Pharmacology
The pharmacology topic includes a variety of news, information, videos and feature articles about the science of drug action on biological systems.
A patient was unresponsive after EMS administered sedatives to a postictal seizure patient restrained by police
Mechanisms, roles and potential risk: What medics need to know about beta blockers
Does bolus dose epinephrine or phenylephrine have a role in the prehospital environment?
Hillsborough County’s Opioid Task Force is proposing a $13.7 million fix to tackle the epidemic, which it says will lower the number of victims
In an episode titled “Addiction,” PBS’s “Nova” highlights some promising approaches to treating addiction and uses brain scans to show what our brains look like on drugs
Project Leave Behind provides Orange County responders with naloxone kits to distribute to the families of those treated for overdoses
A team consisting of a police officer, paramedic and a social worker has a goal of meeting with a person who overdosed to connect them with appropriate assistance
Overdose cases can create numerous logistical problems when there are multiple overdose cases around the same time in different locations
Learn how infants who were exposed to opioids present while suffering from withdrawal
The shortage is one of several that have hit the drug market recently, prompting lawmakers to call for officials to address gaps in pharmaceutical manufacturing
Lexington has received a $2 million federal grant to buy more overdose reversal kits and hire an overdose prevention coordinator
Destinie Campanella, a mental health advocate, is among the few engaging with the homeless in South Philly
The people who attended the event learned all about the signs of an overdose, and they received a free naloxone kit
Tests to determine which drugs contributed to a fatal overdose can take months, but a preliminary examination points to fentanyl
Luis Garcia’s South Florida Opioid Crisis Mortality Reduction Project hopes to reduce the number of fatal overdoses
The suit alleging that a number of opioid manufacturers are responsible for the medical needs of babies exposed to opioids before birth
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
