Médecins sans Frontières application - WHO archives
... affected by co-administration of food. Azithromycin levels in the tissues are up to 50 times higher than in plasma, and the terminal elimination T1/2 is > 40 hours after a single dose.18,19 For control of trachoma in entire communities, a short course of oral azithromycin is more effective than the ...
... affected by co-administration of food. Azithromycin levels in the tissues are up to 50 times higher than in plasma, and the terminal elimination T1/2 is > 40 hours after a single dose.18,19 For control of trachoma in entire communities, a short course of oral azithromycin is more effective than the ...
Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients
... frequently considered appropriate candidates for minimal, moderate, or deep sedation. Children in ASA classes III and IV, children with special needs, and those with anatomic airway abnormalities or extreme tonsillar hypertrophy present issues that require additional and individual consideration, pa ...
... frequently considered appropriate candidates for minimal, moderate, or deep sedation. Children in ASA classes III and IV, children with special needs, and those with anatomic airway abnormalities or extreme tonsillar hypertrophy present issues that require additional and individual consideration, pa ...
S0735109711027628_mmc1
... statin, and assigned half of the reduction in risk based on a full dose given to a non-user. The same holds for an individual using anti-hypertensives at baseline and SBP >140, >140, >130 mm Hg respectively. ...
... statin, and assigned half of the reduction in risk based on a full dose given to a non-user. The same holds for an individual using anti-hypertensives at baseline and SBP >140, >140, >130 mm Hg respectively. ...
product monograph
... Pediatrics: Propranolol hydrochloride is not recommended for use in children. Geriatrics: There is no information available for elderly patients. Therefore, the optimum dose should be individually determined according to clinical response. Patients with Renal or Liver Impairment: In patients with p ...
... Pediatrics: Propranolol hydrochloride is not recommended for use in children. Geriatrics: There is no information available for elderly patients. Therefore, the optimum dose should be individually determined according to clinical response. Patients with Renal or Liver Impairment: In patients with p ...
FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
... Children and Adolescents: Sudden death has been reported in association with CNS stimulant treatment at usual doses in children and adolescents with structural cardiac abnormalities or other serious heart problems. Although some serious heart problems alone carry an increased risk of sudden death, s ...
... Children and Adolescents: Sudden death has been reported in association with CNS stimulant treatment at usual doses in children and adolescents with structural cardiac abnormalities or other serious heart problems. Although some serious heart problems alone carry an increased risk of sudden death, s ...
Review articles Treatment of Myoclonus
... at least one treatment. Levetiracetam was administered from 500 to 2,000 mg per day, over a period from four weeks to eleven months. Levetiracetam was well tolerated in all cases, except in two patients who had to stop treatment because of sedation. Three patients felt dramatic improvement within th ...
... at least one treatment. Levetiracetam was administered from 500 to 2,000 mg per day, over a period from four weeks to eleven months. Levetiracetam was well tolerated in all cases, except in two patients who had to stop treatment because of sedation. Three patients felt dramatic improvement within th ...
EVALUATION OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF ALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF LEAVES OF
... the mean values for control, Diclofenac, and the test compound Leucas aspera with 3 different doses to be, 0.62, 0.2436, 0.402, 0.336, 0.2442 respectively, while the percentage inhibition by carrageenan induced paw edema method from 0-4 hours for the standard ( Diclofenac ) was 60.70%, and for the 3 ...
... the mean values for control, Diclofenac, and the test compound Leucas aspera with 3 different doses to be, 0.62, 0.2436, 0.402, 0.336, 0.2442 respectively, while the percentage inhibition by carrageenan induced paw edema method from 0-4 hours for the standard ( Diclofenac ) was 60.70%, and for the 3 ...
Alberta Drug Benefit List
... Website: http://www.health.alberta.ca/services/drug-benefit-list.html 109B ...
... Website: http://www.health.alberta.ca/services/drug-benefit-list.html 109B ...
TCCC Change Prop 1403 Ondansetron 150403 JSOM
... in detail in the following section. Vella’s well-designed and executed study compared promethazine, metoclopramide, and placebo when given with pethidine (meperidine) in laboring mothers. He demonstrated that promethazine and metoclopramide were equally effective and better than placebo in reducing ...
... in detail in the following section. Vella’s well-designed and executed study compared promethazine, metoclopramide, and placebo when given with pethidine (meperidine) in laboring mothers. He demonstrated that promethazine and metoclopramide were equally effective and better than placebo in reducing ...
metronidazole
... In patients being haemodialysed twice weekly, metronidazole and its major metabolite are rapidly removed during an eight hour period of dialysis, so that the plasma concentration quickly falls below the therapeutic range. Hence a further dose of metronidazole would be needed after dialysis to restor ...
... In patients being haemodialysed twice weekly, metronidazole and its major metabolite are rapidly removed during an eight hour period of dialysis, so that the plasma concentration quickly falls below the therapeutic range. Hence a further dose of metronidazole would be needed after dialysis to restor ...
Patient`s Instructions for Use Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution
... the drug may need to be discontinued. In addition, beta-agonists have been reported to produce electrocardiogram (ECG) changes, such as flattening of the T wave, prolongation of the QTc interval, and ST segment depression. The clinical significance of these findings is unknown. Therefore, Albuterol ...
... the drug may need to be discontinued. In addition, beta-agonists have been reported to produce electrocardiogram (ECG) changes, such as flattening of the T wave, prolongation of the QTc interval, and ST segment depression. The clinical significance of these findings is unknown. Therefore, Albuterol ...
Apnea in the Newborn
... apnea include a failure to respond to methylxanthine therapy11. We avoid using doxapram and use CPAP as the next step after aminophylline in the algorithm for management of apnea. Indications for starting CPAP in a neonate on aminophylline therapy include (a)>1 episode of apnea needing either BMV or ...
... apnea include a failure to respond to methylxanthine therapy11. We avoid using doxapram and use CPAP as the next step after aminophylline in the algorithm for management of apnea. Indications for starting CPAP in a neonate on aminophylline therapy include (a)>1 episode of apnea needing either BMV or ...
... success achieved in treating cancer over the past three decades. Metals can play an important role in modifying the pharmacological properties of known drugs after coordinating to a metal. This is because of the resulting prodrugs have different physical and pharmacological properties, allowing the ...
PrZOFRAN® Tablets, Oral Solution and Injection PrZOFRAN® ODT
... Ondansetron does not itself appear to induce or inhibit the cytochrome P450 drugmetabolizing enzyme system of the liver. Because ondansetron is metabolised by hepatic cytochrome P450 drug-metabolizing enzymes, inducers or inhibitors of these enzymes may change the clearance and, hence, the half-life ...
... Ondansetron does not itself appear to induce or inhibit the cytochrome P450 drugmetabolizing enzyme system of the liver. Because ondansetron is metabolised by hepatic cytochrome P450 drug-metabolizing enzymes, inducers or inhibitors of these enzymes may change the clearance and, hence, the half-life ...
Gastrointestinal bleeding with the new oral anticoagulants â
... drug in this setting. Rivaroxaban and apixaban are eliminated by both renal excretion and hepatic metabolism. With all three drugs, non-absorbed, active NOAC traverses the luminal GI tract and is excreted into the faeces (7–9). ...
... drug in this setting. Rivaroxaban and apixaban are eliminated by both renal excretion and hepatic metabolism. With all three drugs, non-absorbed, active NOAC traverses the luminal GI tract and is excreted into the faeces (7–9). ...
Fixed Combinations of Glaucoma Medications
... on IOP when dosed in the evening. Conversely, β-blockers show little effects on aqueous production during sleep and ideally should be given in the morning. Fixed combination medications may cause problems if a patient is allergic to any constituent of the fixed combination and make difficulties in f ...
... on IOP when dosed in the evening. Conversely, β-blockers show little effects on aqueous production during sleep and ideally should be given in the morning. Fixed combination medications may cause problems if a patient is allergic to any constituent of the fixed combination and make difficulties in f ...
Sedation/analgesia practices in neonatal intensive care units
... includes invasive and noninvasive procedures, mechanical ventilation, and medical or surgical conditions causing pain/stress, widespread practices include sedation/analgesia to NICU patients8. Recent concerns about the neurotoxic effects of analgesics (including opioids), sedatives and anesthetics o ...
... includes invasive and noninvasive procedures, mechanical ventilation, and medical or surgical conditions causing pain/stress, widespread practices include sedation/analgesia to NICU patients8. Recent concerns about the neurotoxic effects of analgesics (including opioids), sedatives and anesthetics o ...
HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE AND ACETAMINOPHEN
... Assess each patient’s risk for opioid addiction, abuse, or misuse prior to prescribing hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen tablets, and monitor all patients receiving hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen tablets for the development of these behaviors and conditions. Risks are increased in p ...
... Assess each patient’s risk for opioid addiction, abuse, or misuse prior to prescribing hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen tablets, and monitor all patients receiving hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen tablets for the development of these behaviors and conditions. Risks are increased in p ...
Tumescent Technique Chronicles Local Anesthesia, Liposuction
... For many years general anesthesia was an absolute requirement for liposuction. The standard cannulas of the 1980s were huge, having diameters of 6-10 mm and cross-sectional areas 9-25 times greater than today’s 2-mm microcannulas. The first written description of liposuction was published by Fischer ...
... For many years general anesthesia was an absolute requirement for liposuction. The standard cannulas of the 1980s were huge, having diameters of 6-10 mm and cross-sectional areas 9-25 times greater than today’s 2-mm microcannulas. The first written description of liposuction was published by Fischer ...
Effects of Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs on Platelet Function
... different types of arthritis, nonarthritic musculoskeletal conditions, headache, and dysmenorrhea. More than 70 million prescriptions for NSAIDs (excluding aspirin) were written in the United States in 1991, predominantly for these disorders, thus generating a per capita consumption of 278.6 prescri ...
... different types of arthritis, nonarthritic musculoskeletal conditions, headache, and dysmenorrhea. More than 70 million prescriptions for NSAIDs (excluding aspirin) were written in the United States in 1991, predominantly for these disorders, thus generating a per capita consumption of 278.6 prescri ...
Development and validation of gas chromatography method for low
... chloride and Isopropyl chloride are reported as carcinogen [5] and methyl chloride as teratogen [6]. Therefore it is necessary that, these residual impurities should be controlled to limits permitted by threshold of toxicological concern (TTC). A TTC value was estimated to be 1.5µg/person/day intake ...
... chloride and Isopropyl chloride are reported as carcinogen [5] and methyl chloride as teratogen [6]. Therefore it is necessary that, these residual impurities should be controlled to limits permitted by threshold of toxicological concern (TTC). A TTC value was estimated to be 1.5µg/person/day intake ...
effect of piperine, a major component of black pepper, on the
... Each value is the mean ± S.E.M. of 6 observations. Statistically significant from the values obtained for domperidone alone (* P<0.05, ** P<0.01 and *** P<0.001). ...
... Each value is the mean ± S.E.M. of 6 observations. Statistically significant from the values obtained for domperidone alone (* P<0.05, ** P<0.01 and *** P<0.001). ...
warning: addiction, abuse, and misuse
... immediate-release opioids) are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management of pain. ...
... immediate-release opioids) are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management of pain. ...
IN ASIA (ACGCU)
... Symptoms of chronic urticaria persist for over six (6) weeks and is a frustrating condition for both patients and caregivers. The aim of treatment to achieve complete symptom relief. This takes quite a long time to achieve 100% remission. Management of chronic urticaria consists of two importa ...
... Symptoms of chronic urticaria persist for over six (6) weeks and is a frustrating condition for both patients and caregivers. The aim of treatment to achieve complete symptom relief. This takes quite a long time to achieve 100% remission. Management of chronic urticaria consists of two importa ...
biodegradable implants with different drug release - diss.fu
... thermoplastic aliphatic poly(esters) (Jain 2000). These polymers are commercially available in different molecular weights, co-polymer ratios and chemical end groups. Interest in the use of these polymers for pharmaceutical applications and medical devices has increased extensively due to their biod ...
... thermoplastic aliphatic poly(esters) (Jain 2000). These polymers are commercially available in different molecular weights, co-polymer ratios and chemical end groups. Interest in the use of these polymers for pharmaceutical applications and medical devices has increased extensively due to their biod ...