Drugs are a substance that causes change in people’s mental‚ social‚ emotional and physical state. Why do people do drugs? People do drugs for various reasons both positive and negative. Sometimes people have to take drugs for medical reasons. However‚ there are those people who abuse drugs. There are many legal and illegal drugs available in today’s society. All drugs‚ inappropriately used‚ can be harmful to a person’s body. The results of drug abuse can be fatal or can cause a person to become
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The Effects of Selected Drugs and Diseases on the Central Nervous System Kayla Beard Itt-Tech Abstract The impact of drugs on the central nervous system is very interesting. Choosing a medical field that uses different pain medications is very common. In this paper you will learn how certain medications will affect the central nervous system. The Effects of Selected Drugs and Diseases on the Central Nervous System The Central Nervous System (CNS) consists of the brain and spinal cord. The
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a newly ordered drug Lithium. Objectives: After completion of this teaching plan the patient will be able to: 1. List the generic and trade names of this prescribed medication. 2. Identify the dose ordered by the physician. 3. Describe when to take the ordered medicine. 4. Discuss the therapeutic purpose for taking this drug. 5. List the major adverse effects of this drug. 6. List any drugs and herbal remedies that should be avoided when taking this drug. Implementation:
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Definition of Anti-ulcerant Drugs ’Antiulcer drugs are a class of drugs‚ exclusive of the antibacterial agents‚ used to treat ulcers in the stomach and the upper part of the small intestine. Purpose The Anti Ulcer Drugs are used as part of the treatment for ulcers. Ulcers are sores or raw areas that form in the lining of the stomach or the duodenum (the upper part of the intestine). Those that form in the stomach are called Gastric Ulcers; in the duodenum‚ they are called Duodenal Ulcers
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Anti Drug War In this chapter it asks do I feel that the anti- drug laws are adequate. My reply to that is no it is not. The legislation needs to implement harsher laws that will prevent the drug problems that the United States is currently having. At this point in time it’s the Mexican Drug Cartel’s that are the main problem. The Mexican Drug Cartel’s have been around for many of years as early as the 1980’s till present day. (Article: Mexican Drug War Wikipedia.com). My opinion
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Aspirin Background Aspirin Aspirin‚ or acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) is a salicylate drug‚ and is generally used as an analgesic (something that relieves pain without producing anaesthesia or loss of consciousness) for minor aches and pains‚ to reduce fever (an antipyretic)‚ and also as an anti-inflammatory drug. Aspirin works by prohibiting biological substances such as prostaglandins. Many different prostaglandins exist in the human body each serving a plethora of physical functions.
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d XIV. Vasodilator * From the Latin words "vasa‚" which means "vessel‚" and "dilate‚" which means "to make wider.“ * Work by relaxing the smooth muscles that line the walls of blood vessels -- causing the blood vessels to increase in diameter and allow blood to flow through more easily. * Vasodilators also increases plasma rennin concentration resulting in sodium and water retention but these undesirable side effects can be blocked by concominant use of a diuretic and a beta blocker.
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1. Why are drugs classified in the categories they are? The term drug class generally refers to the area affected by a drug or its effect on the body (BIO-316V Module 2 Lecture‚ 2012). Many drugs can fit into more than one category‚ but they are usually classified by their therapeutic action. A drug’s therapeutic category refers to its purpose—the diseases or conditions it treats (Drug Classifications‚ 2013). Drugs can also be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient. 2. Give
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Drug Monitoring and Procedures Steven Z. Beard Grand Canyon University: HLT-316V Biopharmaceuticals December 1st‚ 2012 Drug Monitoring and Procedures Procedures and protocols in a health care facility are very important regarding the handling‚ storing and monitoring of drugs. You need a very strict charting system in place and a very specific set of guidelines and rules to follow. You need a chain of command with exceptional ethics‚ and more than one person keeping
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Name: Bill Marano Due Date: 4-1-13 Experiment Title: TLC Analysis of Analgesic Drugs Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to identify the brand name of an unknown commercial analgesic product by TLC analysis. Unknown #1 solution was run against standard solutions of individual analgesics. The components of the unknown product were identified by comparing characteristic traits‚ such as Rf‚ fluorescence and iodine staining‚ to those exhibited by the standards. The name of the commercial product
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