file (Advanced Pharmaceutical Care: HIV)
... One prospective study evaluated the effect of alcohol use on CD4 T-cell counts in 595 HIV-infected patients [111]. In patients not on ART, heavy alcohol consumption was associated with a lower CD4 cell count compared to patients who had a history of abstinence. ...
... One prospective study evaluated the effect of alcohol use on CD4 T-cell counts in 595 HIV-infected patients [111]. In patients not on ART, heavy alcohol consumption was associated with a lower CD4 cell count compared to patients who had a history of abstinence. ...
Understanding limits on pharmacy mark-ups and
... There is no limit to what a pharmacy can charge for a medication. Pharmacists can charge any mark-up or dispensing fee that is considered standard for their store or company. Provincial drug plans that pay drug costs for eligible participants (i.e., provincial residents over 65, social assistance re ...
... There is no limit to what a pharmacy can charge for a medication. Pharmacists can charge any mark-up or dispensing fee that is considered standard for their store or company. Provincial drug plans that pay drug costs for eligible participants (i.e., provincial residents over 65, social assistance re ...
McPherson Substance Abuse and Pain Management
... • Define abuse and addiction, and describe the prevalence of each in patients with and without a history of substance abuse. • Identify predictors of aberrant drug-related behavior and addiction in hospice patients. • Identify strategies to limit drug abuse and diversion in the home environment, and ...
... • Define abuse and addiction, and describe the prevalence of each in patients with and without a history of substance abuse. • Identify predictors of aberrant drug-related behavior and addiction in hospice patients. • Identify strategies to limit drug abuse and diversion in the home environment, and ...
Medical Examinations at Entry to Treatment for Drug Abuse as an
... in the drug-free programs. As expected, a greater proportion of patients in methadone programs had ever injected an illicit drug, with a mean of 78% (median, 89%), compared with a mean of 20% (median, 13%) in drug-free programs (P ! .01). Most methadone programs (94%) offered testing for anti-HCV to ...
... in the drug-free programs. As expected, a greater proportion of patients in methadone programs had ever injected an illicit drug, with a mean of 78% (median, 89%), compared with a mean of 20% (median, 13%) in drug-free programs (P ! .01). Most methadone programs (94%) offered testing for anti-HCV to ...
Chapter 7.1 - WHO archives
... in human populations, the use of combination therapy may not necessarily have the same effect. It is thus critical to know whether the use of FDCs will prevent the appearance of drug resistance and/or reverse existing rates of drug resistance at both the individual and population levels. Although it ...
... in human populations, the use of combination therapy may not necessarily have the same effect. It is thus critical to know whether the use of FDCs will prevent the appearance of drug resistance and/or reverse existing rates of drug resistance at both the individual and population levels. Although it ...
Volume 14, No. 5 May 2016 - Institute for Safe Medication Practices
... Today, the “Depo-” naming convention would be a concern for FDA based on its proprietary name review criteria (www.ismp.org/sc?id=423). However, when these drugs were first approved, the risk associated with this prefix was not considered. It would be very difficult to change the names of these prod ...
... Today, the “Depo-” naming convention would be a concern for FDA based on its proprietary name review criteria (www.ismp.org/sc?id=423). However, when these drugs were first approved, the risk associated with this prefix was not considered. It would be very difficult to change the names of these prod ...
Pharmacometrics - About POP
... • Population modeling involves the analysis of data from a group (population) of individuals, with all their data analyzed simultaneously to provide information about the variability of the model's parameters. ...
... • Population modeling involves the analysis of data from a group (population) of individuals, with all their data analyzed simultaneously to provide information about the variability of the model's parameters. ...
A letter from the CEO Letter v17-1.pages
... Importantly, our internal projections and planning indicate that we have sufficient funding in hand to advance our first drug into human clinical trials. We had approximately $22M cash in hand as of September 30, 2016, with a cash expenditure rate of about $2.2M per quarter. Further steps that we wi ...
... Importantly, our internal projections and planning indicate that we have sufficient funding in hand to advance our first drug into human clinical trials. We had approximately $22M cash in hand as of September 30, 2016, with a cash expenditure rate of about $2.2M per quarter. Further steps that we wi ...
How to Use Pain Meds Safely - American Academy of Neurology
... Intense craving for opioids explains only a small part of the rapid increase in their use, according to pain experts. A more obvious explanation lies in the fact that chronic pain is a widespread problem affecting millions of Americans, and opioid drugs usually provide significant relief. Physicians ...
... Intense craving for opioids explains only a small part of the rapid increase in their use, according to pain experts. A more obvious explanation lies in the fact that chronic pain is a widespread problem affecting millions of Americans, and opioid drugs usually provide significant relief. Physicians ...
HIV-Hepatitis C Virus Co-infection: An Evolving Epidemic
... efforts due to the overlap of co-infected patients but is it enough? Only a small number of liver specialists exist in Canada, can patients ...
... efforts due to the overlap of co-infected patients but is it enough? Only a small number of liver specialists exist in Canada, can patients ...
Language tips – terms to avoid and preferred terms
... Be specific – and be accurate. Don’t over generalise or sensationalise. HIV and AIDS are related, but different. HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. HIV is a virus that attacks vital cells in the body’s immune system – specifically the CD4 cells responsible for fighting infection. AIDS stan ...
... Be specific – and be accurate. Don’t over generalise or sensationalise. HIV and AIDS are related, but different. HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. HIV is a virus that attacks vital cells in the body’s immune system – specifically the CD4 cells responsible for fighting infection. AIDS stan ...
acknowledgement - University of Otago
... treatment services of New Zealand. Over the past few years, evidence has been accumulating that there are increasing numbers of New Zealanders using psychostimulants recreationally. Whether this trend has begun to impact on New Zealand treatment services was of particular interest in this study. Two ...
... treatment services of New Zealand. Over the past few years, evidence has been accumulating that there are increasing numbers of New Zealanders using psychostimulants recreationally. Whether this trend has begun to impact on New Zealand treatment services was of particular interest in this study. Two ...
floating drug delivery system (fdds)
... diarrhea to keep the drug in floating condition in stomach to get a relatively better response. 4. Acidic substance like aspirin causes irritation on the stomach wall when come in contact with it hence; HBS/FDDS formulations may be useful for the administration of aspirin and other similar drugs. 5. ...
... diarrhea to keep the drug in floating condition in stomach to get a relatively better response. 4. Acidic substance like aspirin causes irritation on the stomach wall when come in contact with it hence; HBS/FDDS formulations may be useful for the administration of aspirin and other similar drugs. 5. ...
The MHIF System Supporting the Health Impact Fund with Mobile
... accounts with their personal ID using a SIM card. Patients can purchase HIFregistered drugs by transferring money from their HIF account using a mobile-phone banking system. All transactions, with their GPS location, will be recorded in a central database. In addition, once patients have received me ...
... accounts with their personal ID using a SIM card. Patients can purchase HIFregistered drugs by transferring money from their HIF account using a mobile-phone banking system. All transactions, with their GPS location, will be recorded in a central database. In addition, once patients have received me ...
File - Zachary Pfirrman
... problems are alcohol and aspirin, which is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Both of these reduce the release of protective prostaglandins that protect the gastric mucosa. Coffee is a very acidic beverage which will add to to the acidity of the stomach and cause more pain and damage. N ...
... problems are alcohol and aspirin, which is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Both of these reduce the release of protective prostaglandins that protect the gastric mucosa. Coffee is a very acidic beverage which will add to to the acidity of the stomach and cause more pain and damage. N ...
Medication Adherence * Improving Home Medication
... muscular dystrophy which affect such small numbers of individuals residing in the United States that the diseases and conditions are considered rare in the United States; (2) adequate drugs for many of such diseases and conditions have not been developed; (3) drugs for these diseases and conditions ...
... muscular dystrophy which affect such small numbers of individuals residing in the United States that the diseases and conditions are considered rare in the United States; (2) adequate drugs for many of such diseases and conditions have not been developed; (3) drugs for these diseases and conditions ...
Basic Nursing: Foundations of Skills and Concepts Chapter 24
... Medication or Drug is a chemical substance intended for use in the diagnosis, treatment, cure, mitigation, or prevention of a disease. When a drug is given to a client, there is an intended specific effect. An assumption made by nurses before administration of any medication is that the drug wi ...
... Medication or Drug is a chemical substance intended for use in the diagnosis, treatment, cure, mitigation, or prevention of a disease. When a drug is given to a client, there is an intended specific effect. An assumption made by nurses before administration of any medication is that the drug wi ...
ISMP Medication Safety Alert - Institute For Safe Medication Practices
... Oneof the most important ways toprevent medication errors is to learn about problems that have occurred in other organizations and to use that information toprevent similar problems at your practice site. Topromote such aprocess, thefollowing selected items fromtheJanuary-March 2012 issues of theISM ...
... Oneof the most important ways toprevent medication errors is to learn about problems that have occurred in other organizations and to use that information toprevent similar problems at your practice site. Topromote such aprocess, thefollowing selected items fromtheJanuary-March 2012 issues of theISM ...
Day3Session3-HIV Counselling
... Disclosure of positive HIV test results to partners The need for disclosure to partners- injecting or sexual is important to prevent onward transmission, re infection and infection of newer strain of HIV. This is a complex process and requires a very sensitive approach. Counsellors should support ...
... Disclosure of positive HIV test results to partners The need for disclosure to partners- injecting or sexual is important to prevent onward transmission, re infection and infection of newer strain of HIV. This is a complex process and requires a very sensitive approach. Counsellors should support ...
New Drug Plan Regulations Protect Pharmacies, Harm Consumers
... therapies and made it harder to offer discounts for mail-order drug delivery to enrollees’ homes. ■■ The New York State legislature was debating similar bills (S.3995-B and A.5723-B) in committee when the 2014 legislative session ended. ■■ In early 2015, Colorado Senate bill 15-123 was introduced to ...
... therapies and made it harder to offer discounts for mail-order drug delivery to enrollees’ homes. ■■ The New York State legislature was debating similar bills (S.3995-B and A.5723-B) in committee when the 2014 legislative session ended. ■■ In early 2015, Colorado Senate bill 15-123 was introduced to ...
11. Safe Injection Practices Recent outbreaks of HBV and HIV
... use disposable device with a retractable needle is recommended. b) In long term care settings glucose monitoring devices should not be used for more then one person. In health centre and day centers encourage clients to bring their own devices. If they must be shared then cleaning and disinfection m ...
... use disposable device with a retractable needle is recommended. b) In long term care settings glucose monitoring devices should not be used for more then one person. In health centre and day centers encourage clients to bring their own devices. If they must be shared then cleaning and disinfection m ...
Clomiphene citrate (clomid) for induction of ovulation
... Normally the egg is released around mid-cycle, which is day 14. It is probably best to have intercourse every other day from day 10 to 18. While current evidence shows short-term use to be quite safe, it is recommended that the drug should not be used for longer than six months without fertility fol ...
... Normally the egg is released around mid-cycle, which is day 14. It is probably best to have intercourse every other day from day 10 to 18. While current evidence shows short-term use to be quite safe, it is recommended that the drug should not be used for longer than six months without fertility fol ...
When Kids Do Drugs: Evaluation And Treatment In The Emergency
... juveniles are noted in Table 3. 3 The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) is an organization that has demonstrated which drugs are the most common ones seen in the emergency department (ED) for a patient over 6 years old. 7 DAWN reported that just in the third and fourth quarters of 2003, there were 6 ...
... juveniles are noted in Table 3. 3 The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) is an organization that has demonstrated which drugs are the most common ones seen in the emergency department (ED) for a patient over 6 years old. 7 DAWN reported that just in the third and fourth quarters of 2003, there were 6 ...
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.