study that was performed to see if a high dose short duration oral medication would have better results for people affected by cold sores. During the study two groups of people‚ men and women that had been affected by chronic cold sores were given either a 1 day high dose of valacyclovir therapy at the first sign of a cold sore or a 2 day high dose of valacyclovir therapy. The results showed that both of these regimens had significant benefits over the long dose episodic cream therapy and that the 2
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is usually taken by mouth. Often LSD is added to absorbent paper‚ such as blotter paper‚ and divided into small decorated squares‚ with each square representing one dose. The Drug Enforcement Administration reports that the strength of LSD samples obtained currently from illicit sources ranges from 20 to 80 micrograms of LSD per dose. This is considerably less than the levels reported during the 1960s and early 1970s‚ when the dosage ranged from 100 to 200 micrograms‚ or higher‚ per unit The
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the bill. However‚ science argues otherwise. For example‚ on the package of birth control pills it states that a 0.035 mg. small dose of Ethinyl Estradiol is used and this type of medication is 99% effective in preventing pregnancy. If one small pill can prevent contraception at a “very low dose” then wouldn’t it make sense that toxic substance exposure at a very small dose can have an impact on our health too? Chemicals are found everywhere from the air and water to the cosmetics that we use on an
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Medication errors are made time and time again by health care professionals all around the world. Although these errors are accidental they can be life-threatening. There are several types of medication errors that can occur‚ such as prescribing errors‚ transcription errors‚ dispensing errors‚ administration errors‚ and monitoring errors (Clayton and Willihnganz‚ p. 73). In this reading‚ it will specifically talk about an administration error and how it ended the life of a mother-of-four. Arsula
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There are three problems that are associated with increases in patient exposure which are lack of physician knowledge‚ lack of patient awareness and physician’s practice of defensive medicine. These issues have led to an increase in patient radiation dose every year. From 1996 to 2010 overexposure due to radiation has doubled. (Bardi‚ p.2) This is an alarming stat and shows that we need to really focus on this issue in the future. Another alarming stat is that Americans received seven times more
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|The university of Auckland | |Does Milrinone Prevent Low Cardiac Output Syndrome in the Paediatric Population after Congenital Heart surgery? | |Nursing 730 (A&B) | |
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Risk Assessment Assignment SCI 275 Risk Assessment of Malathion Currently before the Genericville city council is a proposed pesticide application program to reduce the mosquito population. The current pesticide of choice for this is Malathion. While there are many different viewpoints on the effects of the pesticide Malathion‚ it is my decision as a city council member to vote for the usage of Malathion as part of the pesticide application program. Included in my vote is the condition that
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Intentional Overdose of a Hypnotic How does Temazepam work‚ and what are the indications for its prescription? What are the onset‚ duration and peak of the drug? Tamazepam acts at many levels in the CNS‚ producing generalized depression. Effects may be mediated by GABA‚ an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Therapeutic Effects: Relief of insomnia Prescription indication: Short-term management of insomnia. Onset- 30 Mins Peak- 2-3 hrs Durations- 6-8 hrs What are the signs and symptoms of a Temazepam
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resulting in its pharmacological effect reduction in the inhibition of platelet aggregation which showing poor therapeutic effectiveness. The irreproducible in the therapeutic effect requires unnecessary consumption of drug in great amount as higher doses in order to achieve the intended therapeutic effect. This properties of drug may lead to unpredicted and uncontrolled precipitation of drugs in aqueous biological fluid which is accompanied with bioavailability problems (Sarita et al.
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