Lithium pharmacology

Pharmaceutical companies are masterminds when it comes to marketing anxiety, depression and the overarching need to succeed. These corporate giants push cultural norms toward distraction, insecurity and internal battles. Adderall is designed to calm children, keep them focused, and promote a higher performance level. Society holds unrealistic expectations of what is required from students, which encourages the endorsement of the drug. The Canadian Business Network states several rules and…

Since the main purpose of general anesthetics were to help patients who were suffering from some sort of pain as a pain reliver to induce unconsciousness for some surgical or medical procedures. The effects were purely similar for local anesthetics as well just not administered properly that can result in more harm than benefits. As mentioned in the textbook cocaine being considered a local anesthetic this main difference between cocaine is that when it does enter the bloodstream it reaches the…

Abstract Adenoidectomy is a very common operation in children. Uncontrolled bleeding increases duration of operation, risk of infection, possibility of blood transfusion, cost of care and morbidity/mortality rates. This is of high importance especially in young children where normal physiological mechanisms are less adaptable to a rapid blood loss. This study was planned to investigate the safety and efficacy of two topical hemostatic modulators; Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS) and Feracrylum 1%…

The field of epidemiology relies on the collection of data to come to an unbiased conclusion about any particular outbreak or epidemic. There are two types of study designs; observational and experimental and within each design there are different types of approaches to collect data. Experimental study design is used when a researcher is attempting to alter something to verify their hypothesis. The different approaches to this design are; Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) and…

Engaging the Community in Assessment and Decision Making: Prescription Drug Overdose In today’s world, many people are dying in the United States because of prescription drug overdoses. “Every 19 minutes, someone in the United States dies from an unintentional prescription drug overdose. One major contributing factor to the rise in such deaths is the increased use of opioid analgesics” (APHA, 2015). What is alarming is that even though these prescriptions were given for a medical reason, they…

Looking through my phone, I stumbled upon a headline from CNN that immediately caught my attention: “Cost of life-saving EpiPens up over 400%.” When I first read the title, the image of one of my friends rushed to my mind. This friend has an extensive list of severe allergies, requiring her to own and carry multiple EpiPens everywhere she goes. Additionally, I had lived through situations where individuals began to present redness on their skin, cough, and shortness of breath, which could have…

Dental procedures are often associated with pain. A root canal is one procedure that is notorious for pain. While some pain is expected, severe pain shouldn't be an issue. If pain is something that is concerning you to, don't worry. You can be better prepared for your root canal by knowing these four things about root canal post-op pain: 1. Take Your Medications Perhaps the best tip for handling pain after a root canal is to take your medications as prescribed. If you were prescribed…

Recently there has been a shortage of drugs used for lethal injections, so often times it is the job of the pharmacist to compound the drugs necessary for these injections. In some states, laws have been passed that prohibit disclosing the names of the pharmacists and pharmacies who prepare these lethal injections to the public. Pharmacists adhere to the Code of Ethics and take the Oath of a Pharmacist, which could be problematic when preparing lethal injections. There are many legal and…

Is Your Doctor Giving You The Right Prescription For Your Condition? Doctors, practicing nurses, therapist and pharmacists are authorized to protect our health, but as they’re human too, even they make mistakes. Evidently, when a medical professional make a mistake, the consequences to the patient can be deadly. While mistakes surrounding misdiagnoses, surgery, and administering of anesthesia are well-documented, prescription and medication errors are a rising concern. According to the experts…

Medicine is an important part in everybody’s lives. Some people believe it should be used to treat every little problem and some people believe you should not use medicine for every problem. Most of the time there is another solution to the issue happening. Sometimes all you have to do is talk to the resident who is upset or alone and try to make them feel better, instead of making them take medicine because they are sad or mad. Some people have both opinions on it. They either think…