(PSD) November 2015 PBAC Meeting
... for at least 5 years if they have previously received PBS-subsidised treatment with a biological agent for this condition; AND Patient must have failed to achieve an adequate response to methotrexate at a dose of at least 20 mg weekly for a minimum period of 3 months, AND Patient must have failed to ...
... for at least 5 years if they have previously received PBS-subsidised treatment with a biological agent for this condition; AND Patient must have failed to achieve an adequate response to methotrexate at a dose of at least 20 mg weekly for a minimum period of 3 months, AND Patient must have failed to ...
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... of pharmacy-initiated medication reviews is prominent among methods that have been advocated to reduce the extent and seriousness of such problems.[1-3] Drug treatments should be periodically reconsidered in terms of their adverse effects. Randomised controlled trials have partially confirmed that p ...
... of pharmacy-initiated medication reviews is prominent among methods that have been advocated to reduce the extent and seriousness of such problems.[1-3] Drug treatments should be periodically reconsidered in terms of their adverse effects. Randomised controlled trials have partially confirmed that p ...
Drug Awareness - South Fayette Township
... Dextromethorphan (DXM), a synthetic drug chemically similar to morphine, was approved by the FDA as a cough suppressant in 1954. Drug manufacturers developed and began putting it in cough syrups in the 1970s as a suppressant that would be less addictive and have fewer side effects that the narcotic, ...
... Dextromethorphan (DXM), a synthetic drug chemically similar to morphine, was approved by the FDA as a cough suppressant in 1954. Drug manufacturers developed and began putting it in cough syrups in the 1970s as a suppressant that would be less addictive and have fewer side effects that the narcotic, ...
Ipravent pressurised inhalation, solution ENG SmPC
... used for the first time, or when the inhaler has not been used for 3 days or more, to ensure that the inhaler is working properly and that it is ready for use. On each occasion on which the inhaler is used the following instructions should be followed: 1. Remove the cap from the mouthpiece. 2. Hold ...
... used for the first time, or when the inhaler has not been used for 3 days or more, to ensure that the inhaler is working properly and that it is ready for use. On each occasion on which the inhaler is used the following instructions should be followed: 1. Remove the cap from the mouthpiece. 2. Hold ...
Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
... c. Hypertonic saline dosing regimen using 5%NaCl solution bolus: i. 80ml normal saline (0.9%NaCl) + 20ml 20%NaCl = 100ml 5%NaCl solution ii. 100ml IV given over 1 hour, may repeat as needed for sustained elevations in ICP if plasma osmolarity < 360 and serum sodium ...
... c. Hypertonic saline dosing regimen using 5%NaCl solution bolus: i. 80ml normal saline (0.9%NaCl) + 20ml 20%NaCl = 100ml 5%NaCl solution ii. 100ml IV given over 1 hour, may repeat as needed for sustained elevations in ICP if plasma osmolarity < 360 and serum sodium ...
Therapy with Refugee Children
... no chairs or tables so student had to sit on the ground. (Mehraby, 1999). In refugee camps, the parents of children are usually too distracted with the arduous tasks of basic survival to ensure their children are educated. Settlement difficulties in country of permanent asylum Refugee children face ...
... no chairs or tables so student had to sit on the ground. (Mehraby, 1999). In refugee camps, the parents of children are usually too distracted with the arduous tasks of basic survival to ensure their children are educated. Settlement difficulties in country of permanent asylum Refugee children face ...
Antithyroid Drugs
... propylthiouracil is an underestimate. In one randomized trial, 85 percent of patients had normal levels of thyroxine and triiodothyronine after six weeks of treatment with 10 mg of methimazole daily, as compared with 92 percent of patients receiving 40 mg daily.43 Indeed, iatrogenic hypothyroidism m ...
... propylthiouracil is an underestimate. In one randomized trial, 85 percent of patients had normal levels of thyroxine and triiodothyronine after six weeks of treatment with 10 mg of methimazole daily, as compared with 92 percent of patients receiving 40 mg daily.43 Indeed, iatrogenic hypothyroidism m ...
A systems model of altered consciousness: Integrating natural and
... likely to be responsible for a group of disorders that have sufficiently overlapping symptomatology to be classified phenomenologically as schizophrenia. Second, even within one of these etiologically distinct subtypes of schizophrenia, multiple neurotransmitter systems are likely to be functionally ...
... likely to be responsible for a group of disorders that have sufficiently overlapping symptomatology to be classified phenomenologically as schizophrenia. Second, even within one of these etiologically distinct subtypes of schizophrenia, multiple neurotransmitter systems are likely to be functionally ...
Five Clinical Studies Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Flower
... effects of worry, anxiety, fear, confusion, indecision, depression, despair, jealousy, resentment, and the like on the health of his patients. The 38 flower remedies that he developed each address specific emotional states. Yet, Dr. Bach did not conceive of flower essence therapy as merely a means t ...
... effects of worry, anxiety, fear, confusion, indecision, depression, despair, jealousy, resentment, and the like on the health of his patients. The 38 flower remedies that he developed each address specific emotional states. Yet, Dr. Bach did not conceive of flower essence therapy as merely a means t ...
Intranasal medications for Hospice
... Their pharmacy compounds the drug for them Have used in over 200 patients successfully Have not seen patients overuse or significant side effects ...
... Their pharmacy compounds the drug for them Have used in over 200 patients successfully Have not seen patients overuse or significant side effects ...
Position Paper on the Importation of Foreign Prescription Drugs
... counterfeit drugs is a significant potential danger linked to foreign medications. Foreign dispensers may provide patients with incorrect or contraindicated medications, incorrect strengths, or medications without adequate directions for use. Absent regulation from the state boards of pharmacy, fore ...
... counterfeit drugs is a significant potential danger linked to foreign medications. Foreign dispensers may provide patients with incorrect or contraindicated medications, incorrect strengths, or medications without adequate directions for use. Absent regulation from the state boards of pharmacy, fore ...
REFERENCE GUIDE FOR THE PHARMACY LICENSING EXAM
... are commonly reported side effects of the drug. 3). Concomitant use of Zonisamide (Zonegran), a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, with any other carbonic anhydrase inhibitor (e.g., topiramate, acetazolamide or dichlorphenamide), may increase the severity of metabolic acidosis and may also increase the r ...
... are commonly reported side effects of the drug. 3). Concomitant use of Zonisamide (Zonegran), a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, with any other carbonic anhydrase inhibitor (e.g., topiramate, acetazolamide or dichlorphenamide), may increase the severity of metabolic acidosis and may also increase the r ...
Antithyroid Drugs
... propylthiouracil is an underestimate. In one randomized trial, 85 percent of patients had normal levels of thyroxine and triiodothyronine after six weeks of treatment with 10 mg of methimazole daily, as compared with 92 percent of patients receiving 40 mg daily.43 Indeed, iatrogenic hypothyroidism m ...
... propylthiouracil is an underestimate. In one randomized trial, 85 percent of patients had normal levels of thyroxine and triiodothyronine after six weeks of treatment with 10 mg of methimazole daily, as compared with 92 percent of patients receiving 40 mg daily.43 Indeed, iatrogenic hypothyroidism m ...
Pharmacologic Control of Vomiting
... Some adverse effects may occur if metoclopramide is given in the usual therapeutic doses. Clients should be apprised of these before the medication is prescribed. These effects are uncommon in animals, and somewhat more common in humans. Motor restlessness and hyperactivity may occur; and when obser ...
... Some adverse effects may occur if metoclopramide is given in the usual therapeutic doses. Clients should be apprised of these before the medication is prescribed. These effects are uncommon in animals, and somewhat more common in humans. Motor restlessness and hyperactivity may occur; and when obser ...
PRODUCT MONOGRAPH PrDEPO-MEDROL
... DEPO-MEDROL should not be administered by any route other than those listed under INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE. It is critical that, during administration of DEPO-MEDROL, appropriate technique be used and care taken to assure proper route of administration. Administration by other than indicated rou ...
... DEPO-MEDROL should not be administered by any route other than those listed under INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE. It is critical that, during administration of DEPO-MEDROL, appropriate technique be used and care taken to assure proper route of administration. Administration by other than indicated rou ...
FORADIL CAPSULES FOR INHALATION (formoterol) 12 microgram
... Placebo-controlled clinical studies of at least 4 weeks treatment duration with Foradil suggested a higher incidence of serious asthma exacerbations in patients who received Foradil (0.9% for 10 to 12 microgram twice daily, 1.9% for 24 microgram twice daily) than in those who received placebo (0.3%) ...
... Placebo-controlled clinical studies of at least 4 weeks treatment duration with Foradil suggested a higher incidence of serious asthma exacerbations in patients who received Foradil (0.9% for 10 to 12 microgram twice daily, 1.9% for 24 microgram twice daily) than in those who received placebo (0.3%) ...
itopride - European Medical Journal
... patients with ROMA I, ROMA II, and ROMA III criteria for functional dyspepsia were 33.68%, 34.71%, and 35.50% respectively, and 72.82%, 73.54%, and 75.15% after 4 weeks. Itopride was well tolerated; there were no serious adverse reactions. In 2012, Huang et al.13 published a meta-analytic study eval ...
... patients with ROMA I, ROMA II, and ROMA III criteria for functional dyspepsia were 33.68%, 34.71%, and 35.50% respectively, and 72.82%, 73.54%, and 75.15% after 4 weeks. Itopride was well tolerated; there were no serious adverse reactions. In 2012, Huang et al.13 published a meta-analytic study eval ...
Are we reaching the body? : a study of social workers` attitudes on
... With the abandonment of hypnosis and the elaboration of his psychoanalytic concept of the mind, Freud and his followers moved away from a study of “forms of consciousness” (Aron, 1996) to the contents and dynamics of the psyche. Because the essential revelation for Freud was the existence of intrap ...
... With the abandonment of hypnosis and the elaboration of his psychoanalytic concept of the mind, Freud and his followers moved away from a study of “forms of consciousness” (Aron, 1996) to the contents and dynamics of the psyche. Because the essential revelation for Freud was the existence of intrap ...
PRODUCT MONOGRAPH ARGATROBAN (argatroban for injection
... no cases of drug-related intracranial hemorrhage noted in either trial. Most Common Reported Adverse Events in the Prospective Pivotal Clinical Trials: The adverse events reported in this section are consistent with those which would be anticipated for a severely-ill patient population who present w ...
... no cases of drug-related intracranial hemorrhage noted in either trial. Most Common Reported Adverse Events in the Prospective Pivotal Clinical Trials: The adverse events reported in this section are consistent with those which would be anticipated for a severely-ill patient population who present w ...
mental health effects of recreational drugs and alcohol
... have taken, whether it is a legal, illegal or controlled drug. • It is illegal to drive with an illegal drug in your blood, whether or not it affects your driving. Medical uses Some of the substances discussed on these pages have potential medical uses: • synthetic versions of cannabis are ava ...
... have taken, whether it is a legal, illegal or controlled drug. • It is illegal to drive with an illegal drug in your blood, whether or not it affects your driving. Medical uses Some of the substances discussed on these pages have potential medical uses: • synthetic versions of cannabis are ava ...
Introduction of new drugs and drug regimens for the management of
... This document provides information as to how the NTP will introduce new drugs and regimens and benefits from our previous local experience gathered during the Bedaquiline Clinical Access Programme (BCAP)2. The Medicines Control Council (MCC) of South Africa approved a national clinical access progra ...
... This document provides information as to how the NTP will introduce new drugs and regimens and benefits from our previous local experience gathered during the Bedaquiline Clinical Access Programme (BCAP)2. The Medicines Control Council (MCC) of South Africa approved a national clinical access progra ...
Drugs Used in Tuberculosis and Leprosy
... is a major adverse effect, and the risk is highest in patients with underlying liver diseases and in slow isoniazid acetylators; the rate of hepatotoxicity is increased if isoniazid and rifampin are combined. Other major untoward reactions are the result of rifampin’s ability to induce hepatic cytoc ...
... is a major adverse effect, and the risk is highest in patients with underlying liver diseases and in slow isoniazid acetylators; the rate of hepatotoxicity is increased if isoniazid and rifampin are combined. Other major untoward reactions are the result of rifampin’s ability to induce hepatic cytoc ...
Chapter 34 Antihypertension Drugs
... Consider the level of blood pressure, the age and sex of the patient, the severity of organ damage (if any) due to high blood pressure, and the presence of cardiovascular risk factors must all be considered. ------Begin the drug treatment or not. ...
... Consider the level of blood pressure, the age and sex of the patient, the severity of organ damage (if any) due to high blood pressure, and the presence of cardiovascular risk factors must all be considered. ------Begin the drug treatment or not. ...
VISTIDE (cidofovir injection) ®
... the 64 patients in this study, 12 were randomized to 5 mg/kg maintenance therapy, 26 to 3 mg/kg maintenance therapy, and 26 to delayed therapy. Of the 12 patients enrolled in the 5 mg/kg maintenance group, 5 patients progressed, 5 patients discontinued therapy and 2 patients had no progression at st ...
... the 64 patients in this study, 12 were randomized to 5 mg/kg maintenance therapy, 26 to 3 mg/kg maintenance therapy, and 26 to delayed therapy. Of the 12 patients enrolled in the 5 mg/kg maintenance group, 5 patients progressed, 5 patients discontinued therapy and 2 patients had no progression at st ...