Pharmacology
The pharmacology topic includes a variety of news, information, videos and feature articles about the science of drug action on biological systems.
Insights, challenges and future directions: Highlighting the most compelling discussions that shaped EMS this year
Research highlights the potential population health impact of GLP-1 receptor agonists
Clinical pharmacists enhance efficiency, safety and collaboration, empowering paramedics and improving patient outcomes
Top episodes from Inside EMS, The MCHD Paramedic Podcast and The Medic Mindset Podcast tackle degree requirements, clinical excellence and EMS safety concerns
What first responders need to know about asking for help, getting into treatment, and returning to work
Based on a sampling of tablets seized from street dealers nationwide from January to March of this year, the DEA found that 27% contained fentanyl
FindTreatment.gov is the latest development in the administration’s effort to address the nation’s opioid crisis
Honor and support EMTs, paramedics, firefighters and police officers on National First Responders Day by acknowledging the toll trauma can take
Paramedics Jeremy Pecoraro Pecoraro and Jon Cinelli were placed on leave following an investigation into missing prescription narcotics
Across the U.S., the pharmaceutical industry still faces more than 2,600 other lawsuits over the deadly disaster
State, local and tribal governments plus hospitals and others have filed a total of more than 2,600 lawsuits against drugmakers, distributors and pharmacies
First responders at King’s Daughters Medical Center are able to scan a patient’s driver’s license using Backline and access six months of patient medication history
Two nurses, a paramedic and a pharmacist were charged with receipt of controlled substance medications by deceit, fraud and misrepresentation
Prosecutors said the medical professionals helped fuel the state’s opioid epidemic
Sheriffs found that there was no medical equipment inside the ambulance and that Levi Weinthraub was not an EMT
The Dover Doorway program is not working as designed, and the number of individuals seeking help from each area is severely disproportionate
A student allegedly brought marshmallow marijuana edibles to school and distributed them to fellow students
The Greater New Bedford TRAIN is seeking to reach more than 7,000 people through education and assistance for opioids treatment and recovery
Distinguishing between COPD and comorbidities, and scaling treatment and pharmacology to disease progression
Paramedic-EMT Michael Shane Hambrick stole the morphine, replaced it with liquid and reattached the tube using superglue
Sackler family members urged governments to sign on to the settlement terms, saying it will fund solutions to the crisis rather than continue “endless litigation”
The state will use the funding to provide families with treatment and prevention resources, while also funding data collection efforts
The county will use one of two grants to allow for a team of four peer recovery specialists to ride with EMS personnel during drug overdose calls
The order functions as statewide prescription enabling all Washington residents and organizations to go to any pharmacy to get naloxone
Firefighters will be carrying two doses of naloxone after the department administered the drug on 223 calls in one year
BFD responded to an average 154,800 EMS calls compared to 34,900 fire calls over the last three years, prompting changes to the how the FD responds to calls
The initiative launches at the end of the month and will provide 24-hour assistance for those seeking to be connected with treatment and recovery options
Heather Locklear faced five counts of battery on an officer, one count of battery on emergency personnel and two counts of resisting, obstructing or delaying an officer
The money will be used to establish a Rural Center of Excellence on Substance Use Disorder to oversee and provide treatment in 47 rural counties across the state
Eric Stanke, 34, was arraigned for charges that include possession of a controlled substance and two counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud
Benjamin Shorb, 25, was charged with aggravated battery of a government employee and criminal damage to property
The lawsuit alleged that officers used excessive force against Tawon Boyd and that county EMS erred in injecting him with the anti-psychotic medication Haldol
Paramedics transported Saoirse Kennedy Hill from the Kennedy compound to the hospital where she was pronounced dead
