companies over consumers as nearly every medication on the market today comes with a winding list of side effects, yet consumers lack the ability to speak out against the FDA’s loose guidelines. Pharmaceutical companies, however, may argue that creating drugs with stricter guidelines would incur higher expenses and is likely to lead to financial loss. It would be more challenging to create those medications without side effects, which could ultimately affect the consumer, as innovations in…
regarding medication can be reduced from 13 to 99% in various studies. (CPOE article C) In one study, CPOE with CDS had a substantial diminution in errors in prescribing that were between 17 and 201 for every 100 orders. The potential number of adverse drug events (ADEs) declined by 0.9%. For certain medications for kidney diseases where the dose was too high, there was a 31% diminution in those errors. (CPOE article A) In a study on pediatric patients, CPOE with CDS was thought to be able to…
Afghanistan: There were many challenges in the military but I am choosing to write about one scenario that made me realize what type of person I am. Even though I had struggle all through school, I was surprisingly good at being a Marine. Once I finished my first year in the military my parents grew to be pretty comfortable with the idea of me being in the corps. I think it is because they saw that I was finally growing up. In the Marine Corps they do not care about excuses and they definitely…
2.3.8. INTERACTION WITH OTHER DRUGS: The interaction studies have been performed only in adults. ANTACIDS WITH ALUMINIUM AND MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDES There are decrease in absorption…
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Psychotropic Drugs for Dementia Residents As per World health organization (2015), there are 47.5 million people who has dementia and there are 7.7 million new cases every year. In our dementia care unit, our residents will receive benevolent expert care to prolong and fulfil their quality of life. As a newly appointed operations management team in our dementia care facility, we continuously aim to provide and improve our quality of care to our dementia residents…
dryer)×100 2.2.2.2. Determination of drug content The drug content of the formulations was determined by dissolving accurate amount of econazole nitrate nanoparticles in ethanol and the concentration of econazole nitrate was then measured at 271 nm by Shimadzu 1800 UV (Japan). All nanoparticles preparations were tested for percentage drug content using the following equation: % Drug content=(Actual drug amount)/( Therotical drug amount)×100 2.2.2.3. Percent drug loading Econazole nitrate…
Every person is affected and reacts to drugs in their own ways. It is important that patients read the directions, warnings and precautions, dosage, and adverse reactions carefully. The contraindications are also important. Patients who experienced hypersensitivity to Ibuprofen and patients with history of allergic manifestations to Ibuprofen should not use it. If used with these contraindications, outcome could be fatal. Taking precautions could end up saving a life. renal effects, fluid…
The FDA drug shortage is getting worse. Regulatory issues, manufacturing problems and difficulties in acquiring the things needed to make the drugs have contributed to the FDA drug shortage. This drug shortage has created problems for both healthcare providers and patients. Below is a list of ways that the drug shortage has affected people: Patient Care Patient care is compromised when the drugs needed to treat illnesses are not available. Doctors may recommend another medication that is not…
connections are built alongside the neurological pathways within the brain that basically does nothing but support the effects of using this drug. Ultimately, these neurological pathways are going to overwhelm the consumer with desires to use more cannabis, more often, right until they find that they can't quit by themselves. This is the exact concept of drug addiction and…
sildenafil affects the flow of blood toward the genitals. It is true that Viagra is the most popular of all ED drugs but Kamagra has regular customers because of its effectivity and low cost. Kamagra oral gel has fruity flavoured jelly sachets packed in bags. They offer jellies in pineapple, caramel, strawberry, cherry, and blueberry flavours. The reasons why companies that produce generic drugs offer their products at a lower price is mainly because they don’t have to…