class of medications called antineoplastics. It is used to treat certain forms of advanced cancers. It may be combined with other medications to treat certain types of advanced breast cancer. It may be used alone to treat pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours or PNET (tumours in the pancreas that produce chemical messengers) that have metastasized (spread) or progressed within the past year. Everolimus is also used to treat renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer) that has spread‚ after other medications have
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Unit 4222-331 (HSC 3047) Support use of medication in social care settings The “rights” of safe medication administration Service user: verify identity of the service user Medicine: verify identity of medicine to be given Dose: verify the amount to be given‚ carefully determine the strength and the quantity Time: verify time for the medicine to be taken Route: verify the route by which the medicine is to be administered and follow procedures Assessment Criteria Outcome
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MEDICAL EDUCATION Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Medication Adherence to Pharmacy and Osteopathic Medical Students Dana L. Singla‚ PharmD; George E. MacKinnon III‚ PhD; Karen J. MacKinnon‚ RPh; Wisam Younis‚ PharmD; Ben Field‚ DO† The purpose of this project was to demonstrate to pharmacy and osteopathic medical students the value of interdisciplinary education through participation in an interdisciplinary medication adherence project. Each pharmacy student‚ assuming the role of a
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Research Paper There are many factors that can contribute to medication errors resulting in consequences to patients and nurses. Factors that may contribute to errors include illegible handwritten drug orders‚ confusing drug names‚ and the use of nonstandard or unclear abbreviations (Lippincott & Wilkins‚ 2009). For the patient‚ the effect of drug errors can range from no side effects to death. For the nurse who commits a medication error the consequences can range from additional training and supervision
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PHARMACOLOGY: Williams has some medications that he was using before he was brought to the hospital. Going through his medication history‚ he was using some medication for hypertension which include in his home medication. His home medications and over-the counter medication are: Lopressor (Metoprolol) 50mg by mouth daily for blood pressure and heart problem‚ Lisinopril 12.5mg by mouth daily using it for high blood pressure too‚ Crestor (Rosuvastain) 20mg by mouth taking with Super‚ used for high
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have been adapted to fit the needs of all children who are enrolled in the school and/or daycare setting. In these facilities‚ children are more likely to get sick due to the interaction with the other children. Critique of child illness and medications The guidelines provided by Education Center were considerably more detailed than the guidelines provided by the Public School. The Education Center covered everyday scenarios such as vomiting‚ diarrhea‚ colds‚ mouth sores and etc. They have
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paper is to go about as the division chief and apply the moral and good choices on one of the businesses Deanna who takes mitigating medications home her own utilization. The paper examines diverse moral and good choices on the accessibility of human services office‚ and techniques and conventions about the taking care of‚ putting away and observing of medications. Systems and conventions are essential to raise a society that backings sheltered‚ powerful patient care and procurement of a sound workplace
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stress or anxiety‚ lack of exercise‚ chronic illness or even certain medications. The only treatment found is to be in medications‚ although most have dangerous side effects‚ specifically I will be talking about Lunesta and Ambien. Should medication be the first resort when diagnosed with insomnia‚ or should there be a safer‚ more appropriate for all ages alternative. There are modern remedies‚ but most are overlooked for medications.
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worth 4 points. Case 1 A patient calls the physician’s office because she is concerned that her prescription medication looks different from what she normally takes. She mentions that her co-pay was lower too. 1. What are some initial questions you should ask the patient to gather information the physician might need? I would ask the patient what is the name of the drug on her medication bottle and what she was taking them for. I would also ask what color‚ shape‚ size and what is written on the
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Each year‚ thousands of patients die in hospitals because of errors in medication. These deviations occur mostly because of the complex process of drug administration. Errors can arise from the complicated system of drug administration itself; from prescription to the actual administration to patients. These mistakes in drug administration can be caused by many factors. Some of the reasons why these errors occur are the inadequate knowledge and skills both by the prescribing physician and the administering
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