Examples of drug therapy problems DTPs can take many forms. In the 1990s, pharmacy experts began to divide DTPs intoconcrete categories, including: Primary medication nonadherence,when a member has received a medical diagnosis, but an initial pharmacy fill for prescribed medication hasn’t been co...
A DRP exists when a patient experiences or is likely to experience either a disease or symptom having an actual or suspected relationship with drug therapy. Eight different categories of DRPs are described and examples of each category are offered. This categorization serves a number of functions,...
Side effects:The most common side effects of simvastatin (Zocor) are headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, muscle pain, heartburn, gas, bloating, indigestion, constipation, headache, joint pain, skin rash, sleep problems (insomnia), cold symptoms (stuffy nose, sneezing, or sore ...
Taking steroids every other morning gives the body a better chance to recover function. The day without the hormone allows natural stimulation of the hypothalamus and pituitary glands. Thus, alternate-day therapy is ideal, if possible, once the disease is under control. It is still not clear wh...
Drug-related problem (DRP) is an event or circumstance involving drug therapy that actually or potentially interferes with desired outcomes (e.g., the effect of the drug treatment is not optimal, Table 1) [20]. DRPs occur or have the potential to happen, because of a prior event or even...
Examples of enabling include allowing the person with an addiction to stay in your home; giving the loved one money when they ask; bailing them out of jail when they land in legal trouble; paying off their bills; and more. Family therapy teaches people how to avoid scenarios such as these...
Behavioral Couples Therapy for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. New York, NY: Guilford Press, 2013. Print.William S. I became a writer since creating stories is my biggest passion. I started my writing experience at the University of Oxford, where I got my BA in English Literature. My ...
water therapyThere is a lack of non鈥恜harmacological options for the treatment of people with substance misuse problems. However, service users often mention their use of steam rooms and home baths to help aid their problem of detoxification and aid relaxation of muscle cramps. These anecdotes ...
Cancer, a complex and multifactorial disease, presents a significant challenge to global health. Despite significant advances in surgical, radiotherapeutic and immunological approaches, which have improved cancer treatment outcomes, drug therapy continue
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been a serious threat to human health, and combination therapy is proved to be an economic and effective strategy for fighting the resistance. However, the abuse of drug combinations conversely accelerates the spread of AMR. In our previous work, we concluded tha...