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What age group of people would use Polypharmacy?
Polypharmacy is a term meaning the prescription of multiple medications for one person. Polypharmacy often occurs with elderly people as a result of seeing more than one doctor.
What are the release dates for To the Contrary - 1992 Polypharmacy 9-31?
To the Contrary - 1992 Polypharmacy 9-31 was released on: USA: 20 October 2000
What would happen if you take xanex and Prozac together?
you will probably feel tired as xanax is a tranquilizer, not sure about the effects of mixing the too, so i would ask your doctor
2008-2009 literature review of polypharmacy in younger adults?
Prescribed medications may have extreme effects on the young (and disabled) as it is difficult to communicate the words needed to explain the feelings: as in possible side effects or the effects of medication while our bodies are becoming accustomed to it. Frustration can be the catalyst in non reporting of effects as it can be difficult to know the right questions to ask. Some doctors become impatient which may cause the patient to keep things to themselves out of fear of being seen as a whinger or possibly paranoid. This is an area that urgently needs review and new strategies put into place with real people inputting and not just pharmaceutical companies (or doctors quoting from provided information).
What is the medical term meaning many pregnancies?
Nulligravida refers to a woman who has never been pregnant (or gravida 0).Primigravida refers to a woman who is pregnant for the first time or who has been pregnant once — in other words, from the time a woman gets pregnant the first time until she gets pregnant the second time, she can be referred to as a Primigravida (or gravida 1).Multigravida means a woman who is currently pregnant or who has been pregnant two or more times (gravida 2, gravida 3, etc.)
Is it dangerous to mix lorazepam Oxycontin hydrocodone and ambien?
It depends on your tolerance and the dosage. I have been taking 10 mg of Ambien for sleep for 10 years and have built up a tolerance. My doctor added .5 mg of Xanax but I have started to build a tolerance for that combo, too. I sometimes add 10 mg of Oxycontin and it does help me to sleep. But I don't like the withdrawl from Oxycontin so I don't take it very often at all. I think there's a fine line between what a person can tolerate and insomnia can be a vicious cycle. Just look what happened to Michael Jackson. I am scheduled for a "sleep study" to get to the bottom of my insomnia because I can't continue to take these meds forever.
Did Elvis Presley really die?
Elvis is really dead. He died on August 16, 1977. In 1994, the autopsy into Presley's death was re-opened. Coroner Dr. Joseph Davis declared: "There is nothing in any of the data that supports a death from drugs [i.e. drug overdose]. In fact, everything points to a sudden, violent heart attack. However, there is little doubt that polypharmacy/Combined Drug Intoxication caused his premature death." Then again, another answer can be found in a conversation between Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith from Men in Black. "you do know Elvis is dead, right?" "no son, he just went home"
What pills did Elvis Presley die from?
Elvis Presley was grossly overweight, which caused a severe strain on his heart. In 1994 - 17 years after his death; Coroner Dr. Joseph Davis declared, "There is nothing in any of the data that supports a death from drugs. In fact, everything points to a sudden, violent heart attack." There is little doubt that polypharmacy (14 drugs - 10 in significant quantities) contributed significantly to Presley's death at age 42, on August 16, 1977. Elvis's physician, Dr. Nichopoulos, wrote more than 10,000 doses of sedatives, amphetamines and narcotics: all in Elvis's name in the first eight months of 1977 alone.
Why are streptogramins an important addition to antimicrobial drug therapy?
Despite advances in antimicrobial chemotherapy over recent decades, morbidity and mortality secondary to infection continues to rise. In addition, the incidence of infection caused by resistant organisms has also increased. Concurrently, the elderly are living longer than prior generations, often with disabling chronic diseases. The more debilitated of the geriatric population are at greater risk for infection, and more likely to acquire or develop antimicrobial resistant organisms. Gram-positive organisms are a source of resistance and commonly cause infection in older patients. Whereas resistance is a concern in all patients, in the elderly this is magnified by limitations in treatment options because of differences in pharmacokinetics and tolerance as compared with younger counterparts. Pharmacokinetic differences include changes in drug distribution and may arise as a result of diminished end organ function. Age-related decreases in renal function often impact on commonly prescribed antimicrobials. In addition, the elderly are more susceptible to drug-drug interactions because polypharmacy is common in this patient population. Streptogramins may offer a useful alternative in the treatment of infections in the elderly due to their coverage of organisms commonly causing infections in this population and because of their favourable pharmacokinetic profiles. While published experience is limited, streptogramins are not appreciably eliminated by the kidney and, therefore, they are less subject to age-related changes in renal elimination. What is required is multi-dose pharmacokinetic analysis of streptogramins in geriatric populations and subset analysis of patient use data on file. The following will provide the reader with the most recently presented data on streptogramin use and their potential. While focusing on potential use in the elderly, we have cited data and issues which we believe will be relevant in the geriatric population.
What are some words that end in the suffix -ry?
abbacy accuracy adequacy advocacy aliteracy antipiracy apostacy archiepiscopacy aristocracy articulacy autocracy bureaucracy candidacy celibacy chrysocracy complicacy confederacy conspiracy contumacy cottonocracy counterconspiracy curacy degeneracy delegacy delicacy democracy demonocracy despotocracy determinacy diathermacy diplomacy dollarocracy doulocracy dulocracy effeminacy efficacy episcopacy ergatocracy eustacy fallacy federacy feminacy gerontocracy graphicacy gynaecocracy gynecocracy gynocracy hagiocracy hierocracy illegitimacy illiteracy immaculacy immediacy immoderacy importunacy inaccuracy inadequacy inarticulacy indelicacy indeterminacy inefficacy innumeracy inordinacy intermediacy intestacy intimacy intricacy inveteracy inviolacy isocracy isostacy itineracy kakistocracy kleptocracy lacy legacy legitimacy literacy lunacy magistracy mediacy meritocracy millocracy mobocracy monocracy nomocracy noncandidacy numeracy obduracy obstinacy ochlocracy oracy pacy pantisocracy papacy pedantocracy pervicacy pharmacy physiocracy piracy plantocracy plutocracy polypharmacy pornocracy prelacy primacy privacy procuracy profligacy prolificacy ptochocracy racy regeneracy reprobacy retiracy semiliteracy slavocracy snobbocracy snobocracy spacy squattocracy stratocracy subliteracy supremacy surrogacy technocracy testacy thalassocracy thalattocracy theocracy timocracy ultimacy, unregeneracy
What is an acceptable therapeutic index for approval by the FDA?
There is no specific or fixed acceptable therapeutic index (TI) for FDA approval. The TI is a measure of the safety and efficacy of a drug, calculated by dividing the lethal dose in 50% of the population (LD50) by the effective dose in 50% of the population (ED50). The FDA evaluates the TI along with other factors such as the drug's intended use, benefits, risks, and overall safety profile to determine whether to approve a drug for marketing. The acceptable TI varies depending on the specific disease or condition being treated and the potential benefit of the drug.
Can you take aspirin and tylenol 3 together?
You should not mix Acetaminophen (Tylenol) and Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin). The reason for this is long term renal (kidney) damage. What happens in the Tylenol induces the formation of free oxide radicals which damage tissues (especially the kidneys and liver). This is normally not an issue at low Tylenol doses.However, when you add Aspirin to the mix, the free oxide radicals become an issue. Aspirin is a Cyclooxygenase inhibitor (COX), which decreases prostaglandin (PGE 2) synthesis. Prostaglandins are responsible for vasodilatation of the renal afferent arterioles. If you are on Aspirin the renal afferent arterioles are vasoconstricted and subsequently renal blood flow is decreased. When renal blood flow is compromised your kidney is less able to deal with the free oxide radicals produced by Tylenol.So what happens?The free oxide radicals damage the renal medulla (which may slough off) or lose the ability to concentrate urine due to damage to the most notably the thick ascending limb of the nephron. This is called Analgesic Nephropathy.Having said this, the damage is caused by long term mixing of Tylenol and Aspirin, so having mixed the two in the past once five years ago is not going to compromise your kidneys. Just make sure to avoid the mistake in the future, and pass on this information (there are way too many sources providing incorrect information on this subject).If you're having pain that bad, maybe your doctor can prescribe something stronger or more effective. It's very important not to exceed the recommended daily dose of either medication. Like prescription medications, there are side effects to medications that you can buy over the counter. When you have questions about medications, the best person to ask is a pharmacist. You can call any drugstore and speak to one, you don't have to be a customer.Yes you can take both together (called polypharmacy) There used to be an over the counter med called Vanqish. It had aspirin/acetaminophen (TYLENOL) and caffeine. The Tylenol compliments the aspirin and the caffeine helps aspirin work better. BUT don't take high doses of each--take like 325 mg. Tylenol and 325 mg aspirin. If aspirin bothers your stomach, buy coated aspirin, called enteric aspirin. It dissolves in your intestine instead of your stomach. Generic enteric coated aspirin from a place like Wal*Mart is inexpensive. Also save your money and buy generic Tylenol (acetaminophen). Long term use (within reason) should not be a problem.Do not use Tylenol (acetaminophen) with any other products containing acetaminophen. You can exceed daily recommended limits and cause liver damage. Read all labels carefully (cough syrup, etc.).Advice from a US licensed pharmacist is that it is safe to take acetaminophen and aspirin together as long as you follow the recommended dosages of either and have no allergies to either or conditions that would preclude your taking of either of these medications. As above, do not use acetaminophen with any other products containing acetaminophen.Apparently so, since the active ingredient in Tylenol, acetaminophen, is used in combination with aspirin, in Anacin Advanced (250 mg acetaminophen, 250 mg aspirin and 65 mg caffeine.)
