Pharmacology
The pharmacology topic includes a variety of news, information, videos and feature articles about the science of drug action on biological systems.
Critical insights on the safe administration of ketamine, versed, lorazepam, ativan and haloperidol
Simplifying the patient assessment process for every patient can reduce variability, lower your stress and improve patient care
Here’s an overview of what naloxone is and how responders are helping curb the opioid epidemic
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
The House passed 38 bills that address addiction, recovery and pain management alternatives, with 21 more bills on the calendar
Takeaways and lessons for EMS providers in the wake of one agency’s ketamine administration PR nightmare
EMS leaders respond to Star Tribune report of administering ketamine to agitated, restrained patients in Minneapolis
The report said that Hennepin Healthcare EMS providers, in the presence of police, injected suspects of crimes and others who already appeared to be restrained
Last year, Denver’s Central Library trained 350 staff members, more than half its personnel, to administer naloxone
A new electronic system has reduced the amount of opioids the department ordered by nearly 46 percent in the past two years
The family of William Comstock claims his prescription opioids left him “to battle the horrors of a tormented mind for the remainder of his days.”
The patrol says the stash was a record fentanyl seizure in Nebraska and estimates the drugs may have been worth up to $20 million on the street
Allegheny County officials are considering a 12-percent increase in overdose deaths last year a win over previous years that saw far higher increases
