Antibiotics are used to treat urinary tract infection (UTI) and, in select patients, to prevent recurrence. Avoid nephrotoxic drugs whenever possible. On occasion, analgesic therapy may be used to provide relief because of voiding symptoms. Start antibiotics after performing urinalysis and obtaining ...
This drug, however, has not been proven to prevent bleeding in patients with portal hypertension who do not have cirrhosis. Other methods are available to prevent or treat varices. These methods include: Procedures done during upper endoscopy (for example band ligation of the varices) Other drugs...
One of the effective strategies to prevent AMR had been staying one step ahead of the pathogens through discovery of new antibiotics. This could no longer be as productive since 15 out of the 18 largest pharmaceutical companies, owing to the financial burden over other drugs such as those used...
‘Medication’ is any drug or preparation that is used to prevent, treat, and cure illness [1], and includes prescription and non-prescription medicines, and complementary health care products [2] (p. 7). ‘Medication administration’ refers to the actual giving of medicine [3] and ‘medica...