Treating depression complicated by substance misuse
... depression, should also be borne in mind with these drugs, as they can be more devastating than acute effects. Depressed mood following the use of ecstasy (3.4–methylenedioxymethamfetamine) is frequently described and sometimes severe. Long-term studies have looked at depressive symptoms in opiate a ...
... depression, should also be borne in mind with these drugs, as they can be more devastating than acute effects. Depressed mood following the use of ecstasy (3.4–methylenedioxymethamfetamine) is frequently described and sometimes severe. Long-term studies have looked at depressive symptoms in opiate a ...
The sequence of execution
... necessary for their absorption into the blood). Therefore, this method is not applicable in those cases, if it is necessary to effect the medication came quickly. In addition, it can not be used in patients who are unconscious. Use also sublingual (under the tongue) administration of drugs. They are ...
... necessary for their absorption into the blood). Therefore, this method is not applicable in those cases, if it is necessary to effect the medication came quickly. In addition, it can not be used in patients who are unconscious. Use also sublingual (under the tongue) administration of drugs. They are ...
SB 57 Project DAWN Lorain County Pilot Year
... any other month of the pilot). A similar incident near Pittsburgh in February, 2014 resulted in 14 deaths. Law enforcement in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania were not carrying naloxone. Pittsburgh has had long standing public health distribution to addicts, however. In 2013, while the overdose rate c ...
... any other month of the pilot). A similar incident near Pittsburgh in February, 2014 resulted in 14 deaths. Law enforcement in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania were not carrying naloxone. Pittsburgh has had long standing public health distribution to addicts, however. In 2013, while the overdose rate c ...
Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Security
... wholesaler offering prescription drugs obtained from patients.8 Other publicized breaches of the supply chain have involved “fraudulent versions” of Botox “sold by unlicensed suppliers who are not part of the legitimate U.S. supply chain”;9 counterfeit Lipitor that U.S. consumers purchased from Unit ...
... wholesaler offering prescription drugs obtained from patients.8 Other publicized breaches of the supply chain have involved “fraudulent versions” of Botox “sold by unlicensed suppliers who are not part of the legitimate U.S. supply chain”;9 counterfeit Lipitor that U.S. consumers purchased from Unit ...
... Ureda A. and authors report a case of acute autonomic, sensory and motor neuropathy (AASMN) with severe orthostatic hypotension. Although the effectiveness of corticoster oid was insufficient, high dose IVIG was effective for not only sensorimotor symptoms but also autonomic symptoms. This is the fi ...
Improving Access to Affordable Healthcare
... pocketbooks, and a source of anxiety for people who need the health system to be there for them. Canada’s national annual healthcare expenditure of $200 billion per year continues to grow by roughly 6%. Upward pressure on that expenditure and rate of growth has been well documented: an aging populat ...
... pocketbooks, and a source of anxiety for people who need the health system to be there for them. Canada’s national annual healthcare expenditure of $200 billion per year continues to grow by roughly 6%. Upward pressure on that expenditure and rate of growth has been well documented: an aging populat ...
FDA Guidance for IRBs
... simply because they are included on this list. Inclusion on this list merely means that the activity is eligible for review through the expedited review procedure when the specific circumstances of the proposed research involve no more than minimal risk to human subjects. ...
... simply because they are included on this list. Inclusion on this list merely means that the activity is eligible for review through the expedited review procedure when the specific circumstances of the proposed research involve no more than minimal risk to human subjects. ...
Acute Care Patient Case Example
... Monitor the patient, as above, to optimize pharmacotherapy. Round with the medical team and provide recommendations. Provision of medicines information to health professionals None needed at this time Provision of medicines information to patients This is not as applicable in a hospital setting. The ...
... Monitor the patient, as above, to optimize pharmacotherapy. Round with the medical team and provide recommendations. Provision of medicines information to health professionals None needed at this time Provision of medicines information to patients This is not as applicable in a hospital setting. The ...
Alcohol and Drug Interactions
... in higher proportion of alcohol being metabolized by CYP2E1 rather than alcohol dehydrogenase. Therefore, the effect of alcohol on the interacting drug may be different depending on chronic or acute alcohol use.3 Alcohol can also increase the risk of hepatoxicity with some drugs. See our PL Chart, L ...
... in higher proportion of alcohol being metabolized by CYP2E1 rather than alcohol dehydrogenase. Therefore, the effect of alcohol on the interacting drug may be different depending on chronic or acute alcohol use.3 Alcohol can also increase the risk of hepatoxicity with some drugs. See our PL Chart, L ...
Drug-induced Parkinsonism Word version
... parkinsonism improve and if so, how long will this take? Generally, 60% of people will recover within two months, and often within hours or days, of stopping the offending drug. However, some people may take as long as two years. One study reported that 16% of cases went on to be confirmed to have i ...
... parkinsonism improve and if so, how long will this take? Generally, 60% of people will recover within two months, and often within hours or days, of stopping the offending drug. However, some people may take as long as two years. One study reported that 16% of cases went on to be confirmed to have i ...
Contemporary Drug Abuse Treatment A Review of
... groups of patients to specific interventions and comparison conditions. Where they are feasible, experimental designs offer the most convincing evidence on treatment efficacy. Observational evaluations are often largescale activities that examine how effectively one or more types of treatment progra ...
... groups of patients to specific interventions and comparison conditions. Where they are feasible, experimental designs offer the most convincing evidence on treatment efficacy. Observational evaluations are often largescale activities that examine how effectively one or more types of treatment progra ...
Symptom Management Pocket Guide: Delirium
... options if agitation develops – particularly in cases where patient, family and staff safety may become threatened. Benzodiazepines may paradoxically excite some patients and should be avoided unless the source of delirium is alcohol or sedative drug withdrawal, or when severe agitation is not con ...
... options if agitation develops – particularly in cases where patient, family and staff safety may become threatened. Benzodiazepines may paradoxically excite some patients and should be avoided unless the source of delirium is alcohol or sedative drug withdrawal, or when severe agitation is not con ...
Oral erythromycin for gastroparesis
... There have been many combination antihypertensive agents approved by FDA over the last year or so. Combination products may decrease “pill burden” since many hypertensive patients require multiple medications to control their blood pressure. Tekamlo®’s labeled indication is for add-on or initial the ...
... There have been many combination antihypertensive agents approved by FDA over the last year or so. Combination products may decrease “pill burden” since many hypertensive patients require multiple medications to control their blood pressure. Tekamlo®’s labeled indication is for add-on or initial the ...
Part I - University of Colorado Denver
... Control Centers has compiled data from the Toxic Exposure Surveillance System. In their 2000 annual report, 63 poison centers reported a total of 2,168,248 human toxic exposure cases. Adults accounted for approximately one third of exposures. Most exposures were unintentional (71% of cases) and invo ...
... Control Centers has compiled data from the Toxic Exposure Surveillance System. In their 2000 annual report, 63 poison centers reported a total of 2,168,248 human toxic exposure cases. Adults accounted for approximately one third of exposures. Most exposures were unintentional (71% of cases) and invo ...
Document
... • Alcohol misuse can lead to serious problems with grim consequences. • Examples: – Drunk driving, – Public drunkenness – Commission of other crimes while under the influence ...
... • Alcohol misuse can lead to serious problems with grim consequences. • Examples: – Drunk driving, – Public drunkenness – Commission of other crimes while under the influence ...
Drug Benefit Council (DBC) Recommendation and Reasons for
... caregiver supervision, and the prohibitive cost of ADHD treatments. Patient experiences with ADHD drugs varied greatly, as a drug may work well for one patient, but be ineffective or have too many side-effects for another. Many patients reported the slow-release ADHD drugs made it easier to schedule ...
... caregiver supervision, and the prohibitive cost of ADHD treatments. Patient experiences with ADHD drugs varied greatly, as a drug may work well for one patient, but be ineffective or have too many side-effects for another. Many patients reported the slow-release ADHD drugs made it easier to schedule ...
Allergies and Poisoning - Paramedic Association of Manitoba
... skin may indicate poisoning with an anticholinergic substance. Staining of the skin may occur from chronic exposure to mercuric chloride, bromine, or similar chemicals. Eyes: Pupillary constriction (with Opioids or cholenergics) or dilation (with Anticolinergics and Sympathomimetics) occurs with var ...
... skin may indicate poisoning with an anticholinergic substance. Staining of the skin may occur from chronic exposure to mercuric chloride, bromine, or similar chemicals. Eyes: Pupillary constriction (with Opioids or cholenergics) or dilation (with Anticolinergics and Sympathomimetics) occurs with var ...
Existing programmes focussed on shared decision making in
... The results of the study showed the clients had better knowledge about their illness and treatment. Clients also had a higher level of perceived involvement in decision making. The study found that shared decision making did not take up more of the professionals time than usual care. ...
... The results of the study showed the clients had better knowledge about their illness and treatment. Clients also had a higher level of perceived involvement in decision making. The study found that shared decision making did not take up more of the professionals time than usual care. ...
medication practical
... 16- Retract the plunger slightly if blood appears in the syringe indicating that "you have entered a blood vessel, withdraw the needle, change the needle and inject in another site, if blood does not appear press the plunger slowly and steadily, injecting the medication. 17- Place a second alcohol s ...
... 16- Retract the plunger slightly if blood appears in the syringe indicating that "you have entered a blood vessel, withdraw the needle, change the needle and inject in another site, if blood does not appear press the plunger slowly and steadily, injecting the medication. 17- Place a second alcohol s ...
gamma hydroxybutyric acid (ghb) intoxication
... • Intentional misuse first reported in 1990’s in California, Georgia and Florida • Has been used as an agent of drug-facilitated sexual assault (date rape) • Made Schedule I by the US DEA in March 2000 CLINICAL FEATURES • The manifestations of GHB intoxication are primarily as a result of its CNS an ...
... • Intentional misuse first reported in 1990’s in California, Georgia and Florida • Has been used as an agent of drug-facilitated sexual assault (date rape) • Made Schedule I by the US DEA in March 2000 CLINICAL FEATURES • The manifestations of GHB intoxication are primarily as a result of its CNS an ...
orientation to the addiction treatment field
... topics and issues. It does not aim to be comprehensive and should be viewed as being complementary to local initiatives in orientating new staff to the sector both at an individual service level but also at a national level. It has been written primarily for people who have fairly recently joined th ...
... topics and issues. It does not aim to be comprehensive and should be viewed as being complementary to local initiatives in orientating new staff to the sector both at an individual service level but also at a national level. It has been written primarily for people who have fairly recently joined th ...
CHAPTER 3
... thought these products were potentially too dangerous to sell OTC. The Durham-Humphrey Amendment established the criteria, which are still used today, for determining whether a drug should be classified as prescription or nonprescription. Basically, if a drug does not fall into one of the following ...
... thought these products were potentially too dangerous to sell OTC. The Durham-Humphrey Amendment established the criteria, which are still used today, for determining whether a drug should be classified as prescription or nonprescription. Basically, if a drug does not fall into one of the following ...
AIDS: Some Questions and Answers What is HIV? HIV or human
... and feel well for a long time without developing AIDS. What is AIDS? AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disabling and deadly disease caused by HIV. (“Acquired” means something not inherent in the patient’s body but transmitted from others; “immunodeficiency” refers to the weakened abili ...
... and feel well for a long time without developing AIDS. What is AIDS? AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disabling and deadly disease caused by HIV. (“Acquired” means something not inherent in the patient’s body but transmitted from others; “immunodeficiency” refers to the weakened abili ...
Aiming for rapid control and patient cure
... (GPELF). These programmes have been in place for over 20 years and rely on MDA of safe antiparasitic drugs: ivermectin for onchocerciasis; ivermectin, albendazole, and diethylcarbamazine (DEC) for LF. Through these programmes, WHO has set goals of eliminating LF (defined as 70% of countries verified ...
... (GPELF). These programmes have been in place for over 20 years and rely on MDA of safe antiparasitic drugs: ivermectin for onchocerciasis; ivermectin, albendazole, and diethylcarbamazine (DEC) for LF. Through these programmes, WHO has set goals of eliminating LF (defined as 70% of countries verified ...
Opioid Analgesics and the Gastrointestinal Tract NUTRITION ISSUES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY, SERIES #64
... codeine, and methadone can also be administered subcutaneously. The dose conversion among the commonly used opioids is summarized in Table 6. It is important to emphasize again that loperamide, diphenoxlyate/atropine, and difenoxin/atropine are the only drug/drug combinations that have been approved ...
... codeine, and methadone can also be administered subcutaneously. The dose conversion among the commonly used opioids is summarized in Table 6. It is important to emphasize again that loperamide, diphenoxlyate/atropine, and difenoxin/atropine are the only drug/drug combinations that have been approved ...
Harm reduction
Harm reduction (or harm minimization) is a range of public health policies designed to reduce the harmful consequences associated with various human behaviors, both legal and illegal. Harm reduction policies are used to manage behaviors such as recreational drug use and sexual activity in numerous settings that range from services through to geographical regions. Critics of harm reduction typically believe that tolerating risky or illegal behaviour sends a message to the community that such behaviours are acceptable and that some of the actions proposed by proponents of harm reduction do not reduce harm over the long term.Needle-exchange programmes reduce the likelihood of users of heroin and other drugs sharing the syringes and using them more than once. Syringe-sharing can lead to infections such as HIV or hepatitis C can spread from user to users through the reuse of syringes contaminated with infected blood. Needle and syringe programme (NSP) and Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) outlets in some settings offer basic primary health care. Safe injection site are legally sanctioned, medically supervised facilities designed to address public nuisance associated with drug use and provide a hygienic and stress-free environment for drug consumers. The facilities provide sterile injection equipment, information about drugs and basic health care, treatment referrals, and access to medical staff.Opioid replacement therapy (ORT), or opioid substitution therapy (OST), is the medical procedure of replacing an illegal opioid, such as heroin, with a longer acting but less euphoric opioid; methadone or buprenorphine are typically used and the drug is taken under medical supervision. Another approach is Heroin assisted treatment, in which medical prescriptions for pharmaceutical heroin (diacetylmorphine) are provided to heroin-dependent people. Toronto's Seaton House became the first homeless shelter in Canada to operate a ""wet shelter"" on a ""managed alcohol"" principle in which clients are served a glass of wine once an hour unless staff determine that they are too inebriated to continue. Previously, homeless alcoholics opted to stay on the streets often seeking alcohol from unsafe sources such as mouthwash, rubbing alcohol or industrial products which, in turn, resulted in frequent use of emergency medical facilities.A high amount of media coverage exists informing users of the dangers of driving drunk. Most alcohol users are now aware of these dangers and safe ride techniques like 'designated drivers' and free taxicab programmes are reducing the number of drunk-driving accidents. Many schools now provide safer sex education to teen and pre-teen students, who may engage in sexual activity. Since some adolescents are going to have sex, a harm-reductionist approach supports a sexual education which emphasizes the use of protective devices like condoms and dental dams to protect against unwanted pregnancy and the transmission of STIs. Since 1999 some countries have legalized prostitution, such as Germany (2002) and New Zealand (2003).Many street-level harm-reduction strategies have succeeded in reducing HIV transmission in injecting drug users and sex-workers. HIV education, HIV testing, condom use, and safer-sex negotiation greatly decreases the risk to the disease.