over others‚ whether it is the newfangled “smart water” or the highly promising “smart drugs”. Adderall‚ fondly known‚ as Addy on college campuses‚ is the most popular smart drug that college students are using nowadays. It is an addictive drug that is exclusively used for treating Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. However‚ it is more commonly used as a study tool today. Lured by the advantages of the drug‚ students often choose to ignore the side effects and take it legally or illegally to
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iii) Emphasis on Medication iv) Focus on Therapy v) Positives of medication c) Central idea vi) Move away from the heavily medicated society we are becoming. 2) Main Point #1 emphasis on over medication d) 61% of adults use at least one drug to treat a chronic health problems‚ 15% rise since 2001 e) Gretchen LeFever ‚PhD‚ Eastern Virginia Medical School‚ study down on two Virginia School districts‚ ADHD drug treatment 2 to 3 times higher
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proposed actions and regulations. As Americans‚ we have an increasingly large drug epidemic within our states. An average of sixteen thousand individuals die each year of an opioid-related death (Hamburg‚ 2014). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2014) has evidence to prove that yearly deaths by drug overdose have now surpassed
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Explain the interdisciplinary nature of pharmacology to ensure safe medication administration. Use of drugs to diagnose‚ prevent‚ or treat disease processes/suffering Medications can either: Improve Quality of Life Produce Devastating Consequences 2. Compare and contrast pharmacology and therapeutics. a. Pharmacology: The study of medicine. i. Understanding how drugs are administered‚ to where they travel in the body‚ to the actual
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Current Regulations for Standardization of Crude Drugs In India a great deal of bulk knowledge exists among ordinary people about the traditional use of herbal medicine. It is difficult to quantify the market size of the traditional Indian system. Since most practitioners formulate and dispense their own recipes. The present annual turnover of product manufactured by large companies is estimated at approximately US $ 300 million compared to a turnover of approximately US $ 2.5 billions for modern
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Administer Medication to Individuals‚ and Monitor the Effects Learning outcome 1: understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication. 1.1 The Medicines Act (1968) requires that the pharmacist and dispensing doctor is responsible for supplying medication. They can only dispense on the receipt of a signed prescription form an authorised person.eg doctor‚ nurse practitioner. The Misuse of Drugs Act (1971) This prevents the misuse of Controlled drugs. The Misuse
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Intravenous therapy or IV therapy is when a patient is given liquid substances directly into a vein. The word intravenous means "within a vein”. Therapies administered intravenously are often called specialty pharmaceuticals. IV therapy is commonly referred to as a drip because many of the ways it is administered use a drip chamber‚ which prevents air entering the blood stream and allows an idea of how much is flowing in to your body. Compared with other ways of administration the intravenous route
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Administer medication and monitor effects 1. Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. The Medicines Acts 1968 and various amendments cover the legal management of medication. While I as a cae assistant am not expected to have detailed knowledge of the legislation‚ I do need to be aware of the legal difference between types of drugs and the legal framework that would allow me to handle medicines on behalf of my residents. The
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N.V.Q. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION AND MONITORING ITS EFFECTS. BY ANDREW CARTMELL. Q.1. The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974‚ was introduced to place responsibility for health and safety on the employer but also on the employee’s. To ensure Health and Safety was maintained in the workplace. In relation to the administration of medication‚ your employer has a responsibility to ensure policies and procedures are up to date and accessible at all times. Also to provide adequate training to
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