Pharmacology
The pharmacology topic includes a variety of news, information, videos and feature articles about the science of drug action on biological systems.
In the right patient, with a solid understanding of the pharmacology and a plan to address potential side effects, ketamine can be an incredibly useful tool for EMS
What you need to know about Ozempic and other forms of semaglutide
Join Steve Whitehead, Hartwell Medical and EMS1 for 26 brand-new episodes, from CPR consciousness, to hands off chest time and sedation controversies
Learn about the regulations and equipment needed to treat diabetic emergencies, syncope and cardiac emergencies in flight
The approval is part of the FDA’s push to make the drug more readily available
A man riding with a patient during transport to a hospital was charged with theft after vials of morphine and ketamine were found to be missing
The program has allowed injection drug users to trade dirty needles for clean ones, distributed naloxone and connected users to wound care and drug treatment
After two paramedics were charged with taking drugs from the voluntary drop box, officials are wondering how effective the program is
Jon Cinelli and Jeremy Pecoraro were arrested on suspicion of criminal possession of a controlled substance and were suspended with pay
The Minnesota House unanimously passed a bill that would allow paramedics and other emergency personnel to administer complex medicine to people with rare diseases
Medical Director and Emergency Physician Gene Hern explores the potential for treating patients with opioid use disorder with buprenorphine
Titrating naloxone through an intranasal dose through a nebulizer and monitoring with capnography can reduce the risks of opioid withdrawal symptoms to the patient and EMS provider
I was unprepared for the sheer number of alcohol withdrawal patients I would see as a correctional physician
Currently, responders can give simple medicine such as an Epipen, but only doctors can administer more complex medicine because of liability issues
Colby W. VanWagoner admitted in his plea to tampering with vials of morphine sulfate, replacing the morphine with saline solution
EMT students at Middlesex Community College are learning how to administer intramuscular epinephrine by traditional syringe in cases of anaphylaxis
Citing the impact of widespread addiction on public resources, hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against pharmaceutical manufacturers and retailers
Rotating pharmaceutical stock, and exploring alternative pain management and expired drug options can mitigate EMS drug shortages
Opioid deaths decreased 4 percent, from 2,056 in 2017 to 1,974 deaths last year, according to the latest quarterly report
Natacha Davis stood before 300 first responders and told them how the caring she found at a fire station helped her to finally overcome her addiction
Pharmaceutical shortages are an ongoing challenge for EMS providers, but agencies can take proactive steps to address the issue
A program to safely dispose of unwanted medication is expanding with the aim of helping curb prescription drug abuse and overdoses
Wilmington’s quick response team consists of a group of health experts who contact overdose survivors in an effort to direct them toward treatment
The teachers learned how to perform CPR, use the AED, execute the Heimlich maneuver, administer an EpiPen, and perform basic first aid
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said they captured nearly 254 pounds of the deadly synthetic opioid from a load of Mexican produce
Clark County Commissioner Melanie Flax Wilt said “a coordination of efforts among many different agencies” has helped decrease the number of fatal overdoses
New protocol virtually did away with pain pumps, devices that allow patients to dose themselves with morphine after surgery
Thirteen people at the same party overdosed all at once, making it one of the worst mass overdose events in Northern California since the opioid crisis hit
Health officials are advising people who use drugs to have naloxone on hand, which can be obtained at needle exchanges and other locations
The National Safety Council found that the odds of dying from an accidental opioid overdose were 1 in 96
Chico police Chief Mike O’Brien said the mass overdose appears to have been largely caused by the dangerous opioid fentanyl
Two doctors have had their licenses suspended after working together to sell prescriptions through an insurance company they created
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