Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in the Geriatric Patient
... by an increase in the use of medications.2 Medication therapy is among the most widely used and highly valued interventions for acute and chronic diseases of older adults, yet the use of drug therapy in the geriatric patient is one of the most difficult aspects of patient care.3,4 The unexpected or ...
... by an increase in the use of medications.2 Medication therapy is among the most widely used and highly valued interventions for acute and chronic diseases of older adults, yet the use of drug therapy in the geriatric patient is one of the most difficult aspects of patient care.3,4 The unexpected or ...
Patient Selection for Medtronic Pain Therapies
... Implantable neurostimulation systems - A Medtronic implantable neurostimulation system is indicated for spinal cord stimulation (SCS) as an aid in the management of chronic, intractable pain of the trunk and/or limbs-including unilateral or bilateral pain associated with the following conditions: > ...
... Implantable neurostimulation systems - A Medtronic implantable neurostimulation system is indicated for spinal cord stimulation (SCS) as an aid in the management of chronic, intractable pain of the trunk and/or limbs-including unilateral or bilateral pain associated with the following conditions: > ...
Sample Chapter
... by an increase in the use of medications.2 Medication therapy is among the most widely used and highly valued interventions for acute and chronic diseases of older adults, yet the use of drug therapy in the geriatric patient is one of the most difficult aspects of patient care.3,4 The unexpected or ...
... by an increase in the use of medications.2 Medication therapy is among the most widely used and highly valued interventions for acute and chronic diseases of older adults, yet the use of drug therapy in the geriatric patient is one of the most difficult aspects of patient care.3,4 The unexpected or ...
Pharm D (Post Baccalaureate)
... Pharm D. (Post Baccalaureate): The duration of the course shall be for three academic years (two years of study and one year internship or residency) full time with each academic year spread over a period of not less than two hundred working days. The period of three years duration is divided into t ...
... Pharm D. (Post Baccalaureate): The duration of the course shall be for three academic years (two years of study and one year internship or residency) full time with each academic year spread over a period of not less than two hundred working days. The period of three years duration is divided into t ...
Duloxetine and pregabalin: High-dose
... whether, in patients not responding to standard doses of duloxetine or pregabalin, combining both medications is superior to increasing each drug to its maximum recommended dose. For initial 8-week therapy, either 60 mg/day duloxetine (groups 1, 2) or 300 mg/day pregabalin (groups 3, 4) was given. T ...
... whether, in patients not responding to standard doses of duloxetine or pregabalin, combining both medications is superior to increasing each drug to its maximum recommended dose. For initial 8-week therapy, either 60 mg/day duloxetine (groups 1, 2) or 300 mg/day pregabalin (groups 3, 4) was given. T ...
dissociative phenomena in the everyday lives of
... language goes hand-in-hand with regressed language or cognition. Behavior usually interpreted as therapeutic “resistance” can also be a dissociative indicator: patients who cannot make eye contact or who “peek out” at the therapist from behind a shock of hair, patients who often have to abruptly lea ...
... language goes hand-in-hand with regressed language or cognition. Behavior usually interpreted as therapeutic “resistance” can also be a dissociative indicator: patients who cannot make eye contact or who “peek out” at the therapist from behind a shock of hair, patients who often have to abruptly lea ...
Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction: Update
... at 9 months is not significantly different from our contemporary series (without early VCD), which had a 15% potency rate at 9 months. The authors’ study was consistent with the study conducted by Wiles and his associates who reported return of nocturnal erections in 40% of the men using VCD after a ...
... at 9 months is not significantly different from our contemporary series (without early VCD), which had a 15% potency rate at 9 months. The authors’ study was consistent with the study conducted by Wiles and his associates who reported return of nocturnal erections in 40% of the men using VCD after a ...
Psychotherapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
... Although the differentiation between obsessive-compulsive disorder and GAD seems obvious because of the behavioral rituals that are unique to obsessive-compulsive disorder (Brown et al. 1994), some cases still can be extremely difficult to differentiate. This is especially true of patients with obse ...
... Although the differentiation between obsessive-compulsive disorder and GAD seems obvious because of the behavioral rituals that are unique to obsessive-compulsive disorder (Brown et al. 1994), some cases still can be extremely difficult to differentiate. This is especially true of patients with obse ...
chapter 1 anti-inflammatory drugs in the 21st century
... only restricted use of these drugs. Thus, in somewhat over half a decade since their much-heralded introduction as being safer to the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys than traditional NSAIDs and with rofecoxib and celecoxib having achieved worldwide market domination, they have now plummeted from ...
... only restricted use of these drugs. Thus, in somewhat over half a decade since their much-heralded introduction as being safer to the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys than traditional NSAIDs and with rofecoxib and celecoxib having achieved worldwide market domination, they have now plummeted from ...
Current Perspectives on Pharmacotherapy Treatments for Erectile
... Though herbal medicines are not a prescribed option of choice for patients in the United States, in other parts of the world like Asia, Africa and the Middle East, it is a widely used form of therapy for men with ED [44]. However, although there are a myriad of herbal treatments that are very appeal ...
... Though herbal medicines are not a prescribed option of choice for patients in the United States, in other parts of the world like Asia, Africa and the Middle East, it is a widely used form of therapy for men with ED [44]. However, although there are a myriad of herbal treatments that are very appeal ...
Final Height of Patients with Pituitary Growth Failure and
... patients was due to the marked retardation of BA, but also to a probably unjustified fear of deteriorating ultimate height by giving sex steroids. Yet height prediction in our experience was slightly improved by the addition of androgen therapy. The induction of puberty, therefore, should not be und ...
... patients was due to the marked retardation of BA, but also to a probably unjustified fear of deteriorating ultimate height by giving sex steroids. Yet height prediction in our experience was slightly improved by the addition of androgen therapy. The induction of puberty, therefore, should not be und ...
1 FLAGYL® metronidazole tablets To reduce the development of
... in rats at doses up to five times the human dose and have revealed no evidence of impaired fertility or harm to the fetus due to metronidazole. No fetotoxicity was observed when metronidazole was administered orally to pregnant mice at 20 mg/kg/day, approximately one and a half times the most freque ...
... in rats at doses up to five times the human dose and have revealed no evidence of impaired fertility or harm to the fetus due to metronidazole. No fetotoxicity was observed when metronidazole was administered orally to pregnant mice at 20 mg/kg/day, approximately one and a half times the most freque ...
Topical Corticosteroids: Making Sense of the Options
... erate doses for longer periods of time, with the goal of quelling an existing inflammatory response. Today, particularly in surgical applications, the aim of corticosteroid prescribing is first of all to prevent, rather than suppress, inflammation. The thought here is that side effects can be effect ...
... erate doses for longer periods of time, with the goal of quelling an existing inflammatory response. Today, particularly in surgical applications, the aim of corticosteroid prescribing is first of all to prevent, rather than suppress, inflammation. The thought here is that side effects can be effect ...
How I treat anticoagulated patients undergoing an elective
... antagonist (VKA), such as warfarin, is a common but complex clinical problem, affecting an estimated 250 000 patients per year in North America alone or approximately 1 in 10 patients on chronic VKA.1 It is well established that continuing oral anticoagulation is associated with an increased risk of ...
... antagonist (VKA), such as warfarin, is a common but complex clinical problem, affecting an estimated 250 000 patients per year in North America alone or approximately 1 in 10 patients on chronic VKA.1 It is well established that continuing oral anticoagulation is associated with an increased risk of ...
Therapeutic Media: Treating PTSD with Virtual Reality Exposure
... technologies are conceptualized to function as a fundamental part of therapeutic settings, it is necessary to begin to review subject-specific texts and information materials to describe how, for example, visualizations in VRET are intended to act as therapeutic media to shed light on the ideas unde ...
... technologies are conceptualized to function as a fundamental part of therapeutic settings, it is necessary to begin to review subject-specific texts and information materials to describe how, for example, visualizations in VRET are intended to act as therapeutic media to shed light on the ideas unde ...
Review Antiviral therapy for hepatitis B infection during pregnancy
... It is estimated there are 350–400 million people worldwide chronically infected with HBV. Many of these are women and of reproductive age. As such, they may face therapeutic decisions regarding antiviral therapy and the implication this may have on future or current ...
... It is estimated there are 350–400 million people worldwide chronically infected with HBV. Many of these are women and of reproductive age. As such, they may face therapeutic decisions regarding antiviral therapy and the implication this may have on future or current ...
How I treat anticoagulated patients undergoing an elective
... antagonist (VKA), such as warfarin, is a common but complex clinical problem, affecting an estimated 250 000 patients per year in North America alone or approximately 1 in 10 patients on chronic VKA.1 It is well established that continuing oral anticoagulation is associated with an increased risk of ...
... antagonist (VKA), such as warfarin, is a common but complex clinical problem, affecting an estimated 250 000 patients per year in North America alone or approximately 1 in 10 patients on chronic VKA.1 It is well established that continuing oral anticoagulation is associated with an increased risk of ...
University of Groningen Merits and demerits of the converting
... the renal vasculature,often in combination with a suppressedRAS. It is therefore no surprise that thesecategoriesof patients with EH showeda different renal responseto captopril. No conclusiveanswer can be supplied as to whether changesin renal function contributeto the hypotensiveaction of the drug ...
... the renal vasculature,often in combination with a suppressedRAS. It is therefore no surprise that thesecategoriesof patients with EH showeda different renal responseto captopril. No conclusiveanswer can be supplied as to whether changesin renal function contributeto the hypotensiveaction of the drug ...
- National Lipid Association
... ti t with ith statin t ti intolerance and diabetes mellitus • Treated with ezetimibe 10mg/day and colesevelam 1.875mg BID for 3 months • LDL-C LDL C was reduced 42% from baseline • 50% achieved LDL-C goal of < 100 mg/dL • No reports of myalgia ...
... ti t with ith statin t ti intolerance and diabetes mellitus • Treated with ezetimibe 10mg/day and colesevelam 1.875mg BID for 3 months • LDL-C LDL C was reduced 42% from baseline • 50% achieved LDL-C goal of < 100 mg/dL • No reports of myalgia ...
Proton radiotherapy for pediatric tumors: review of
... 13 out of 15 were alive, free of recurrence. 13% patients developed grade 3 ototoxicity requiring hearing aids and 20% had grade 2 neuro-endocrinopathy. The IQ index remained stable during follow-up testing in comparison to baseline evaluation. The potential reduction of secondary tumors is well doc ...
... 13 out of 15 were alive, free of recurrence. 13% patients developed grade 3 ototoxicity requiring hearing aids and 20% had grade 2 neuro-endocrinopathy. The IQ index remained stable during follow-up testing in comparison to baseline evaluation. The potential reduction of secondary tumors is well doc ...
MODERN INHALATION THERAPY FOR FAST AND EFFICIENT
... eRapid® is a unique and innovative general-purpose nebulizer system developed by PARI that can significantly reduce treatment times and optimize the amount of available medicine to the lungs! ...
... eRapid® is a unique and innovative general-purpose nebulizer system developed by PARI that can significantly reduce treatment times and optimize the amount of available medicine to the lungs! ...
Clinical Prior Authorization Drug List
... August 2012 BCBSM monitors the use of certain medications to ensure our members receive the most appropriate and cost-effective drug therapy. Prior authorization for these drugs means that certain clinical criteria must be met before coverage is provided. In the case of drugs requiring step therapy, ...
... August 2012 BCBSM monitors the use of certain medications to ensure our members receive the most appropriate and cost-effective drug therapy. Prior authorization for these drugs means that certain clinical criteria must be met before coverage is provided. In the case of drugs requiring step therapy, ...
Medical Therapy of Glaucoma
... Beta Blockers: Contraindications Bradycardia: Beta blockade can result in slowing of sinus nodal discharge with resultant dose-dependent bradycardia. In most cases, the degree of bradycardia is asymptomatic and does not impact a patient’s life. Patients using topical beta blockers who develop sy ...
... Beta Blockers: Contraindications Bradycardia: Beta blockade can result in slowing of sinus nodal discharge with resultant dose-dependent bradycardia. In most cases, the degree of bradycardia is asymptomatic and does not impact a patient’s life. Patients using topical beta blockers who develop sy ...
- Practicing Clinicians Exchange
... linagliptin 3 years ago • BMI = 31 kg/m2 • BP = 145/88 mm Hg on an ARB • Glycemic and other laboratory findings ...
... linagliptin 3 years ago • BMI = 31 kg/m2 • BP = 145/88 mm Hg on an ARB • Glycemic and other laboratory findings ...