliminary trial. [2008.08]
Effect of Pentoxifylline in Addition to Losartan on Proteinuria and GFR in CKD: A 12-Month Randomized Trial. [2008.07.08]
Combined laparoscopic surgery and pentoxifylline therapy for treatment of endometriosis-associated infertility: a preliminary trial. [2008.05.16]
Preoperative oral administration of pentoxifylline ameliorates respiratory index after cardiopulmonary bypass through decreased production of IL-6. [2008.04]
Clinical Trials Related to Trental (Pentoxifylline)
Pentoxifylline (Trental) as a Modulator of Tumor Necrosis Factor and of HIV Replication in Patients With AIDS [Completed]
Clinical Trial of Pentoxifylline in Patient With Cirrhosis [Completed]
Study of Daily Pentoxifylline as a Rescue Treatment in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy [Completed]
Pilot Study of Pentoxifylline for Hepatopulmonary Syndrome [Terminated]
Pentoxifylline/Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Study: The Effect of Pentoxifylline on NASH [Recruiting]
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TRENTAL PATIENT REVIEWS / RATINGS / COMMENTSBased on a total of 1 ratings/reviews, Trental has an overall score of 7. The effectiveness score is 6 and the side effect score is 8. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst.
| | Trental review by 21 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | |   |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Behcet's Disease |
| Dosage & duration: | | 400mg taken three times daily for the period of 1 year |
| Other conditions: | | osteoperosis |
| Other drugs taken: | | protium, risedronate, movox, colchicine | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Reduced stickiness of the blood.If inflammation of blood vessels did occur, the blood was thinner and so could get through vessels with reduced occurence of ulceration. General overall improval of condition. |
| Side effects: | | Minimal side effects, some nausea- very minimal. |
| Comments: | | Inconvient to remember to take as they are required three or four times daily. Overall very pleased with results. |
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Page last updated: 2008-11-02
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