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• Do national drug control laws ensure the availability of opioids for medical and scientific purposes?/Les legislations nationales de lutte contre la drogue assurent-elles la disponibilite des opioides a des fins medicales et scientifiques?/?Garantizan las leyes de control nacional de drogas la disponibilidad de opiaceos para fines medicos y cientiticos?

  Authors:S. Asra Husain, Marty Skemp Brown, and Martha A. MaurerFrom:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 92, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20145,214 words Author abstract 1770LObjective To determine whether national drug control laws ensure that opioid drugs are available for medical and scientific purposes, as intended by the 1972 Protocol amendment to the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic...

• Clinical Consult-

  From:The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update (Vol. 12, Issue 5)

  May 2001 Brief article

• Direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs in Canada: beyond good or evil

  Author:Catherine RegisFrom:Health Law Review (Vol. 14, Issue 2)

  Winter 20053,727 words Article 1570LCanadians have always had a hard time reconciling health and mercantilism. The publicly-funded system is, in part, responsible for nourishing this collective position, as Canadians rarely have to pay physicians and...

• FIVE COMMON DRUG Rx QUESTIONS--ANSWERED! Gain confidence in your ability to prescribe with these tips for managing a variety of patients, from those on oral steroids to those with penicillin allergy.

  Author:Jessica SteenFrom:Review of Optometry (Vol. 159, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 15, 20222,955 words Article 2060LWith the continued move to medical models of care delivery and the increased scope of optometric practice across the country and the world, it is more important than ever that optometrists be well-educated on prescribing...

• Drug trends and harm related to new psychoactive substances (NPS) in Sweden from 2010 to 2016: Experiences from the STRIDA project.

  Authors:Anders Helander, Matilda Bäckberg, Olof Beck, and Michelle TyeFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 23, 20206,563 words Article 1620LBackground In the past decade, hundreds of new psychoactive substances (NPS) have been introduced as unclassified alternatives to the illicit drugs. The NPS represent a growing health concern by causing adverse effects...

• Steroid use in ocular allergy: when used judiciously, topical steroids are effective agents in the more severe forms of ocular allergy and they may mitigate associated serious tissue damage. (Alcon Challenge Series)

  Author:Kristine EricksonFrom:Review of Optometry (Vol. 139, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 15, 20021,198 words Article The use of topical steroids is associated with potential complications, most notably elevated intraocular pressure, posterior subcapsular cataract, damage to ocular tissue and delayed wound healing. Treatment therefore...

• Assessing and treating adult patients with eczema: PHC430 Lawton S (2010) Assessing and treating adult patients with eczema. Primary Health Care. 20, 4, 32-38. Date of acceptance: May 19 2009

  Author:Sandra LawtonFrom:Primary Health Care (Vol. 20, Issue 4)

  May 20105,307 words Article Abstract Eczematous conditions are common in all age ranges; this article focuses on conditions that affect adults. The principles of assessment and the use of emollients and topical corticosteroids covered in the...

• The 'generic-ization' of drugs: Will patients benefit?

  From:The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update (Vol. 12, Issue 8)

  Aug. 2001 Article

• How Nordic Countries Enforce Impaired Driving Legislation.

  Author:A.W. JonesFrom:Forensic Science Review (Vol. 34, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20228,639 words Article 1540LThis article reviews how the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden enforcetheir legislation pertaining to driving under the influence of alcohol and/or other impairing drugs. The evidence necessary for...

• Immune thrombocytopenic purpura develops in a 67-year-old female: after a careful diagnostic workup and a process of elimination, the patient's attempt to treat her leg cramps was revealed to be the most probable cause of her hemorrhagic lesions

  Authors:Mackenzie L. Pennington and Alison C. EssaryFrom:JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants (Vol. 24, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20111,947 words Clinical report 1430LCASE A 67-year-old female presented to the emergency department (ED) with a 12-hour history of oral petechiae and a single episode of epistaxis. In addition, she reported pruritus of the scalp and ears and episodes...

• Dopaminergic and Serotonergic Drug Use: A Nationwide Register-Based Study of Over 1 300 000 Older People

  Authors:Kristina Johnell and Hakan FischerFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 15, 20113,653 words Article 1410LObjective To investigate the use of dopaminergic and serotonergic drugs in elderly people. Methods We analyzed data on age, sex and dispensed drugs for individuals aged [greater than or equal to]65 years...

• Impetigo Responds Well to Topical, Systemic Antibiotics. (Let Lesion Number, Type Direct Treatment)

  Author:Sharon WorcesterFrom:Family Practice News (Vol. 31, Issue 21)

  Nov. 1, 2001319 words Brief article SANDESTIN, FLA. -- Topical as well as systemic antibiotic treatments are appropriate for impetigo, including bullous impetigo and ecthyma, but there are pluses and minuses associated with each type of treatment, Dr....

• Cold Sores, Fever Blisters

  From:Family Practice News (Vol. 31, Issue 5)

  Mar. 1, 200147 words Brief article Abreva (docosanol) 10% cream is now indicated as a topical treatment for recurrent oral-facial herpes simplex infections. It is the first Food and Drug Administration--approved product for the treatment of cold sores to...

• Misuse and Dependence on Non-Prescription Codeine Analgesics or Sedative H1 Antihistamines by Adults: A Cross-Sectional Investigation in France

  Authors:Anne Roussin, Annabelle Bouyssi, Lucie Pouche, Laure Pourcel, and Maryse Lapeyre-MestreFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 3, 20136,766 words Article 1420LAuthor(s): Anne Roussin 1,2,*, Annabelle Bouyssi 1, Lucie Pouché 1, Laure Pourcel 1, Maryse Lapeyre-Mestre 1,2 Introduction Drugs that can be obtained at community pharmacies without a medical prescription...

• Questioning the Causal Link between Maternal Smoking during Pregnancy and Offspring Use of Psychotropic Medication: A Sibling Design Analysis

  Authors:Lovisa Soderstrom, Raquel Perez-Vicente, Sol Juarez, and Juan MerloFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 8, 20135,292 words Clinical report 1540LA recent population-based, longitudinal study from Finland observed a dose-response association between smoking during pregnancy (SDP) and use of psychotropic medications in exposed children and young adults. However,...

• 3F Topical steroids

  From:MPR Pediatricians' Edition (Vol. 25, Issue 2)

  Fall-Winter 20142,199 words Article 700LPRESCRIBING NOTES For allergic reactions see antihistamines in Section 1A. For systemic corticosteroids see Section 4A. For topical antiinfectives see Section 3E. For pruritus see Section 3C. Indications:...

• Doping at the winter games

  Author:Christian TorresFrom:Nature Medicine (Vol. 16, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 2010230 words Brief article 1310LMarijuana is so widely sold in Vancouver, the host of this year's Winter Olympic Games, that the city has earned the nickname 'Vansterdam'. But Olympic officials will be on the lookout for other sorts of drugs this...

• Nurse prescribing: everyday Q & As: information for prescribers on generic prescribing pitfalls, parallel imports, formularies and ePACT data

  Author:Michael WilcockFrom:Practice Nurse (Vol. 34, Issue 7)

  Oct. 26, 20071,831 words Article 1580LPrescribing Nurse is for all of you, but especially for prescribers. This section of the journal keeps you up to date with everything you need to know about administering and prescribing medicines. Nurse prescribing...

• Early steroid use in meningitis reduces mortality in children

  From:Nursing Standard (Vol. 19, Issue 40) Peer-Reviewed

  June 15, 2005161 words Brief article Early recognition of pneumococcal meningitis in children and treatment with adjunctive corticosteroids improves outcome significantly. The impact of adjunctive corticosteroids and delayed diagnosis on the outcome of...

• The rational use of psychoactive substances

  Author:G. Hussein RassoolFrom:Nursing Standard (Vol. 19, Issue 21) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 2, 20055,911 words Article NS277 Rassool GH (2005) The rational use of psychoactive substances. Nursing Standard. 19, 21, 45-51. Date of acceptance: December 13 2004. Summary Health professionals have a responsibility to ensure the rational...