A National Alert for Serious Medication Errors (NAN) was issued yesterday by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), warning health care practitioners about dangerous medication errors that could be caused by a shortage of...
Bristol-Myers Squibb's plans this month to close its plant in Meymac, France, that manufactures "the last therapeutic option" for HIV-positive babies has drawn criticism from UNITAID, Reuters reports. In an open letter published in the Lancet (.pdf), UNITAID writes that "[c]losing this factory...
...live in back of suv / car? i can live in the back of my car / suv?? in my singers neighborhood? i really need to quit my meds and they make me take them now? i can live near the beach. im leaving in july! starting medication withdrawal when i leave. i've been on meds for a long time and had 9...
I was finally diagnosed with Panic D/O in 1991 after numerous ER visits, though I had symptoms since childhood. My father had it as well. I have been on Prozac since then and my Dr. added Xanax 0.5 mg twice/day about 2 yrs ago, when I suddenly developed increased free-floating anxiety...
Older adults increase their chances of falling by not taking their medications as directed, according to an article in the latest edition of the Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological and Medical Sciences (Volume 65A, Number 5). This new information comes from a recent study of Boston-area...
Nine out of ten patients who discontinued their overactive bladder (OAB) medication said it was because it didn't work as expected or they couldn't tolerate it, according to research in the May issue of the urology journal BJUI. US researchers also discovered that smokers, men with enlarged...
Arcadia Resources, Inc. (NYSE Amex: KAD), a leading provider of innovative consumer health care services under the Arcadia HealthCare(SM) and DailyMed Pharmacy program, announced the healthcare reform bill advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 21st contains important provisions...
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) Foundation has been awarded a grant in the amount of $93,465 from the Center for Technology and Aging for a research project utilizing Monitor-Rx to optimize the medication regimens of older adults. The ASCP Foundation was selected as one of...
Older adults experience a number of medication-related problems, including under treatment, suboptimal drugs, suboptimal dosing, and non-adherence, which can have negative effects on their quality of life. Now new research1, from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy at the University of North...
Calling it "an important first step in attempting to reverse an escalating public health menace caused by diversion of prescription opioid pain medications," the American Pain Society today announced its support for a new FDA initiative to encourage consumers to remove unused pain drugs from...
i have a few rabbits but my youngest one was diagnosed with pasteurella when she was 12 weeks old, she was given baytril which didnt work then another drug that i had to inject her with , did work, now she is on a 'human' medicine septic and thats not working, has anyone else had this problem. I...
I am doing a research paper on the positive affects that antidepressants can have on adolescents and young adults. I am trying to find graphs or any visual aids that could possibly help but I cannot seem to find any. Does anyone have a website they could share. All answers are much appreciated!
beating fast...problem? My alergies are killing me. I took Mucinex for my chest congestion, Sudafed for my nasal congestion, ibuprofen for my pounding headache, and claritin for other Alergy symptoms (i.e. itchy eyes, runny nose, etc...) i may just be paranoid but i'd like to know if that is a...
I'm pretty sure I am addicted to pain medication (excedrin, 500 mg tylenol) I do not want to be, I am prone to migranes so I tend to take too much pain medication. I know it's not good for me, and I want to ween myself off it it! How do I do that? I don't have insurance right now so I want to be...
My mother refuses to take her lithium to control her phycotic thinking and mood swings. She instead abuses benzoes and snorts them she needs help!! I am already thinking of running away to st. Vincents and to get housing. I probably will never work or get a job because my doc stopped my ADHD mes...