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Patient’s compliance:
A matter of concern for prescriber with regard to prescription ispatient’s noncompliance i.e patient’s failure to take medication as intended by theirphysicians. Noncompliance includes taking of inadequate doses, improper timing, pretermdiscontinuation of drug.
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Prescription incompatibility:
In competency or careless of the prescriber resultsincompatable prescription.It may lead to failure of desired therapeutic goal, may proveharmful or even death to the patient. Incompatibility may be pharmaceutical, chemical ortherapeutic.
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Constructin of a prescription:
A ideal prescription should contain a) the name,qualification, registration number, full address, telephone number and working hours of thephysician; b) the full name, sex, age and address of the patient; c) the diagnosis, the drugpreparation, total amount, frequency of administration advises and signature of theprescriber.The name of the drug preparation begins with the symbol Rx…
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Types of prescription
Prescriptions are of two types. Precompounding andextemporaneous. In precompounded prescription, drugs prescribed are supplied by thepharmaceutical companies in ready prepared form by its nonproprietary or trade name.e.g: Cap Rifampicin 150 mg (nonproprietary name)orCap Firifam 150 mg (a trade name)In extemporaneous prescription, the pharmacist prepares the medication according to thedrugs, doses and dosage form designed by…
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Introduction
What is a prescription? A prescription is a written order by a registered physician, dentistor veterinarian to prepare and/or dispense pharmacological agents for patient.It is a legaldocument for both the prescriber and the pharmacist. A number of drugs thart can bepurchased without a prescription are termed as over the counter (OTC) drugs.These drugsare safer and…
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Specific antidotes for poisoning with substances.
Substance Specific antidoteParacetamolAnticholinesterasesAntimuscarinicsIronOpioid drugsBenzodiazepinesHeparinWarfarinDigoxinMethoanolCOLeadArsenic, gold, mercury, bismuth, antimonyCopper, Zinc, goldAcetylcysteine, methionineAtropine, pralidoximePhysostigmineDesferrioxamineNaloxone, naltrexoneFlumazenilProtamine sulfateVitamin K1Digoxin-specific antibodiesEthanolO2Calicum disodium edetateDimercaprolD-penicillamine
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General measures in poisoning
The treatment of a poisoned patient requires a rapid and genuine approach.There are three principles underlying the management of poisoning:
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INTRODUCTION
Toxicology is concerned with the deleterious effects of chemical and physical agents on all livingsystems. The terms poison, toxic substance and toxicant are synonymous. The most importantaxiom of toxicology is that “the dose makes the poison”, indicating that any chemical or drug canbe toxic if the dose or exposure becomes high enough. Poisoning occurs by…
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TREATMENT OF HELMINTHIC INFECTIONS
Anthelmintic drugs are used to eradicate or reduce the numbers of helminthic parasites in theintestinal tract or tissues of the body. Most anthelmintics are active against specific parasites;thus, parasites must be identified before treatment is started.Individual DrugsAlbendazoleAlbendazole, a broad-spectrum oral anthelmintic, is used for pinworm infection, ascariasis,trichuriasis, strongyloidiasis, and infections with both hookworm species. Albendazole…
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