Plumbago zeylanica L. belonging to the family Plumbaginaceae is an important plant of medicinal value. P. zeylanica is greatly valued in Ayurveda for treatment of cough‚ asthma and gastrointestinal disorders. In Sushrutha Samhitha it has been described as antiseptic‚ febrifuge‚ detoxicant‚ antihelminthic and considered valuable for curing migraine‚ jaundice‚ urinary calculi‚ internal abscesses‚ seminal weakness‚ vaginal discharges and insanity. In the Arabian Peninsula‚ it is mainly distributed
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1. Introduction Plumbago zeylanica L. belonging to the family Plumbaginaceae is an important plant of medicinal value. P. zeylanica is greatly valued in Ayurveda for treatment of cough‚ asthma and gastrointestinal disorders. In Sushrutha Samhitha it has been described as antiseptic‚ febrifuge‚ detoxicant‚ antihelminthic and considered valuable for curing migraine‚ jaundice‚ urinary calculi‚ internal abscesses‚ seminal weakness‚ vaginal discharges and insanity. In the Arabian Peninsula‚ it is mainly
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Diño‚ Claire G. June 22‚ 2015 BSP3B 1. Which is more closely related to drug response‚ the total drug dose administered or the concentration of the drug in the body? The concentration of the drug in the body is more closely related to drug response because as the concentration increases‚ the response rises to maximum. But as you increase the concentration above 80%‚ maximal response achieves very little in terms of extra therapeutic effects‚ but increases the risk of adverse effects.
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outstripped supply‚ which resulted in an uneven distribution of available vaccines and sharp price increases for flu shots (General Accounting Office 2001b‚ 2). The following year supply exceeded demand. In 2003-04‚ demand exceeded supply when millions of doses were inappropriate for that year’s flu strain (Brown 2004; General Accounting Office‚ 2001b‚ 2004). The Institute of Medicine (IOM) notes that these recent shortages have “highlighted the fragility of vaccine supply” which is further complicated
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Hepatitis A Josue Romero Mrs. Algaze Miami Lakes Educational Center Abstract Hepatitis A is a liver disease caused by the Hepatitis A virus. It may cause fever‚ malaise‚ anorexia‚ nausea‚ and abdominal discomfort‚ followed within a few days by jaundice the disease ranges in clinical severity from a mild illness lasting 1–2 weeks to a severely disabling disease lasting several months. Good personal hygiene and proper sanitation can help prevent Hepatitis A. Transmission may occur by direct
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et al. (2000) divided up the time frame into three weeks and each week of the trial the amount of dosage would increase‚ they spent a total of only 20.5 days to conduct this trial. The medication was administered to the men were given in two doses‚ one dose in the morning one hour before breakfast‚ seven in the morning‚ and one hour after
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Spasticity: Causation and Treatment of Spasticity in TBI PSY200 Section 03 Spasticity a disorder of muscle function that causes muscle tightness or spasm. It is the involuntary movement (jerking) of muscles‚ which occurs when there is damage to the central nervous system. This damage may result from a traumatic brain‚ injury stroke‚ tumor‚ cerebral palsy or multiple sclerosis. Symptoms may include hypertonicity (increased muscle tone)‚ clonus (a series of rapid muscle contractions)
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deadly diseases like polio‚ measles‚ mumps‚ rubella‚ influenza‚ varicella‚ diphtheria‚ tetanus‚ pertussis‚ and hepatitis A & B. Prior to 1999‚ most vaccinations contained a preservative called thimersoal to prevent bacterial contamination in multi-dose vials of several childhood and adult vaccines (McCormick‚ 2005). The active ingredient in thimerosal is ethyl mercury‚ a close chemical relative of methyl mercury (McCormick‚ 2005). Exposure to high levels of methyl mercury is toxic and can cause mental
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Administering of Medications/Drugs Objectives: 1. Describe how medications are stored and supplied in healthcare facilities. • Most healthcare facilities have a “med room” or separate area for medications. • The facility may store medications in locked movable carts that allow nurses to prepare medications in close proximity to client’s room. • Some medications require refrigeration to preserve their chemical properties. • Most acute care facilities use some sort of computerized dispensing
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this phase the pharmacodynamics of the drug is explored‚ which includes the calculation of the drug’s effect whether it desired or undesired and it always depends on the time and dose. During the testing on the animals also develops the frequency distribution curve‚ half-life‚ median effective dose (ED50)‚ median toxicity dose and therapeutic index. When the testing on animals are finished‚ pharmaceutical company sends the Investigational New Drug (IND) application to FDA. FDA has time to review
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