Health and Safety at Work Act‚ COSHH‚ the Medicines Act‚ the Misuse of Drugs Act‚ the Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) and the Essential Standards‚ the RPS Handling Medicines in Social Care Guidelines. 2) Paracetamol – Side effects of paracetamol are rare but can include: • A rash • hypotension (low blood pressure) when given in hospital by infusion (a continuous drip of medicine into a vein in your arm) • liver and kidney damage‚ when taken at higher-than-recommended
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Pain is a symptom caused by physical‚ emotional‚ or psychological hurt or disorder. At some point in time you must have experienced pain and no you know that no one is exempted from suffering ailments. You are a human being and everyone you know the last time you checked and thus all are physically vulnerable to pain. Since this is the case‚ then you must learn how to manage pain so you can alleviate the symptom into a bearable predicament for a hurting individual or patient. This is what pain management
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BRAND NAME GENERIC NAME THERAPEUTIC CLASSIFICATION INDICATION OR USE 1. ADVIL IBUPROFEN anti-inflammatory‚ analgesic and antipyretic Management of mild to moderate pain & inflammation 2. ALAXAN IBUPROFEN PARACETAMOL Analgesics (Non-Opioid) & Antipyretics Relief of mild to moderately severe pain of musculoskeletal origin 3. AMBROLEX AMBROXOL Cough & Cold Preparations Acute exacerbations of chronic & asthmatic bronchitis‚ bronchial asthma & bronchiectasis 4. ARTHRO - - - 5. ASCOF FORTE Vitex negundo
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Mental Capacity Act (2005) * The Access to health records Act (1990) 2 - Know about common types of medication and their use 2.1 - describe common types of medication including their effects and potential side effects Paracetamol Side effects of paracetamol are rare but can include erythematous or urticarial rashes‚ fever‚ nausea and mucosal lesions. Even more rarely‚ they can include eutropenia‚ thrombocytopenia and pancytopenia. Ferrous sulphate Possible side effects are allergic
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Biogesic® sample has a Rf value of 0.48 ; 5.) ibuprofen has a Rf value of 0.73; and 6.) mefenamic Acid has a Rf value of 0.76. Thus‚ the study shows that by having equal Rf values of about 0.48‚ Biogesic®’s most active component is acetaminophen (paracetamol)‚ a relatively polar compound having a molecular formula C8H9NO2(MW= 151.1626). [1] II. Introduction Analgesics (also referred to as painkillers) are any member of the group of drugs used to relieve pain. The relief that analgesics bring in alleviating
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p.2083 (n.d.). Retrieved from http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00109 (n.d.). Retrieved from http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/cruthches (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nursingcare101.com/paracetamol (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nuringcare101.com/tramadol (n.d.). Retrieved from http://drmillett.com/acl-knee-injuries-anterior-cruciate-ligamet (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003188.htm (n.d.). Retrieved
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Speech on Drugs Paracetamol‚ Marijuana‚ Aspirin‚ Cocaine‚ Heroin... all these fancy words‚ what are they all‚ Yes they are drugs all different types of drugs. All of which have a different affect on our body‚ OK some more then others but they all do the same‚ change the way the body reacts. Before i continue let me introduce my self. My name is Muhammad Mulla and i would like to thank all of you for coming today to educate yourself towards drugs and there effect. Let me start of by telling
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I always check and read service user’s daily report before administering in order to avoid over dose‚ for example a service user might have been given Paracetamol before the due time on the MAR charts due to pain the individual complained. All medication have a specific time difference before second dose could be administered‚ such as Paracetamol where two tablets 4-6 hours difference is allowed for adult person a day. Checking and double checking MAR charts is essential in order to minimize risk
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Over the counter medicines Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines are drugs you can buy without a prescription compared to prescription drugs‚ which may only be sold to consumers with a prescription. Some OTC medicines relieve aches‚ pains and itches. Some prevent or cure diseases‚ like tooth decay and athlete’s foot. Others help manage recurring problems‚ like migraines. When it comes to treating such common ailments as coughs and colds‚ fever‚ heartburn‚ and aches and pains‚ people are using more
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moral responsibilities‚ ensure high level of care and integrate nursing knowledge‚ skills to give safe nursing care for our patient. Critical thinking would require them to look for latest literature review and treat type I diabetes’s mellitus and paracetamol over dose on the basis of ’evidence based practice’ and latest guidelines. Provision and coordination of nursing care signifies working in a multidisciplinary team and coordinating with medical and psychiatric team about the treatment options and
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