Pharmacology
The pharmacology topic includes a variety of news, information, videos and feature articles about the science of drug action on biological systems.
Triage burn victims for inhalation injury and fluid administration by putting these four pieces of the puzzle together
A multicenter randomized control trial reveals that all drugs are created equal, at least when it comes to levetiracetam, fosphenytoin and valproate
The clinical decline in patients with HCQ toxicity can be quite precipitous: be prepared with close cardiac monitoring
Trainees learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of overdoes and how to properly adminster Naloxone
Investigators say the ads demonstrate a largely overlooked black market niche
New England Compound Center had allegedly produced a shot that killed an 83-year-old man
Deadly meningitis outbreak was linked to contaminated injections made by Mass. specialty pharmacy
The men would lure firefighters out of their station with fake calls and sneak into steal medications and drugs
They say tweeting or posting about side-effects or concerns can alert drug companies to any problems
New England Compounding Center has voluntarily surrendered its license to operate
The Interpol worldwide initiative has also resulted in a confiscation of $10.5 million worth of pharmaceuticals
All but 1 of those who contracted infection had received steroid injections for back pain
Officials are also now offering free health screenings to those potentially infected by a paramedic who tampered with painkillers
The doctor, once lauded for AIDs treatment work defrauded Medicaid out of about $300,000
The paramedic reportedly tampered with powerful painkillers and sedatives and administered them to patients
People with long-term prescriptions for controlled substances will have to submit urine tests, which some insurers don’t cover
Mechanism that inhibits long-term favorable neurologic outcome after epinephrine despite initial hemodynamic improvement remains unexplained
The NY county Narcan pilot program shows promising effects
No data currently exist to suggest that having antidote freely available will increase frequency of illicit narcotic use
Narcan, a drug previously only available to EMTs, may now be available to civilians trained to use it nationwide
Ambulances have limited space for short list of drugs approved by state health regulators
There have been no fatal overdoses in Dubuque this year, thanks largely to use of Narcan
Woman said she was fine, but medic told her she almost died and would have without Narcan
Making someone’s existence less discomforting can be great gift, especially if individual is fighting for their life
Plan is designed to reduce misuse, abuse of long-acting opioid pain relievers, including morphine, methadone, oxycodone
The drug we use most often in EMS can cause harm if we give it without good reason
Operation allegedly thrived from having corrupt doctors dispense millions of pills without medical justification to patients, many of whom were drug addicts
Sold in 3-gram bags marked as ‘potpourri'; drug has 4x potency of normal marijuana
Morphine, Fentanyl, Zofran among drugs on back-order or simply not available
Man is reported to have told authorities that he stopped his treatment out of concern for his liver while binging on alcohol, methamphetamine
‘We saw the ambulance shaking,’ says witness; TASER required to subdue attacker
A comprehensive examination of epinephrine and its prehospital uses, administration routes, doses and pharmacology