Pharmacology
The pharmacology topic includes a variety of news, information, videos and feature articles about the science of drug action on biological systems.
What providers need to know about the use of semiglutide drugs for weight loss when it comes to personal health and patient care
Are you an expert on the chemical restraint drugs available to you in the field? You should be.
Learn what to look for and how to advocate for elderly patients who may be much sicker than they appear
The video will show first responders how to protect themselves from deadly substances
A recent study shows an increased survival rate for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients who are administered medication through IV access rather than IO access
Project FORT (Fairfield County Overdose Response Team) works to help residents who are addicted to opioids and other drugs get clean and reclaim their lives
Jason Laut was sentenced to 9 years in prison for stealing fentanyl and morphine from ambulances
Paramedic Cole Worley, who is married to a doctor, faces 15 criminal charges related to false prescriptions for Adderall
From October through May, the Keene Fire Department responded to at least 51 suspected opioid overdoses, administering 110 doses of naloxone to those patients
Chief Anthony Campbell told the media Friday that the surge of synthetic marijuana overdoses, which gripped the city for more than 24 hours, seem to have calmed down
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the approval is part of a “longstanding commitment to advance access to lower cost, safe and effective alternatives”
As many as 71 people overdosed in the city in 24 hours as emergency crews raced to save lives and one man was arrested as a “person of interest” in the case
Police said Curtis Collman II not only refused to call 911 to try and save his son, but threatened others who tried to call for help as the boy overdosed on meth
Paramedics in the town of Fishers are now offering Nitronox to patients as an alternative to opioids
K-9 Search Specialist Janalee Gallagher said she believes her partner, Blitz, came into contact with methamphetamine while searching for a missing fisherman
The much-lauded documentary about three women fighting against the opioid crisis in Huntington, West Virginia, has been nominated for another award
Our co-hosts discuss a recent study out of the UK that puts the use of epinephrine in prehospital cardiac arrest patients into question
Maryland, a state that already had one of the country’s most punishing overdose mortality rates, notched a record-high number of drug deaths last year
New research questions whether pharmacotherapy in cardiac arrest is effective at ROSC and long-term survival
Toxicology testing found that James Wesley, who crashed an ambulance and killed three, had cocaine in his system
The study showed a lack of ‘clear improvement in functional recovery’ in patients treated with epinephrine
John Powell, 48, said he suffered breathing problems and needed emergency care after police allegedly asked paramedics to inject him with ketamine
The lawsuit names Pima County, Rural/Metro Fire Department and an individual deputy and paramedic as defendants
Jouette Harrison, an avid musician, used his favorite rock and roll songs to remember the required information for ALS drugs
Hobart Fire Department paramedic Ron Reed Jr. said he was trying to intubate a man who was suffering an overdose when the man coughed in his face
About two months ago, Pennsylvania became the first state to approve medical marijuana as a treatment for opioid use disorder
The opioid deflection program is a six-month pilot that will give opioid addicts the ability to be quickly placed into treatment with no risk of jail
The city’s lawsuit takes aim at more than a dozen firms, arguing their actions to promote prescription opioids have caused an addiction crisis
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences tested 13 flyers after a sergeant was hospitalized, and all tests came back negative
Effective July 1, doctors will not be allowed to prescribe more than seven days’ worth of opioid medication for patients with acute pain
Officials said the sergeant to feel light-headed after she came across the flyer on her windshield as she left work
Our co-hosts discuss a recent article about a pulled drug trial in Minnesota and its implication for local emergency responders
EMS responses to psychiatric or behavioral emergencies are frequent, but violence, physical restraint and chemical restraint are rare
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