Pharmacology
The pharmacology topic includes a variety of news, information, videos and feature articles about the science of drug action on biological systems.
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss a recent guilty verdict in the case of a former nurse who made a fatal medication error on the job
Janet Taylor’s medical career allowed her to follow her passions from working as a flight nurse to serving as a nurse in a paramedic role
The law will help reduce the time it takes to get the critical medication to a person having an anaphylactic reaction
Officials said some departments don’t stay current on CPR training that includes rescue breathing, which the bill would require
State records show 336 deaths last year linked to excessive or abusive use of prescription opioids, such as oxycodone, or illicit opioids, such as heroin
Under the current risk programs, drugmakers fund voluntary training for physicians in safely prescribing their medications
Officials reported that prescription pills were found on the musician, but it wasn’t clear whether they had been prescribed to Prince
A grand jury handed down indictments against Dustin Hazlewood for illegally obtaining fentanyl and morphine
Naloxone administration by BLS providers and laypersons is the latest intervention to transition from paramedics to firefighters and bystanders
The follow-up visits will be made to put Narcan into the hands of caregivers and addicts
Aron Mack Smith, 24, was found unconscious on the sidewalk of an intersection; he became responsive and uncooperative after Narcan was given
Officials said fire and EMS departments have been going on 10 to 12 overdose calls a day this year
The rationale for firefighters being equipped with the medication was a spike in overdose drug deaths
The man was found unconscious inside a Wal-Mart bathroom; crews administered Narcan to reverse the overdose effect
Critics say the current system encourages the overprescribing of addictive drugs, fueling an epidemic of overdoses tied to the opioid medications
Waveform capnography can be used to detect respiratory and circulatory compromise from anaphylaxis in children and to guide treatment
Over 16 months, 63 flakka users died of overdoses, accidents, suicides and homicides; about three months ago, it all stopped
A total of 42 people have been treated for overdoses and 10 have died since March 23; officers are investigating the source of the contaminated painkillers
The paramedic found the man not breathing and turning blue; after administering two doses of Narcan, the man woke up and attacked the medic
Studies show that nationally only about 10 percent of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside the hospital survive
What the federal government’s changing stance on opioid overdose epidemic means for EMS
In the last week, 28 people have overdosed and six have died in relation to the street sale of tablets that are believed to contain fentanyl
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The man, who was on synthetic marijuana, kicked a paramedic in the head, knocking him out and giving him a concussion
The hospital has been using opioid alternative protocols in its emergency room to reduce the amount of patients prescribed opioids
The proposed rule will include a commitment from 60 medical schools to heighten training for prescribing opioids
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