The never-ending controversy around sports enhancement drugs will never fade, as an increasing number of athletes are admitting their use; global sports authorities like the International Olympic comity (IOC), he World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and other international sports federations continue to consider drug intake as cheating and impose punishments on athletes who use it. However, … Read more
In the meta-analysis performed by Gao L et al, ten randomized clinical studies were reviewed to determine the effect of ondansetron in the prevention of hypotension after spinal anesthesia was initiated. The researchers used relative risk with a 95% confidence interval to analyze their outcomes. The meta-analysis suggests that spinal-induced hypotension, bradycardia, and amount of … Read more
In a 1999 report, nurses were surveyed anonymously about drug abuse and 20% admitted to misusing at least one prescription drug. In another 1999 report, nurses were surveyed anonymously about drug abuse, and 20% admitted to misusing at least one prescription drug. Easy access was highly correlated with drug misuse. Nurses reported to use: opioids … Read more
Every year, drug companies spend 100s of millions of dollars on advertising alone, often exceeding expenditures on research and development (Wilkes et al, 2000). Compared to other industries, it is significantly reliant on promotional expenditures, often amounting to 20-30% of sales. Traditionally, promotional efforts for prescription medication were targeted exclusively to physicians, but the industry’s … Read more
Case Study 1 40-year-old woman * Desyrel 300 mg bid * Klonopin 2 mg bid * Aricept 10 mg qd * Zoloft 100 mg qd * Synthroid 0.25 mg qd * Detrol XL 4 mg qd * Norpace 150 mg bid * Inderal 80 mg bid * Bumex 2 mg qd * Aldactone 100 mg … Read more