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Filter by:Valacyclovir has replaced acyclovir in many clinical scenarios. Pharmacokinetic data support the use of oral valacyclovir in children, but practical problems exist in children having to take adult-dose tablets. A formulation with acceptable palatability, good pharmaceutical quality and possibility of flexible dosing is developed. Pharmacokinetic data of this formulation is missing. The present study investigates the pharmacokinetics of valacyclovir oral solution in children by determine the area under the curve (AUC0-12), time above critical concentration (Ccrit), Cmax and Tmax of acyclovir. Secondary, the safety profile of a single dose of valacyclovir oral solution will be determined.
This study will evaluate the ability of the vaccine to produce antibodies against herpes zoster virus (shingles) and safety of vaccination with Varicella Zoster Vaccine in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis who will initiate biologic therapy 4 to 6 weeks after vaccination. Varicella Zoster Vaccine will be administered 4 to 6 weeks prior to receipt of biological therapy and will be compared against placebo. This double-blind study will enroll approximately 50 adult patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in approximately 3 centers in Canada. Study products will be assigned randomly at a 4:1 ratio. For each patient who is included, the study may last up to 22 weeks, including the screening and the follow-up period. During the study, subjects will come to the dermatology clinic up to 4 occasions: for a screening visit, Baseline visit, Day 42 as well as 84 days after they started taking the biological treatment for a last visit. If patients develop a varicella-like or shingles-like rash at any time after they received the vaccine, they will be requested to come back to the clinic within 72 hours of rash onset (preferably within 24 hours) for examination. Subjects will be asked to provide a lesion swab/vesicular fluid in this case.
This study will compare ProQuad™ and concomitant administration of M-M-R™ II and Varivax™ with respect to immunogenicity, safety and tolerability. The primary hypothesis to be tested is that the antibody response rates to measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella 6 weeks after vaccination with ProQuad™ will be non-inferior to the antibody response rates after vaccination with concomitant M-M-R™ II and Varivax™.
This study will test the safety and how well the body's immune system responds to a live, but weakened varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, known as Varivax, given with and without ProQuad, another measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella virus vaccine (MMR-II). One hundred five healthy children will be enrolled in the study when they are 12 months old. All subjects will be vaccinated at 12 months of age and some subjects will receive a second vaccination at 18 months of age. All subjects will participate for 1 year. This study is a single-site, two-year trial with post-licensure vaccines.
The purpose of this study is to see if the MMR and chickenpox vaccines work as well in premature infants as in children that were carried to full term. A group of children who were carried full-term will be matched for age, sex, and race and will be used for comparison.