Valium Vanessa Monroy College America Melodye Nolan April 20‚ 2012 Valium‚ also known as diazepam‚ belongs to a group of prescription drugs called benzodiazaines. Valium is used to control agitation due to withdrawals for people suffering from alcoholism. It is also used to relieve muscle spasms‚ anxiety‚ and seizures. Diazepam comes in a tablet‚ a capsule‚ and liquid to take by mouth. It may be taken with or without food‚ 1-4 times a day and you must follow the prescription directions
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March 9‚ 2011 Methaqualone History Of Drug Methaqualone is sedative-hypnotic drug that is similar in effect to barbiturates‚ a general Central Nervous System depressant. This drug was mainly used in the 1960s and 1970s for the treatment of insomnia‚ and as a muscle relaxant. Methaqualone was first synthesized in India in 1951 by Lindra Kishore Kacker and Syed Hussain Zaheer. By 1965 it was the most commonly prescribed sedative in Britain. In 1972 it was the sixth bestselling sedative
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Name of patient: GUIUAN‚ SYD SYHRUS Age: days old cc: Vomiting DRUG NAME | GENERAL ACTION | SPECIFIC ACTION | INDICATION | CONTRAINIDICATION | ADVERSE EFFECTS | NURSING RESPONSIBILITY | Phenobarbital 25 mg/PPtab‚ 1 PPtab OD x 3 days | Barbiturate (long acting)‚ Sedative‚ Hypnotic‚ Antiepileptic | Long-acting barbiturate. Sedative and hypnotic effects of barbiturates appear to be due primarily to interference with impulse transmission of cerebral cortex by inhibition of reticular activating
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Strengths of drug treatments Effectiveness: A way to asses effectiveness One group of anxious patients is given a drug and another group is given a placebo (has no pharmacological effects) and the results were compared. The groups were not told whether it was them who had gotten the real medication or the placebo able to determine if the drug is effective because of its pharmacological properties of whether it was all psychological. 1. Kahn et al. (1986) – followed 250 patients over 8 weeks
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The excessive use of prescription medications has become a major pandemic around the world. It seems that teenagers are familiar as to what prescription medication abuse is‚ and are not aware of how easy it is to become addicted. Statistics say that it is quite normal to overtake prescription medications at very adolescent ages. “In fact‚ use of prescription painkillers by teens between the ages of twelve and seventeen has jumped 10-fold since the 1960s” (Teens Increasingly Abuse Painkillers Science
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Lauren Ries 4/24/2014 PEDS elective Teens and the misuse of prescription drugs: evidence-based recommendations to curb a growing societal problem This article looks at the growing problem of misuse of prescription drug abuse among teens in the United States. This trend is studied and analyzed to see what are the most effective ways at preventing this problem. Prescription drug abuse has been on a frighteningly dramatic incline since the early 2000’s and is growing every year. The drugs
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Effects of Marijuana‚ Heroin and Alcohol. Contents Effects of Marijuana Effects of Heroin Effects of Alcohol Effects of Marijuana Marijuana is a combination of shredded leaves‚ stems and flower buds of the Cannabis sativa plant. Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug. Occasional marijuana use is rarely seriously harmful‚ but smoking pot has important medical effects. Physiological Effects of Marijuana The active ingredient in marijuana is THC. That ’s short for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
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Intentional Overdose of a Hypnotic How does Temazepam work‚ and what are the indications for its prescription? What are the onset‚ duration and peak of the drug? Tamazepam acts at many levels in the CNS‚ producing generalized depression. Effects may be mediated by GABA‚ an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Therapeutic Effects: Relief of insomnia Prescription indication: Short-term management of insomnia. Onset- 30 Mins Peak- 2-3 hrs Durations- 6-8 hrs What are the signs and symptoms of a Temazepam
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prescriber if any questions about medication and treatment. Teaching Plan Learning Need/ Topic Resources Significant Others to Include in Teaching Learning Objectives Teaching Strategies Lorazepam is in a classification known as benzodiazepines. It works on the brain to cause relaxation. Abuse of drug can lead to physiological and psychological dependency if taken incorrectly. Brochures and pamphlets to give to patient about drug and effect on body. Parents that children on this
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