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Synopsis of Important Principles
- Critical illnesses are often associated with circulatory, respiratory, hepatic and/or renal dysfunction that may alter the pharmacokinetics and/or pharmacodynamics of drugs.
- Decisions about routes of administration and doses of drugs used during medical emergencies must consider the physiological status of the patient, the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of the particular drug, and how the two interact.
- Adverse drug reactions and interactions are more likely in critically ill patients due to the effect of the disease on drug kinetics, the decreased toxic-therapeutic ratio due to severe underlying illness, and the large number of medications that such patients receive. Adverse reactions to drugs should be considered when unexplained deterioration or failure to respond to therapy are encountered.
Blood, Critical Care, Critical Illness, Disease, Dosage, Drug, Effect, Glucose, Hypertension, Infection, Medical Emergencies, Medication, Respiratory, Syndrome, Therapeutic, Therapy, Toxic, Treatment
Synopsis of Important Principles
- The main aim of anaesthesia is the prevention of pain during surgery and at other times.
- Anaesthesia involves a balanced approach, in which the individual patient’s psyche and pathophysiology are taken into account and drugs are used to modify and control any aspect as required.
- The decision to use a particular drug or technique must be made after careful consideration of the pathophysiological features of the individual case and how these may affect the pharmacokinetic handling and tissue response to the drugs available.
- Any associated disease or pathophysiological abnormality should wherever possible be treated or corrected before operation, and potentially dangerous physiological disturbances avoided during and after anaesthesia.
- Anaesthetic drugs are relatively non-toxic but there are some important effects. Halothane is occasionally associated with hepatitis and methoxyflurane with kidney damage. Malignant hyperpyrexia, the aetiology of which is uncertain, is a rare but often fatal condition which can be triggered off by several anaesthetic drugs in genetically susceptible individuals.
Anaesthesia, Chronic Pain, Clinical, Disease, Dosage, Effect, Electrolyte, Kidney, Method, Oral, Pain, Respiratory, Risk, Severe, Surgery, Surgical, Therapy, Treatment
Brand name Glyset, Miglitol is prescribed for treating Diabetes Type 2 . This is an Antidiabetic medication. Generic Ingredients are :- Acarbose, Precose.
General Information of the drug
- Miglitol works differently from other oral antidiabetes drugs, which control blood sugar levels by increasing the production of insulin or helping the body to use the hormone more efficiently.
- Miglitol delays the digestion of carbohydrates (sugars) by acting in the cells that line the small intestine, where sugar is absorbed. This results in less sugar being absorbed into the blood and therefore, a lower blood-sugar level.
- Miglitol also has some effect against the enzyme lactase, but usually does not cause lactose intolerance. Hypoglycemia (very low blood sugar) is unlikely with miglitol because of the way the drug works in diabetes.
Abnormal, Absorption, Allergic, Blood Sugar, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Dietary, Digestion, Disease, Dosage, Drug, Effect, Enzyme, Glucose, Hormone, Inflammatory, Insulin, Kidney, Liver, Medication, Risk, Sensitivity, Side Effects, Skin, Symptoms, Treatment
A Benzodiazepine sedative class type of dug , Clorazepate is generic drug name for Gen-Xene, Tranxene, Tranxene-SD , Tranxene T-Tab. It is commonly prescribe for treating several conditions :-
- Anxiety,
- tension,
- symptoms of acute alcohol withdrawal,
- partial seizures,
- fatigue,
- agitation,
- irritable bowel syndrome,
- and panic attacks.
General Information of the drug
- Clorazepate dipotassium is a benzodiazepine, which directly affect the brain. This drug is a central-nervous-system depressant, and can relax you and make you more tranquil or sleepier, or they can slow nervous system transmissions in such a way as to act as an anticonvulsant.
Alcohol, Allergic, Anxiety, Blood, Bloodstream, Brain, Condition, Confusion, Disease, Disturbances, Dosage, Drowsiness, Drug, Effect, Fatigue, Heart, Kidney, Liver, Mental, Muscle, Nervous, Risk, Sensitivity, Side Effects, Symptoms, Tension, Therapy, Toxic, Transmission, Treatment, Tremor, Unusual
Dronabinol is generic drug name for Marinol , an Antinauseant type of drug. It is prescribed for treating several conditios :-
- Nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy,
- appetite stimulation and weight-loss prevention in people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
General Information
- Dronabinol is a legal form of marijuana. The psychoactive chemical in marijuana is delta-9-THC. Dronabinol has all of the psychological effects of marijuana and is therefore considered to be a highly abusable drug.
- Dronabinol increases the effects of alcohol, sleeping pills, sedatives, and other depressants.
- Dronabinol also enhances the effects of psychoactive drugs including tricyclic antidepressants, amphetamines, cocaine, and other stimulants.
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