Drug-eluting stent

overindulgence in the drug of choice. Eventually, users begin changing normal activity patterns and experiencing a compulsive need to continue use. The brain assimilates the ravenous effects of the addictive substance into essential elements of functioning which creates a need for the drug to maintain stability. With continued use, the brain will readjust as necessary, increasing its need…

Risk Factors for Girls For more than three years, CASA examined the reasons why girls and young women use drugs and alcohol. “The Formative Years” is the most exhaustive study of its kind. Researchers spent the time trying to find out why girls and young women use drugs like tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, Ecstasy, and prescription narcotics recreationally. The study found girls had different reasons for using substances than boys. They determined girls are not only more vulnerable to…

was violated was the "Practice of Pharmacy". Eric Cropp did not fulfill his responsibility for compounding and labeling of drugs and devices (Darvey). Ohio Revised Code laws were also violated. Chapter 3715 was violated due to the dangerous misbranding of the compounded solution ("3715.64 Misbranded drug or device". Chapter 4729 was violated when the technician compounded a drug and prepared an IV solution to be injected into a patient ("4729.42 Unauthorized conduct by pharmacy technicians").…

Society have been questioning if the incarceration of nonviolent drug offenders and the use of the three-strike law is correlated to the rise of prison population. There seems to be several beliefs that those who are drug users are violent individuals or that the use of drugs can lead to questionable behavior due to the effects that it have on the brain. Though all drugs are psychopharmacological agents, not all of them are the same. Drugs, such as marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamine,…

compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences to the addicted individual and to those around him or her. Although the initial decision to take drugs is voluntary for most people, the brain changes that occur over time challenge an addicted person’s self-control and hamper his or her ability to resist intense impulses to take drugs. The main cause of addiction to marijuana is the psychoactive ingredient known as THC. THC stands for delta-9-tetrahydro-cannabinal. It is a drug…

“While on your advanced hospital rotation you are asked by the pharmacy director to write up a monograph on Sivextro for the next P&T Committee meeting. Provide the recommendation section of your monograph explaining if Sivextro should or should not be added to the hospital formulary.” Tedizolid phosphate was approved by the FDA in June 2014 as a second-generation oxazolidinone with potentially four- to 16-fold potency against MRSA when compared to linezolid.1 Favorable results from clinical…

Armstrong or A-Rod—turn out to have achieved their great feats with a boost from performance-enhancing drugs and other banned technologies? Not everyone turns up their nose when a high-profile athlete dopes. Some offer excuses: the pressure to perform is overwhelming, and the rewards are too tempting to resist. We allow special diets, scientifically optimized training, and novel equipment, so why ban drugs, or, in Lance’s case, bags of whole blood? Aren’t they all just technologies intended to…

more inexpensive way of producing the drug was developed. This new method involved growing the enzymes in genetically modified cells. As a result of this, the Orphan Drug Act granted Genzyme seven more years of market exclusivity. To this day, the drug’s price has still not diminished and remains as high as it was. In 2004 the company reported an income of $2.2 billion, with approximately one-third of this revenue coming from it’s orphan drug. At a certain point you have to realize that a…

Drug abuse has been reported in many countries for hundreds of years, including in the United States of America. Here in the United Stated, Drug abuse has been a problem from the foundation of the country. Opium and alcohol were some of the first substances that were used and abused in early American history. During the 1800s, developments in medicine led to the creation of morphine, codeine and cocaine. Initially, the drugs were unregulated and readily available. When it became clear that…

CBS news, out of eighty one percent of teens offered to use drugs or other dangerous substances, forty two point five (42.5) tried them. A problem in schools has been going around in states such as Florida, Missouri, or Arkansas. Middle schools have been testing children for drugs before they let them participate in after-school activities, such as sports or scrapbooking. Many people do not think that middle school students should be drug tested, but others think that they should, and those…