Pharmacology
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2 EMS partners were arrested after a home raid by police; one admitted to smoking up on the job
Buffalo officers will be the first department in their area able to administer the heroin antidote through a nasal spray
He stole painkillers from the fire station twice and is now undergoing treatment and counseling
Widespread distribution is medically safe, but moral concerns over drug abuse cloud the issue
Naloxone is effective at reviving heroine overdose victims, but widespread distribution could make it easier for users to push themselves to the edge
Since his arrest, all employees have been drug tested and a new policy requires that no patient’s medication will be taken with them by EMTs during hospital transfers
The move has been criticized as dangerous; they will get 8 hours of training to inject the highly addictive opiate, and will not carry Naloxone to bring people back from an accidental overdose
After three overdoes in 24 hours, authorities expect extremely potent or tainted heroin
Unknown distributors are selling heroin mixed with the powerful painkiller fentanyl in stamp bags marked with the name Theraflu
The medic allegedly stole pain medication and replaced the substances with a high dose of an over-the-counter allergy medication to put patients into a “deep fog”
Donald Penney, 48, faces 29 felony charges after allegedly diverting drugs from multiple patients at a hospital
The drug, largely used to save heroine overdose victims, will be distributed to EMTs at 47 statewide agencies as part of a one-year trial
They were taken by ambulance to a local hospital after one driver reportedly ran a red light; drugs or alcohol may have been involved
Her teenage daughter was found dead after her ex-husband called 911
Could Amazon’s futuristic delivery device carry AEDs, naloxone, and epinephrine injectors to medical emergencies?
The teens didn’t find the drug at CVS, but did spark a quick medical response
The problem is that private insurers often refuse to cover the most effective form of treatment: long-term inpatient care
Police say an employee came forward after witnessing the women injecting themselves with morphine at work
Police say the 14-year firefighter/paramedic stole painkillers from the fire station two separate times in mid-September and early October
Since his arrest last year, 46 people have been diagnosed with the same strain of hepatitis C he carries
Nothing has indicated any compromise to patient safety following the thefts
He has an enormous tumor on his neck that stretches across his chest, inhibits his movement and threatens his life; the drug has been reducing the size of the tumor
The anti-heroin package of legislation includes immunity for those helping to report an overdose, and allowing first responders to administer naloxone
The two-year-old boy was hospitalized Saturday night and is expected to be released Tuesday after eating the possibly tainted Smarties