The active substances responsible for stimulation of hematopoietic stem cell growth [ 28, 29], various immunostimulating activities [ 28, 30- 34], alleviation of side-effects by chemotherapeutic agents [ 32, 35], and protection against Candida infection [ 36] have been identified.
More than 80% of the physicians recognized the importance of 'symptom-alleviating effects (alleviation of adverse side effects) (n = 173, 93%)'alleviationiof of symptoms that reduce QOL in the terminal stage of cancer' (n = 162, 87.6%), 'low incidence of adverse side effects' (n = 157, 84.9%) and 'easy to combine with other drugs' (n = 149, 80.5%).
With increasing numbers of long-term gynaecological cancer survivors, the prevention and alleviation of late side effects after treatment have become a priority.
In combination with reducing the level of pain in patients, the alleviation of opioid-induced side effects would significantly improve patient comfort in the postoperative setting.
In the West, much attention is paid on the use of CM in the alleviation of painful symptoms and undesirable side effects of radical pharmaceutical and radiological treatments.
Most of such decisions are in compliance with the law, which allows physicians to withhold or withdraw life prolonging treatment and to intensify alleviation of symptoms even if unintended side effects may hasten death ("double effect"), as long as the first intention is not to hasten death.
In many patients with LUTS/BPH, first-line medical therapy with α1-adrenergic antagonists (α1-blockers), 5α-reductase inhibitors (5ARIs), or α1-blocker plus 5ARI combination therapy can provide adequate alleviation of LUTS with fewer and less serious side effects than invasive therapies (2003).
Similar to the consumers, healthcare providers also described quality of medicines in relation to alleviation of symptoms felt by their patients or side-effects produced.
8 Nutraceuticals (a term coined from "nutrition" and "pharmaceutical") i.e., compounds in dietary sources with disease chemopreventive/chemotherapeutic activities, 9 have been proved to possess such multitargeting properties and reduced side effects, thus providing a suitable alternative in achieving alleviation of various cancers.
Consideration of a societal perspective incorporating productivity loss may increase the burden associated with the disease and the associated side-effects of the treatment, thus making the alleviation of symptoms and reduced toxicity even more cost-effective.
Adrenergic and angiotensin receptors are prominent targets in pharmacological alleviation of cardiac remodeling and heart failure, but their use is associated with cardiodepressant side effects.
