national consolidated guidelines
... Prevention of anaemia in pregnancy.............................................................................................90 ...
... Prevention of anaemia in pregnancy.............................................................................................90 ...
pre-exposure prophylaxis for hiv prevention
... increase the percentage of people diagnosed with HIV who receive ongoing care, and initiate antiretroviral treatment.8 Recent studies have demonstrated a dramatic decrease in HIV transmission when infected individuals initiate suppressive antiretroviral therapy at higher CD4 counts.9 But in this pri ...
... increase the percentage of people diagnosed with HIV who receive ongoing care, and initiate antiretroviral treatment.8 Recent studies have demonstrated a dramatic decrease in HIV transmission when infected individuals initiate suppressive antiretroviral therapy at higher CD4 counts.9 But in this pri ...
Opioid Conversion Ratios - Guide to Practice 2010
... The information in this document is to be used as a guideline only. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure information contained in this document is used correctly. These guidelines reflect current Australian/Victorian palliative care practice and available literature at the time of the guid ...
... The information in this document is to be used as a guideline only. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure information contained in this document is used correctly. These guidelines reflect current Australian/Victorian palliative care practice and available literature at the time of the guid ...
Improving Opioid Prescribing: Sustainable Solutions for Vermont FACILITATOR MANUAL
... on a specific quality improvement method known as “Lean” or “Toyota Production System.” This toolkit does not provide specific instruction on workflow design; resources for such instruction can be found in the reference section1-4. The toolkit uses the Lean “A3” model 5. Other workflow methods can b ...
... on a specific quality improvement method known as “Lean” or “Toyota Production System.” This toolkit does not provide specific instruction on workflow design; resources for such instruction can be found in the reference section1-4. The toolkit uses the Lean “A3” model 5. Other workflow methods can b ...
National clinical guidelines and procedures for the use of buprenorphine
... of buprenorphine treatment in Australia, these national guidelines were commissioned by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing under the auspices of the National Expert Advisory Committee on Illicit Drugs (NEACID). Until recently the only buprenorphine preparation available in Australia fo ...
... of buprenorphine treatment in Australia, these national guidelines were commissioned by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing under the auspices of the National Expert Advisory Committee on Illicit Drugs (NEACID). Until recently the only buprenorphine preparation available in Australia fo ...
tuberculosis 2 - MEDICINE DEPARTMENT of MMC
... chest radiograph is available (usually within 2 months) (Figure 2). In low-suspicion patients not initially being treated, if cultures are negative, the PPD-tuberculin skin test is positive (5 mm or greater induration), and the chest radiograph is unchanged after 2 months, one of the three regimens ...
... chest radiograph is available (usually within 2 months) (Figure 2). In low-suspicion patients not initially being treated, if cultures are negative, the PPD-tuberculin skin test is positive (5 mm or greater induration), and the chest radiograph is unchanged after 2 months, one of the three regimens ...
Alaris Medley Pump Module 8100 Version 7
... facilities that utilize infusion pumps for the delivery of fluids, medications, blood, and blood products using continuous or intermittent delivery through clinically acceptable routes of administration; such as, intravenous (IV), intra-arterial (IA), subcutaneous, epidural, enteral, or irrigation o ...
... facilities that utilize infusion pumps for the delivery of fluids, medications, blood, and blood products using continuous or intermittent delivery through clinically acceptable routes of administration; such as, intravenous (IV), intra-arterial (IA), subcutaneous, epidural, enteral, or irrigation o ...
Intensive Combination Drug With Lovastatin, Probucol
... hydrochloride, are believed to lower plasma cholesterol levels by increasing bile acid excretion. This leads to the subsequent depletion of a critical intracellular pool of hepatic cholesterol and consequent induction of hepatic LDL-receptor activity. This increased LDL-receptor activity in turn lea ...
... hydrochloride, are believed to lower plasma cholesterol levels by increasing bile acid excretion. This leads to the subsequent depletion of a critical intracellular pool of hepatic cholesterol and consequent induction of hepatic LDL-receptor activity. This increased LDL-receptor activity in turn lea ...
Guidelines on Use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating
... The 2016 edition of the ‘Guidelines on use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV infection in Kenya’ reflect substantial changes and a paradigm shift in the treatment and prevention of HIV infection. Over the past decades HIV has continued to be a growing public health problem glob ...
... The 2016 edition of the ‘Guidelines on use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV infection in Kenya’ reflect substantial changes and a paradigm shift in the treatment and prevention of HIV infection. Over the past decades HIV has continued to be a growing public health problem glob ...
Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Survival Guide for Clinicians
... California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California ...
... California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California ...
Drug Allergy: An Updated Practice Parameter
... Updated Practice Parameter.” This is a complete and comprehensive document at the current time. The medical environment is a changing environment, and not all recommendations will be appropriate for all patients. Because this document incorporated the efforts of many participants, no single individu ...
... Updated Practice Parameter.” This is a complete and comprehensive document at the current time. The medical environment is a changing environment, and not all recommendations will be appropriate for all patients. Because this document incorporated the efforts of many participants, no single individu ...
Update 2013- Drug Therapy during Holy Month of Ramadan
... last one (before dawn). Another hospital-based study of 334 patients conducted in during the month of Ramadan in 2006 to illustrate thevarious characteristics including care of patients and changes in lifestyle of type 2 diabetics during Ramadan in Dhahira region, Oman. Most of the type 2 diabetes p ...
... last one (before dawn). Another hospital-based study of 334 patients conducted in during the month of Ramadan in 2006 to illustrate thevarious characteristics including care of patients and changes in lifestyle of type 2 diabetics during Ramadan in Dhahira region, Oman. Most of the type 2 diabetes p ...
“Take Your Pill”: The Role and Fantasy of Pills in Modern Medicine
... treating chemical abnormalities, such as hypercholesterolemia,1 and a far larger number take mega-vitamin regimens to prevent all manner of disorders. Then there are pills for lifestyle enhancement—for example, sexual activity into the later years—wherein the disease treated, erectile dysfunction, m ...
... treating chemical abnormalities, such as hypercholesterolemia,1 and a far larger number take mega-vitamin regimens to prevent all manner of disorders. Then there are pills for lifestyle enhancement—for example, sexual activity into the later years—wherein the disease treated, erectile dysfunction, m ...
Curriculum Guide - HIV/AIDS Education Program - Miami
... teach lessons about HIV/AIDS, be aware that many families have members living with HIV, and some students, faculty and staff members in your school may be living with the virus as well. For this reason, it is important to stress the psychosocial and societal issues, found in sections 11, 12 & 13, al ...
... teach lessons about HIV/AIDS, be aware that many families have members living with HIV, and some students, faculty and staff members in your school may be living with the virus as well. For this reason, it is important to stress the psychosocial and societal issues, found in sections 11, 12 & 13, al ...
Treatment of Tuberculosis - Infectious Diseases Society of America
... Service (USPHS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). The rating system includes a letter (A, B, C, D, or E) that indicates the strength of the recommendation and a roman numeral (I, II, or III) that indicates the quality of evidence supporting the recommendation (Table 1). There ar ...
... Service (USPHS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). The rating system includes a letter (A, B, C, D, or E) that indicates the strength of the recommendation and a roman numeral (I, II, or III) that indicates the quality of evidence supporting the recommendation (Table 1). There ar ...
Treatment of Tuberculosis Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Diseases Society of America
... Service (USPHS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). The rating system includes a letter (A, B, C, D, or E) that indicates the strength of the recommendation and a roman numeral (I, II, or III) that indicates the quality of evidence supporting the recommendation (Table 1). There ar ...
... Service (USPHS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). The rating system includes a letter (A, B, C, D, or E) that indicates the strength of the recommendation and a roman numeral (I, II, or III) that indicates the quality of evidence supporting the recommendation (Table 1). There ar ...
Viral Hepatitis HIV/AIDS Integration NASTAD (PDF)
... determine "key stakeholders,” HDHHS staff first identified clinic service areas that would be directly affected by the addition of hepatitis services. They then generated a list of people working in those service areas, and invited the named representatives to join the planning group. The role of th ...
... determine "key stakeholders,” HDHHS staff first identified clinic service areas that would be directly affected by the addition of hepatitis services. They then generated a list of people working in those service areas, and invited the named representatives to join the planning group. The role of th ...
Guidelines for Implementation of School Employee Training
... 7. First aid providers (to limit the number of employees with occupational exposure, it is recommended schools designate a limited number of first aid providers and assign them to high-risk areas such as playgrounds and the health room). 8. Custodians who clean and dispose of bloody wastes from clas ...
... 7. First aid providers (to limit the number of employees with occupational exposure, it is recommended schools designate a limited number of first aid providers and assign them to high-risk areas such as playgrounds and the health room). 8. Custodians who clean and dispose of bloody wastes from clas ...
COT statement on glucosamine and hepatotoxicity
... volunteers (11 were reviewed in the original COT discussion paper TOX/2008/35). Some of the studies measured biochemical parameters, which may have included AST and ALT, but these were only specifically noted in two reports (Uebelhart et al, 1998; Clegg et al, 2006) and the results are not described ...
... volunteers (11 were reviewed in the original COT discussion paper TOX/2008/35). Some of the studies measured biochemical parameters, which may have included AST and ALT, but these were only specifically noted in two reports (Uebelhart et al, 1998; Clegg et al, 2006) and the results are not described ...
Avoiding dermal filler complications – Skin Savvy
... however, affecting injection depth and filler choice. The dermis, for example, is extremely thin in the periorbital and eyelid areas, the nasal dorsum, and the cutaneous lip. Successful treatment of such areas depends on selection of an appropriate superficial dermal filler. A lighter product of sma ...
... however, affecting injection depth and filler choice. The dermis, for example, is extremely thin in the periorbital and eyelid areas, the nasal dorsum, and the cutaneous lip. Successful treatment of such areas depends on selection of an appropriate superficial dermal filler. A lighter product of sma ...
ISMP Guidelines for Safe Preparation of Compounded Sterile
... taken off of life support 2 days later and died shortly thereafter. Because the bag was labeled as fosphenytoin, ED staff had no way of knowing the medication within the bag was rocuronium. Fosphenytoin is generally not considered a high-alert medication, so the drug may not have stepped-up procedur ...
... taken off of life support 2 days later and died shortly thereafter. Because the bag was labeled as fosphenytoin, ED staff had no way of knowing the medication within the bag was rocuronium. Fosphenytoin is generally not considered a high-alert medication, so the drug may not have stepped-up procedur ...
The chemical bases of the various AIDS epidemics
... AIDS, for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. From 1981–1984 leading researchers including those from the CDC proposed that recreational drug use was the cause of AIDS, because of exact correlations and of drugspecific diseases. However, in 1984 US government researchers proposed that a virus, now t ...
... AIDS, for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. From 1981–1984 leading researchers including those from the CDC proposed that recreational drug use was the cause of AIDS, because of exact correlations and of drugspecific diseases. However, in 1984 US government researchers proposed that a virus, now t ...
attitudes about hepatitis c education campaign for people newly
... terminology they can understand. In many cases, Spanish-speaking people in recovery have the added challenge of a language barrier. Secondly, many participants are facing stressful life circumstances that can impede their ability to seek information or treatment. Some participants, particularly tho ...
... terminology they can understand. In many cases, Spanish-speaking people in recovery have the added challenge of a language barrier. Secondly, many participants are facing stressful life circumstances that can impede their ability to seek information or treatment. Some participants, particularly tho ...
Why Green and Sustainable Pharmacy?
... • The first deals with general aspects such as pharmaceuticals in the environment, the links to green and sustainable chemistry, more general aspects of sustainable pharmacy and the possible role of pharmaceutical companies are addressed. • The second part discusses the development, synthesis and pr ...
... • The first deals with general aspects such as pharmaceuticals in the environment, the links to green and sustainable chemistry, more general aspects of sustainable pharmacy and the possible role of pharmaceutical companies are addressed. • The second part discusses the development, synthesis and pr ...
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.