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    known world-wide to be a mind-altering substance deeply inscribed with culture and historical presence. For this reason, it is not classified as an illegal drug, though it can have quite a few negative effects just like any other drug. With its many uses—both recreationally and medically—it is no wonder why alcohol is the most commonly used “drug” in the world, despite its repercussions when abused. Alcohol does not fall under the list of controlled dangerous substances (CDS) because it is a…

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    BEMA Film Analysis

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    BEMA film was designed to rapidly deliver a drug across the mucosa when fast onset of effect is required and to formulate drugs with poor oral bioavilability[1] Buprenorphine has very poor oral bioavailability(~10%) due to extensive first pass metabolism[3] and hence cannot be formulated as an oral tablet. IM, IV, suppository, transdermal, sublingual and buccal administration routs all bypass first pass metabolism and hence increase the bioavailability however IM, IV or suppositories would be…

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    Medication Case Study

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    The drug coupons I found are being advertised on the Internet Drug Coupons website (2015) and the Pharmacy Coupons website (2015). Both coupons are linked to a prescription assistance program that was not named. The Benefits of Drug Coupons. According to the company websites, drug coupons would be helpful to John because they would decrease the price he would have to pay at the Pharmacy by up to 75%. Drug coupons can be used in conjunction with insurance…

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    CLIENT INFORMATION Danielle Swanberg is a 30-year-old, Catholic, married, white female. Danielle recently got married in the summer of 2016 to Brian Swanberg; the couple has no children together. She recently moved from her parents’ house beginning of 2016 and now lives in Claremont, California with her husband. Mrs. Swanberg arrived at the treatment facility on November 22, 2016, and described to be a concern for her safety. An interview was conducted with Mrs. Swanberg. The interview…

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    creates life-threatening symptoms. Variola minor, on the other hand, is a less common and mild strain of the virus, and has less than a 1% death rate. No viral disease can be completely “cured”. There are antiviral drugs that can relieve the symptoms of viral diseases. For smallpox, Cidoforvir is a drug that can help make symptoms less severe from smallpox when given within 2 days of exposure. A vaccine has been discovered to prevent smallpox to around 95% of the vaccinated people and provides…

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    Oseltamivir: A Case Study

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    Oseltamivir is an antiviral drug used in the treatment and prophylaxis of both influenza virus A and influenza virus B. It was approved for seasonal influenza by US Food and Drug Administration in 1999, and approval from Japanese agencies and European Medicines Agency (EMA) followed soon afterwards. A pharmaceutical company Roche launched oseltamivir in the global market with Tamiflu as its brand name. In 2007 alone this pharmaceutical company was producing 400 million doses of the drug with a…

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    advantage. The problem with drug testing is that it's not always effective and people can get past them. These drugs make them feel better when they are using them but they aren't thinking about what will happen to their bodies in the future. Professional athletes should be drug tested so they don't have an advantage and so that they don't damage their body. Professional athletes should be drug tested because it is unfair. "Remember that athletes don't take these drugs to level the playing…

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    Specifically, Tanzania is also not using widely medications recommended for treatment of HIV and in fact had only begun to implement WHO recommendation regarding phase-out of the antiretroviral drug stavudine in 2011 (Avert, 2012). The availability of qualified healthcare workers is a major issue in Egypt. According to Redvers (2014), “medical students get only two hours of HIV training during their six years of medical school…some students…

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    Essay On Cialis

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    CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Cialis is a drug that helps to relax the muscles of the blood vessels and helps to increase the flow of blood to different areas of the body It is used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction which is also called impotence and also for enlarged prostrate which is known as benign prostatic hypertrophy It is also called tadalafil which is the generic name BENEFITS OF CIALIS Cialis is one of the best drugs for treating erectile dysfunction has become more popular with…

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    Unicef Case Study

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    living with HIV are taking ART to prevent mother to child transmission (Unicef). In 2014 they have also seen a 60% reduction in Aids related death among children (Unicef). Unicef tires to promote HIV testing to mothers, and start them on anti-viral drugs to reduce the chance of transmission. The harder demographic to reach and treat is the young adults. According to Unicef, there are 26 new infections among adolescent every hour (Unicef) of those adolescent infections, 7 in 10 are among…

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