Pharmacology
The pharmacology topic includes a variety of news, information, videos and feature articles about the science of drug action on biological systems.
Is your agency in compliance with requirements? How can you protect yourself and your staff from the fallout of drug diversion?
The program aims for nurses to work alongside police officers to assist individuals struggling with substance use disorders and mental health
Ensuring equitable treatment for all communities begins with understanding how unintentional racism can produce racist outcomes in EMS
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
The city is running low on naloxone due to an increase in overdoses; officials said they need funding for more supplies
Users who inject it are in danger of overdose, but so are paramedics who inhale it or get it on their skin
In China, U-47700 has until now been a legal alternative to fentanyl and potent derivatives like carfentanil
Officials said opioids are the main cause behind the jump in fatalities
Symjepi is a spring-loaded syringe filled with a set dose that comes with a training device
While narcotics can bring short-term pain relief, they’re often misprescribed
Authorities said the drugs are “extremely scary” and are made solely for the illicit market
Officials said the gloves may allow absorption into the person’s tissue, turning the responder into a victim
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