background and objectives: the expanding field of psychopharmacology is constantly seeking new and improved drugs to treat psychiatric disorders. although psychotropic drugs have had a remarkable impact in psychiatry, their utilization, effectiveness, and side effects in the in clinical practice need continuous study. the present study was thus designed to analyze the pattern of psychotropic dr...

Taking medications during breastfeeding is common and physicians are usually asked about the safety of prescribed medicines, herbal medications, or tobacco and alcohol consumption during lactation. Safety of medications during breastfeeding is related to maternal factors, neonatal factors and the type of medication, In the case of necessity of taking medication for the mother, there are ways to...

General Information Ivermectin is a combination of avermectins. These medications increase the activity of certain types of receptor cells in the CNS in mammals (and in the peripheral nervous system in nematodes and arthropods). This alteration of the CNS is the cause of the symptoms seen in overdose cases. Avermectins are found in the body after oral or parenteral exposure. Signs may appear wi...

Results 66% of our patients were started on a regime within 48 hours of their CCU admission. 34% started their feed after >48 hours. We found 8 types of interruption, with 4 being more frequent. The most common was related to nasogastric (NG) medications. The second was due to poor absorption, indicated by high aspirates and vomiting. Imaging and procedures came after. We calculated the mean du...

OBJECTIVES Antipsychotic medications have been federally regulated since 1987, yet research suggests they continue to be used inappropriately to alleviate behavioral symptoms associated with dementia. In 2012, the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid launched a new initiative to reduce antipsychotic medication in nursing homes by 15% nationally. The aim of this study was to examine qualitative data...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Many patients recently discharged from an asthma admission do not fill discharge prescriptions. If unable to adhere to a discharge plan, patients with asthma are at risk for re-presentation to care. We sought to increase the proportion of patients discharged from an asthma admission in possession of their medications (meds in hand) from a baseline of 0% to >75%. METH...

INTRODUCTION The care of patients with intestinal failure is complex and requires a number of therapies delivered by a multidisciplinary team. Many of these patients are managed long-term on parenteral nutrition (PN) and remain free of complications, with a reasonable quality of life. Others are candidates for intestinal rehabilitation procedures designed to restore nutritional autonomy through...

The use of indwelling central venous catheters is essential for pediatric patients who require hemodialysis, parenteral nutrition, chemotherapy, or other medications. Fever is a common chief complaint in the emergency department, and fever in a patient with a central venous catheter may be related to a common cause of fever, or it may be due to a catheter-associated bloodstream infection. Cathe...

Introduction: The incidence of malnutrition in hospitalized patients is reported to be high. In particular, patients with esophageal cancer are prone to malnutrition, due to preoperative digestive system dysfunctions and short-term non-oral feeding postoperatively. Selection of an appropriate method for feeding in the postoperative period is important in these patients.   Materials and Methods:...