What is HIV?
... Once HIV turns into AIDS, the risk of death is much higher. Even so, the risk varies a lot from patient to patient. Some AIDS patients die shortly after being diagnosed ( 确诊), while others live 12 more years or longer. Fortunately, patients with AIDS are living longer as new treatments are discover ...
... Once HIV turns into AIDS, the risk of death is much higher. Even so, the risk varies a lot from patient to patient. Some AIDS patients die shortly after being diagnosed ( 确诊), while others live 12 more years or longer. Fortunately, patients with AIDS are living longer as new treatments are discover ...
Quality Improvement for Drug Courts
... Not only do drug court judges decide who is eligible to be admitted into their court, they also make referral decisions about the most appropriate set of services. Should offenders who have any history of illegal substance use and criminal activity be admitted, or should admission be restricted to t ...
... Not only do drug court judges decide who is eligible to be admitted into their court, they also make referral decisions about the most appropriate set of services. Should offenders who have any history of illegal substance use and criminal activity be admitted, or should admission be restricted to t ...
The Ethics of Pharmaceutical Industry Influence in Medicine (English)
... the first priority of the health care profession to undo the circumstances and conflicts of interest that endanger this primary ethical imperative of health care. In the context of pharmaceutical marketing, “consumers” include patients as well as their prescribing physicians, since in order for a pr ...
... the first priority of the health care profession to undo the circumstances and conflicts of interest that endanger this primary ethical imperative of health care. In the context of pharmaceutical marketing, “consumers” include patients as well as their prescribing physicians, since in order for a pr ...
Generic Drug Sector Study
... delivery in Canada. Pharmaceuticals are the second largest and fastest growing source of health care costs in Canada. In 2006, they accounted for an estimated 17% of all health care spending in the country.1 Total retail and hospital expenditures on pharmaceuticals (at invoice cost) in 2006 were $17 ...
... delivery in Canada. Pharmaceuticals are the second largest and fastest growing source of health care costs in Canada. In 2006, they accounted for an estimated 17% of all health care spending in the country.1 Total retail and hospital expenditures on pharmaceuticals (at invoice cost) in 2006 were $17 ...
Slide 1
... Medical Services for 1.5 Advanced CEH. You have participated in a continuing education program that has received CECBEMS approval for continuing education credit. If you have any comments regarding the quality of this program and/or your satisfaction with it, please contact CECBEMS at: CECBEMS -1220 ...
... Medical Services for 1.5 Advanced CEH. You have participated in a continuing education program that has received CECBEMS approval for continuing education credit. If you have any comments regarding the quality of this program and/or your satisfaction with it, please contact CECBEMS at: CECBEMS -1220 ...
Title: Challenges in Managing Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in
... b. Gentle/empathic/ non-judgmental approach c. Hearing aids/glasses as individually indicated d. Extremes of sensory input- to be avoided ...
... b. Gentle/empathic/ non-judgmental approach c. Hearing aids/glasses as individually indicated d. Extremes of sensory input- to be avoided ...
ROXICODONE® (Oxycodone Hydrochloride Tablets USP) Rx only
... additive effects may occur. 5. Women of childbearing potential who become, or are planning to become pregnant, should be advised to consult their physician regarding the effects of analgesics and other drug use during pregnancy on themselves and their unborn child. 6. Patients should be advised that ...
... additive effects may occur. 5. Women of childbearing potential who become, or are planning to become pregnant, should be advised to consult their physician regarding the effects of analgesics and other drug use during pregnancy on themselves and their unborn child. 6. Patients should be advised that ...
GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID AND RELATED SUBSTANCES (‘Fantasy’)
... availability of GHB has become pronounced in New Zealand and in April 2001 the media reported the first fatality from a GHB-related substance. While at this stage only one death has been attributed to a GHB-related substance in this country, there have been numerous admissions to hospital emergency ...
... availability of GHB has become pronounced in New Zealand and in April 2001 the media reported the first fatality from a GHB-related substance. While at this stage only one death has been attributed to a GHB-related substance in this country, there have been numerous admissions to hospital emergency ...
Flashback: Psychiatric Experimentation With LSD in Historical
... Osmond in Weyburn and Abram Hoffer in Saskatoon developed a biochemical theory of schizophrenia. During the 1950s, they applied their research to the treatment of alcoholism and subsequently reported unprecedented rates of recovery after giving alcoholism patients a single intense therapy session cu ...
... Osmond in Weyburn and Abram Hoffer in Saskatoon developed a biochemical theory of schizophrenia. During the 1950s, they applied their research to the treatment of alcoholism and subsequently reported unprecedented rates of recovery after giving alcoholism patients a single intense therapy session cu ...
Medication Safety: Assuring Safe Outcomes
... Case studies are provided to outline the importance of monitoring priorities for patients receiving high-alert medications such as those used for anticoagulation therapy, antibiotic therapy, and congestive heart failure. ...
... Case studies are provided to outline the importance of monitoring priorities for patients receiving high-alert medications such as those used for anticoagulation therapy, antibiotic therapy, and congestive heart failure. ...
Hepatitis C Quiz - Draft 1. Circle the following ways Hepatitis C can
... d) If you have taken treatment for Hepatitis C in the past and not been successful e) all of the above 4. True or False: The Hepatitis C virus can cause damage to the liver for several years without any symptoms. 5. True or False: All people who are diagnosed with Hepatitis C will need treatment. 25 ...
... d) If you have taken treatment for Hepatitis C in the past and not been successful e) all of the above 4. True or False: The Hepatitis C virus can cause damage to the liver for several years without any symptoms. 5. True or False: All people who are diagnosed with Hepatitis C will need treatment. 25 ...
14 MethaMphetaMine dependence and treatMent
... and primary care services. Methamphetamine users pose unique challenges for these treatment services, often presenting in crisis, with acute behavioural disturbances or psychotic symptoms. Clinical and referral pathways are often unclear between the emergency/primary care services and the specialist ...
... and primary care services. Methamphetamine users pose unique challenges for these treatment services, often presenting in crisis, with acute behavioural disturbances or psychotic symptoms. Clinical and referral pathways are often unclear between the emergency/primary care services and the specialist ...
BHIVA treatment guidelines for TB/HIV infection
... opportunistic infection in the UK. In 2003 TB contributed to 27% of all AIDS diagnoses. [5–7] The clinical and radiographic presentation of such individual’s disease may be atypical. Compared to the immune competent general population, HIV infected patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis are mor ...
... opportunistic infection in the UK. In 2003 TB contributed to 27% of all AIDS diagnoses. [5–7] The clinical and radiographic presentation of such individual’s disease may be atypical. Compared to the immune competent general population, HIV infected patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis are mor ...
Fracture prevention services
... Falls are a major cause of disability and mortality in the UK. Thirty percent of those aged 65 or over who live in the community fall each year, increasing to 45 percent in those aged 80 or above1. The main cause of falls is unsteadiness during movement. In addition, some are caused by blackouts (sy ...
... Falls are a major cause of disability and mortality in the UK. Thirty percent of those aged 65 or over who live in the community fall each year, increasing to 45 percent in those aged 80 or above1. The main cause of falls is unsteadiness during movement. In addition, some are caused by blackouts (sy ...
Opioid Substitution Therapy Under National AIDS Control
... to manage HIV prevention among IDUs. Harm reduction strategy is based on the premises that it is as important to focus on addressing harms associated with drug use as it is to help them give it up. The strategy offers an effective alternative approach for continuous engagement and HIV prevention amo ...
... to manage HIV prevention among IDUs. Harm reduction strategy is based on the premises that it is as important to focus on addressing harms associated with drug use as it is to help them give it up. The strategy offers an effective alternative approach for continuous engagement and HIV prevention amo ...
Medication Assisted Treatment in Drug Courts
... dose/duration limits can violate ADA. Why? Opioid addiction is considered a “disability” under well-established case law. Such policies/practices: 1. Treat opioid-addicted people differently than others; only prohibit their prescribed medication; no legitimate scientific basis, individualized consid ...
... dose/duration limits can violate ADA. Why? Opioid addiction is considered a “disability” under well-established case law. Such policies/practices: 1. Treat opioid-addicted people differently than others; only prohibit their prescribed medication; no legitimate scientific basis, individualized consid ...
Medical Assistance in Dying British Columbia
... Dispensing Sign-Off – The pharmacist will record their name, signature, CPBC license number, and the date, to indicate their dispensing of the prescription(s) directly to the prescriber. The prescriber will record their name, signature, CPSID number or CRNBC Prescriber number, and the date, to indic ...
... Dispensing Sign-Off – The pharmacist will record their name, signature, CPBC license number, and the date, to indicate their dispensing of the prescription(s) directly to the prescriber. The prescriber will record their name, signature, CPSID number or CRNBC Prescriber number, and the date, to indic ...
Penggunaan Ubat-Ubatan Dalam Rawatan Pesakit
... • can more easily than the community pharmacist assess and monitor patterns of drug usage and thus recommend changes where necessary; • serves as a member of policy-making committees, including those concerned with drug selection, the use of antibiotics, and hospital infections (Drug and Therapeutic ...
... • can more easily than the community pharmacist assess and monitor patterns of drug usage and thus recommend changes where necessary; • serves as a member of policy-making committees, including those concerned with drug selection, the use of antibiotics, and hospital infections (Drug and Therapeutic ...
Stepped Approach
... For a patient to benefit most from a detox it should be viewed as a planned intervention and subject to care co-ordination and recovery care planning processes. Preparation processes include use of the relevant assessment tool, care plan, risk assessment, contingency plan and aftercare plan. Quality ...
... For a patient to benefit most from a detox it should be viewed as a planned intervention and subject to care co-ordination and recovery care planning processes. Preparation processes include use of the relevant assessment tool, care plan, risk assessment, contingency plan and aftercare plan. Quality ...
Drug Misuse and Community Pharmacy
... professionals and many of the health problems associated with drug misuse can be managed effectively in primary care, utilising the well-established network of primary care professionals. Community pharmacists are ideally placed to become involved in treatment and prevention strategies which may inv ...
... professionals and many of the health problems associated with drug misuse can be managed effectively in primary care, utilising the well-established network of primary care professionals. Community pharmacists are ideally placed to become involved in treatment and prevention strategies which may inv ...
The Prevention of Substance Abuse And Misuse Among the Elderly
... prevention for this age group could intervene in the development of problem drinking for as many as 9,400 seniors. The elderly are typically under represented in alcoholism treatment, accounting for just 1% of the patients in inpatient and outpatient programs nationally. Social and Psychological Fa ...
... prevention for this age group could intervene in the development of problem drinking for as many as 9,400 seniors. The elderly are typically under represented in alcoholism treatment, accounting for just 1% of the patients in inpatient and outpatient programs nationally. Social and Psychological Fa ...
Terms and Conditions for Filling Prescriptions for
... endeavor to provide Albertans with the best possible health care. Among the means at their disposal are medications which are increasingly effective for improving health outcomes. However, in addition to their increased potency, prescription drugs can cause toxicity and iatrogenic injury. Optimal dr ...
... endeavor to provide Albertans with the best possible health care. Among the means at their disposal are medications which are increasingly effective for improving health outcomes. However, in addition to their increased potency, prescription drugs can cause toxicity and iatrogenic injury. Optimal dr ...
Slides - AIDS Education and Training Centers
... HIV Laboratory Tests – Viral Load • Detects the amount of virus present • High viral loads increase risk for disease progression and HIV transmission ...
... HIV Laboratory Tests – Viral Load • Detects the amount of virus present • High viral loads increase risk for disease progression and HIV transmission ...
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... Collaborative for Department of Defense. VA/DoD Clinical Prac4ce Guideline for Management of Opioid Therapy for Chronic ...
... Collaborative for Department of Defense. VA/DoD Clinical Prac4ce Guideline for Management of Opioid Therapy for Chronic ...
Public-private roles in the pharmaceutical sector. Implications for
... Systems for financing and distributing drugs ..............................12 Public and private actors in the pharmaceutical market ............14 Essential state functions in pharmaceutical markets...................24 Health expenditures by region (1990) .......................................... ...
... Systems for financing and distributing drugs ..............................12 Public and private actors in the pharmaceutical market ............14 Essential state functions in pharmaceutical markets...................24 Health expenditures by region (1990) .......................................... ...
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.