Many receptor-mediated events show the phenomenon ofdesensitization, which means that continued or repeated administration of a drug produces a progressively smaller effect. Among the complex mechanisms involved are conversion of the receptors to a refractory (unresponsive) state in the presence of an ...
Types, Prevalence, and Potential Clinical Significance of Medication Administration Errors in Assisted Living: J Am Geriatr Soc. July; 56(7): 1199-1205.Young, H. M., Gray, S. L., McCormick, W. C., Sikma, S. K., Reinhard, S., Johnson Trippett, L., & Allen, T. (2008). Types...
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Oncologists have a variety of medications and therapies to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) during its various stages. Chemotherapy, radiation, targeted therapy and corticosteroids and pain medication to help with the symptoms like inflammation. Medications for non-small celllung cancer(NSCLC)...
Antibiotics treat the majority of cases (mainly clinically diagnosed) of leprosy. The recommended antibiotics, their dosages, and length of time of administration are based on the form or classification of the disease and whether or not the patient is under medical supervision. In general, two an...
Another medication, pralidoxime chloride, may also be given. With adequate decontamination and appropriate initial therapy, serious signs and symptoms of nerve agent toxicity rarely last more than a couple of hours. Mark I kit: The Mark I kit was designed for military self-administration in the...
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h pre-exposure, protected guinea pigs against an aerosol challenge of up to 238 LD50s of BoNT/A1 and 191 LD50s of BoNT/B1. These data suggest that a single IM administration of G03-52-01 provides pre-exposure prophylaxis against botulism from an aerosol exposure of BoNT/A1 or BoNT/B1....
Prescription drug abuse is when you take a medication for a reason other than why the doctor prescribed it. Experts estimate that more than 18 million people ages 12 and older have used prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons in the previous year. That’s more than 6% of the U.S. popula...
no matter the site of the incident, a disaster in one area could easily create a disaster in another geographical region. For example, a factory and its community could be ravaged by a hurricane (local disaster). If this is the only factory in the world to produce a certain medication, ...