Pharmacology
The pharmacology topic includes a variety of news, information, videos and feature articles about the science of drug action on biological systems.
Wolfberg and Wirth on how to avoid legal pitfalls
Knowing how xylazine presents clinically, as well as how it impacts overdose management is important for any provider responding to illicit drug overdoses
Albuterol, fentanyl and naloxone injectable are among the drugs being recalled – many of which are in very short supply, with no alternate source available
Clarion University officials said the program was designed to assist responders and other professionals who deal with the epidemic
Eighty percent of heroin addicts start with abuse of prescription drugs, and most get them from friends, relatives or a medicine cabinet
Police said tainted heroin may be responsible for at least eight overdoses over the weekend
Sen. Tammy Duckworth said there needs to be more effort in making sure addicts have access to treatment
Students will graduate qualified for the required federal “waiver” to prescribe medications to treat opioid-use disorders
From exam tips to career advice, our top columns of the past 10 years covered all the bases
Researchers found local differences, with opioid prescribing six times higher in some counties than others
Investigators said she was unresponsive when police and paramedics arrived but was revived with a dose of naloxone
Our co-hosts discuss the “three strikes, you’re out” overdose rule a councilman proposed and how another county will soon distribute free naloxone
The storefront sites give addicts clean syringes, medical supervision and freedom from arrest
About $220,000 is earmarked to buy 18 vending machines that paramedics and firefighters will have to use when restocking medic units with drugs
As we move on from the uproar over “three strikes and you’re dead,” it’s time for EMS professionals to contribute ideas to solve the overdose epidemic
The law allows nurses to destroy unused prescription medication and increases data sharing between agencies about overdose and abuse
Extrapolating the consequences of a policy limiting opioid overdose treatment that goes against the foundation of EMS
Around 80 emergency responders participated in the scenario that involved wrecked cars and accident victims
Public policy debate, reduced access to prescription narcotics and societal desire to make real change are needed to confront the deadly opioid epidemic
Douglas Adkins said no new method has been adopted and responders will continue to render aid
The street pill disguised as the painkiller Percocet could be linked to the deaths of as many as four people
A proposal to withhold treatment from opioid overdose patients shows the epidemic’s continuing stress on EMS providers and its strain on municipal budgets
Fire-Rescue International conference speakers discuss the magnitude of the epidemic and the challenges it presents for the fire and EMS service
Responders arrived after the woman’s boyfriend called 911 and the baby was born in the driveway
A census sheet of the body count shows 24 days in May when more than 20 bodies were stored at the morgue
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley sued three top U.S. opioid drugmakers for consumer fraud
This vicious cycle experienced by many addicts has added a new facet to Ohio’s grim war against opioid abuse: compassion fatigue
Adam Shay was the first of 19 drug overdose victims to donate organs in Ohio in 2014
Regan Nichols is accused of prescribing controlled dangerous substances to patients without a legitimate medical need
The bills would limit the amount of opioids that can be prescribed and require a “bona fide” physician-patient relationship to dispense drugs
The city is on track to spend $100,000 on naloxone in 2017, despite a budget of $10,000
Using medical training he learned at summer camp, the eighth-grader took an EpiPen and injected it into his friend’s leg
Only 27 percent were given buprenorphine or naltrexone during 2001 to 2014, years when addiction was soaring
