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REWARD AND REINFORCEMENT II
... are different from, or opposite, those evoked by the drugs themselves. Thus, when a drug user is walking down the street and sees the neon sign outside a tavern where he/she has often taken drugs, the sign serves as a CS. This leads to respiratory depression, analgesia and increased temperature and ...
... are different from, or opposite, those evoked by the drugs themselves. Thus, when a drug user is walking down the street and sees the neon sign outside a tavern where he/she has often taken drugs, the sign serves as a CS. This leads to respiratory depression, analgesia and increased temperature and ...
Prescribing and deprescribing in the older patient
... the frail older adult Clare Bostock and Bob Caslake Specialist Registrars in Geriatric Medicine ...
... the frail older adult Clare Bostock and Bob Caslake Specialist Registrars in Geriatric Medicine ...
Medicinal plants of Sikkim in Ayurvedic practice
... raw drugs described in Ayurvedic texts. There are about 420 plants are used by the tribal people for various diseases in Sikkim Himalayas region, out of which few are in utilized on commercial basis. . It is necessary for the establishment of scientifically medical plant farm and bio-chemical labora ...
... raw drugs described in Ayurvedic texts. There are about 420 plants are used by the tribal people for various diseases in Sikkim Himalayas region, out of which few are in utilized on commercial basis. . It is necessary for the establishment of scientifically medical plant farm and bio-chemical labora ...
Conflict resolution is part of co-management NPA co
... animal and plant species is as important as formal or scientific knowledge. People not only observe their surroundings but also experiment and adapt practices to fit their changing environment. Hence, traditional knowledge of the local population at or near an NPA should not be underestimated as a c ...
... animal and plant species is as important as formal or scientific knowledge. People not only observe their surroundings but also experiment and adapt practices to fit their changing environment. Hence, traditional knowledge of the local population at or near an NPA should not be underestimated as a c ...
Extended Drug Burden Score (eDBS)
... eDBS between 0 and 1.0: This patient is taking one or more centrally acting agents and is at some risk of interference with cognition, balance/mobility and functional status. This risk may be significant if the patient has impairment in any of the non-zero eBDS domains. eDBS between 1.0 and 3.0: Thi ...
... eDBS between 0 and 1.0: This patient is taking one or more centrally acting agents and is at some risk of interference with cognition, balance/mobility and functional status. This risk may be significant if the patient has impairment in any of the non-zero eBDS domains. eDBS between 1.0 and 3.0: Thi ...
Epilepsy update
... Who needs investigations? What to start with? Treatment aims New drugs What to do when it all goes pear shaped? Epilepsy surgery and gadgets When to stop? ...
... Who needs investigations? What to start with? Treatment aims New drugs What to do when it all goes pear shaped? Epilepsy surgery and gadgets When to stop? ...
About your medication CO-TRIMOXAZOLE (Sulfamethoxazole
... infections of the: ear, nose and throat diarrhoea caused by bacteria lungs skin. kidneys and urinary tract It can be used as a preventative agent to reduce the risk of infection in some individual situations. HOW TO TAKE THIS MEDICINE It is important that this medication is taken only as d ...
... infections of the: ear, nose and throat diarrhoea caused by bacteria lungs skin. kidneys and urinary tract It can be used as a preventative agent to reduce the risk of infection in some individual situations. HOW TO TAKE THIS MEDICINE It is important that this medication is taken only as d ...
Advances in Epilepsy Research - Finding a Cure for Epilepsy and
... Why do we do clinical trials? • The American Public looks to its government for assurance that therapies developed to treat diseases are both SAFE and EFFECTIVE • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is charged with ensuring that safety and effectiveness are proven before a drug is put on pharmac ...
... Why do we do clinical trials? • The American Public looks to its government for assurance that therapies developed to treat diseases are both SAFE and EFFECTIVE • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is charged with ensuring that safety and effectiveness are proven before a drug is put on pharmac ...
Anti-Drug Campaign - Riversidecommunity
... • Derived from the Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica plants • Active psychoactive chemical compound in cannabis is delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly known as THC. – Drug screens can detect traces of cannabis ingredients up to a month after use, because of the chemical properties of the drug. • ...
... • Derived from the Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica plants • Active psychoactive chemical compound in cannabis is delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly known as THC. – Drug screens can detect traces of cannabis ingredients up to a month after use, because of the chemical properties of the drug. • ...
An analysis of drug induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome
... prescribed in absence of proper indications like use of both cefixime and quinine for fever. Polypharmacy was also evident in a few cases. It is important to obtain a history of allergy also as it was missed in one patient before prescribing the causal drug. SJS is a life threatening adverse drug ...
... prescribed in absence of proper indications like use of both cefixime and quinine for fever. Polypharmacy was also evident in a few cases. It is important to obtain a history of allergy also as it was missed in one patient before prescribing the causal drug. SJS is a life threatening adverse drug ...
Sulfanomides
... • cotrimoxazole and the quinolones • UTIs may be treated with any one of a group of agents called urinary tract antiseptics, including methenamine, nitrofurantoin, and the quinolone nalidixic acid • These drugs do not achieve antibacterial levels in the circulation, but because they are concentrated ...
... • cotrimoxazole and the quinolones • UTIs may be treated with any one of a group of agents called urinary tract antiseptics, including methenamine, nitrofurantoin, and the quinolone nalidixic acid • These drugs do not achieve antibacterial levels in the circulation, but because they are concentrated ...
Antifungal drugs
... Adverse effects (the therapeutic index of the drug is very narrow) -Headache, arthralgias, nausea and vomiting fever and chills, hyperpnea, shock-like fall in blood pressure (they may appear during IV infusion and may be reduced by concomitant administration of antipyretics or meperidine) ...
... Adverse effects (the therapeutic index of the drug is very narrow) -Headache, arthralgias, nausea and vomiting fever and chills, hyperpnea, shock-like fall in blood pressure (they may appear during IV infusion and may be reduced by concomitant administration of antipyretics or meperidine) ...
TIPRANAVIR (Aptivus)
... Tipranavir is a protease inhibitor. These drugs prevent the protease enzyme from working. HIV protease acts like a chemical scissors. It cuts the raw material for HIV into specific pieces needed to build a new virus. Protease inhibitors “gum up” these scissors. ...
... Tipranavir is a protease inhibitor. These drugs prevent the protease enzyme from working. HIV protease acts like a chemical scissors. It cuts the raw material for HIV into specific pieces needed to build a new virus. Protease inhibitors “gum up” these scissors. ...
WHO database on rational drug use studies
... WHO database on rational drug use studies The rational use of medicines was defined by WHO in 1985 as requiring that patients receive medications appropriate to their clinical needs, in doses that meet their own requirements, for an adequate period of time, and at the lowest cost to them and their c ...
... WHO database on rational drug use studies The rational use of medicines was defined by WHO in 1985 as requiring that patients receive medications appropriate to their clinical needs, in doses that meet their own requirements, for an adequate period of time, and at the lowest cost to them and their c ...
Drug Addiction and Reward
... • Drug-induced sensitization of DA pathways cause pathological incentive motivation (‘wanting’) for drugs (Robinson and Berridge, 2008) • Dopamine normally functions to trigger reward “wanting”. In drug ...
... • Drug-induced sensitization of DA pathways cause pathological incentive motivation (‘wanting’) for drugs (Robinson and Berridge, 2008) • Dopamine normally functions to trigger reward “wanting”. In drug ...
Practice slide 8 tafreeg 2
... but their content as studies are less than excellent - fair available documentation suggestive, good documentation for similar drug. there is documentation about interaction related to the drug's family not the drug itself - poor limited data but theoretically possible. like in case of drugs whi ...
... but their content as studies are less than excellent - fair available documentation suggestive, good documentation for similar drug. there is documentation about interaction related to the drug's family not the drug itself - poor limited data but theoretically possible. like in case of drugs whi ...
L6- Teratogens and drugs of abuse
... • Maturation occurs during this stage & fetus depends upon nutrients & hormonal supply. • Exposure to drugs during (8 weeks onwards) will not induce major malformation but drugs can produce minor morphologic abnormalities, growth retardation and functional defect. • However, CNS is sensitive to toxi ...
... • Maturation occurs during this stage & fetus depends upon nutrients & hormonal supply. • Exposure to drugs during (8 weeks onwards) will not induce major malformation but drugs can produce minor morphologic abnormalities, growth retardation and functional defect. • However, CNS is sensitive to toxi ...
Biochemical Toxicology of the CNS
... Lots of receptors: alpha and beta subunits, gamma and delta ...
... Lots of receptors: alpha and beta subunits, gamma and delta ...
"Use with caution in renal impairment - Research Online
... Jordan, M., Stewart, A., Blaze, J., Hall, J., Frew, H. & Mullan, J. (2016). "Use with caution in renal impairment" - implications for drug dosing in the general practice setting. National Medicines Symposium 2016: Poster Abstracts (pp. 167-167). Australia: NPS. ...
... Jordan, M., Stewart, A., Blaze, J., Hall, J., Frew, H. & Mullan, J. (2016). "Use with caution in renal impairment" - implications for drug dosing in the general practice setting. National Medicines Symposium 2016: Poster Abstracts (pp. 167-167). Australia: NPS. ...
PHARMACOSOMES: OPENING NEW DOORS FOR DRUG DELIVERY Review Article
... One of the most recent advancements in the domain of solubility enhancement lead to the development of pharmacosomes, a novel lipid based drug delivery system. These are the colloidal dispersions of drugs covalently bound to the phospholipids. They may exist as ultrafine vesicular, micellar or hexag ...
... One of the most recent advancements in the domain of solubility enhancement lead to the development of pharmacosomes, a novel lipid based drug delivery system. These are the colloidal dispersions of drugs covalently bound to the phospholipids. They may exist as ultrafine vesicular, micellar or hexag ...
Heroin Opium, morphine and heroin are all derived from the opium
... Heroin acts as a powerful narcotic analgesic, relieves pain and has a sedative effect. At times it gives a feeling of happiness and well-being. Heroin, after injection, rapidly reaches the brain, thus giving an immediate effect. Because of its pain relief and "happiness" effect, heroin is potentiall ...
... Heroin acts as a powerful narcotic analgesic, relieves pain and has a sedative effect. At times it gives a feeling of happiness and well-being. Heroin, after injection, rapidly reaches the brain, thus giving an immediate effect. Because of its pain relief and "happiness" effect, heroin is potentiall ...
Pharmacognosy
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Pharmacognosy is the study of medicinal drugs derived from plants or other natural sources. The American Society of Pharmacognosy defines pharmacognosy as ""the study of the physical, chemical, biochemical and biological properties of drugs, drug substances or potential drugs or drug substances of natural origin as well as the search for new drugs from natural sources.""It is also defined as the study of crude drugs.