Pharmacology
The pharmacology topic includes a variety of news, information, videos and feature articles about the science of drug action on biological systems.
Dr. Jerry Snow shares xylazine pharmacology, treatment tips and high-dose naloxone implications
Critical insights into the implications of recent court rulings on EMS practice and patient care
A flight paramedic shares her harrowing experience of a severe allergic reaction to medication and her gratitude to the flight nurse who treated her
Cardinal Health’s Opioid Action Program will include giving 80,000 doses of naloxone to first responders and increasing support for drug-disposal and education
The nerve stimulator is the first device to treat such symptoms including joint pain, anxiety, stomach aches and insomnia
The study found that a monthly shot works as well as a daily drug to prevent relapse
The new law includes a provision that creates an emergency drug and alcohol detoxification program to be administered by the Department of Health
A recent study concludes it will take a combination of medical cannabis and prescription drug monitoring programs to decrease opioid overdoses
Officials said 28 Wisconsin counties sued pharmaceutical companies, as well as doctors, for fraudulent marketing of prescription painkillers
The Fentanyl Safety Recommendations for First Responders gives unified, evidence-based suggestions in the case of suspected fentanyl exposure
The number of annual drug overdose deaths in New Mexico has plateaued amid a series of pioneering policies to combat opioid addiction
The American Hospital Association said the problem was worsened as a result of Hurricane Maria’s impact on manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico
The panel recommended training doctors who prescribe opioids and allowing more emergency responders to administer overdose reversal drugs
New Jersey’s attorney general filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, alleging widespread deception over many years
Event at EMS World covered steps to avoid accidental fentanyl exposure during scene size-up, patient care and investigation
The bill would add fentanyl analogs to the synthetic opiates category of controlled substances, making it easier for prosecutors to go after manufacturers
The President’s declaration of a “National Public Health Emergency” falls well short of tackling the scourge of opioid overdose deaths
More than 140 Americans die every day from drug overdoses, including 91 specifically from opioids
Following on White House special commission recommendations, Trump announces a national public health emergency for the opioid emergency
The crew was still inside when Adam Zaharick stole the ambulance, drove to a CVS and crashed it into a pole
From fentanyl, to heroin, to ketamine, to carfentanil: the drug epidemic didn’t start in the back of an ambulance
There is concern the White House actions will be empty talk without a long-term commitment to paying for more addiction treatment
A study of four states estimated that 13 percent to 35 percent of the Medicaid expansion population abused or were dependent on opioids
Officials said a third student became ill at the high school from taking an unknown drug
Officials launched an $8 million effort to attract ideas for using technology to solve the national opioid addiction crisis that has touched scores of families
Officials are skeptical of the study that said one fewer person has died a month of an opioid overdose since the sale of legal marijuana
The man claimed people were trying to kill him and that his heart was going to explode” after possibly breaking an EMT’s thumb
Police officers are investigating how the child overdosed and how he got the drugs
The naloxone will be provided to the school district for free; the school nurses said they want to help save lives
The sites allow people suffering from heroin and opioid addiction to inject drugs under the supervision of medical professionals
Gov. Rick Scott, who declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency in May, wants more than $50 million in funding
Officials from four federal health agencies delivered their dire assessment of the opioid epidemic
The lawsuit alleges the pharma companies used deceptive marketing practices to tout the benefits of opioids for chronic pain
