Sentences with phrase «by medication prescribed»

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When a physician prescribes expensive medications made by a company in which she just happens to own stock, the real risk is not that this won't be the right medicine, but that patients will come to doubt, quite generally, the motives underlying their physicians» decision - making.

Mrs Maynard decided to use Oregon's right - to - die law that lets terminally ill patients die on their own terms by taking lethal medication prescribed by a doctor.

The internist is equipped to treat the physiological problems and administer Antabuse; the psychologist is trained to do testing through which the alcoholic's therapeutic needs can be evaluated, and he may be trained to do research and psychotherapy; the psychiatrist, being a medical doctor like the internist, can prescribe medication, but his unique skills are in the area of individual and group therapy and their relationship to drug therapies; the social worker may be trained to help the alcoholic work through his marital and vocational problems and do group as well as individual therapy; the social worker may also work with spouses; the pastoral counselor is specially equipped by training to help the alcoholic with his «spiritual» problems as these relate to his sobriety and his interpersonal relationships; he may also be trained to do group and marital counseling; 40.

I was taken by ambulance to a catholic hospital where they would not provide me with a medication that I had been taking for 15 years and was prescribed by my physician.

So one definite advantage of the Sinus — Aero system is that, your portable nebulizer comes with liquid medications (as prescribed by your physician) made by a trusted sinus compounding pharmacy.»

Researchers looking into the abuse of prescribed medication in a regional NSW town are told elderly people are being targeted by family members to get access to chronic pain medication.

These include dietary changes and medications as prescribed by doctors.

New Cheaper, Garden Of Life, Rainbow Light - These are most popular prescribed medication by Doctor.

Medications with steroids should be used only if prescribed by doctor, as long use of steroids can cause other problems.

Nursing mothers who are told they must stop breastfeeding because of a certain drug should ask the physician to make sure of this by checking with reliable sources and / or prescribing an alternative safe medication.

Some doctors may prescribe it by itself and some may give it along with other types of medication.

If necessary, medication prescribed by your OBGYN or he / she will referral you to a psychiatrist who specializes in women's mental health.

According to the AAP, health care providers should weigh the risks and benefits when prescribing medications to breastfeeding mothers by considering the following:

Your child should take all the medication prescribed by the doctor, even if the signs of illness have gone away.

«Parents, concerned by their infant's symptoms of apparent suffering take their concern to doctors, who very frequently comply and prescribe acid - suppressing medications for symptoms and signs that in most cases are not GERD.

Avoid any medication especially aspirin while breastfeeding that is not prescribed by your doctor and make sure you keep a healthy lifestyle.

Only take medication prescribed by your GP.

By prescribing acid reflux medication, the babies are at higher risk for pneumonia and gastroenteritis.

Medication — Patients may be prescribed a range of medications to help them deal with symptoms caused by their brain injury.

-- Patients may be prescribed a range of medications to help them deal with symptoms caused by their brain injury.

Aside from physical breast feeding problems, new mothers often give up breast feeding for other reasons - such as not feeling supported by family and friends, listening to old wive's tales, believing that prescribed medication prevents it, thinking the baby doesn't like it or believing that they just can't breast feed.

Taking over-the-counter medication or even medication as prescribed by your doctor can cause drowsiness and affect your judgement and reaction time.

Taking medication as prescribed by your doctor or even some over-the-counter medications can cause drowsiness.

If your doctor wants to prescribe this medication to be taken by mouth, let them know you are breastfeeding.

Do not ever give your toddler medication that is not prescribed by a doctor.

If the child suffers from a febrile seizure which is normally triggered by a fever, your doctor could prescribe medication to help keep the body temperature at a normal rate.

An example of a treatment plan can include six to 18 weeks of weekly psychotherapy and a support group, with a possible medication regime of at least a year, prescribed by a psychiatrist with postpartum knowledge and experience.

Talk to her doctor about alternatives and remedies, but don't stop giving your child any prescribed medication unless instructed to by your child's provider.

It is even more important to follow the ABC's of Safe Sleep when taking medication, even when it is prescribed by your doctor.

(However, do not stop taking medication you've been prescribed unless advised to do so by your caregiver.)

Other reasons for cases included mixing up the names of a commonly used contraceptive injection with a steroid injection leading to a medication error, contraceptive implants being incorrectly sited and a failure by the doctor to exclude pregnancy before prescribing contraception.

Over the next three years, between 1,000 and 1,500 new providers will be trained and authorized to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication that treats opioid analgesics use by stopping cravings and preventing withdrawal symptoms.

All too often when prescription medication sits in people's medicine cabinets it can be misused by children or for a lesser pain than was prescribed.

Major reforms approved by the state legislature in the $ 189 million package include increasing treatment beds, limiting the length for which opiate - based medications can be prescribed and ending prior insurance authorization, a measure that will now allow for immediate inpatient treatment.

In the first concrete sign that local doctors are becoming more cautious about prescribing highly addictive opioid pain killers, hydrocodone has been replaced this year by ibuprofen as the most - prescribed medication for Erie County residents on Medicaid.

Mental health advocates, doctors, and people with mental illnesses opposed the governor's proposals, arguing that this would mean the most cost - effective medication would be prescribed instead of what is clinically recommended by a health professional.

By ensuring that patients take pills as prescribed, doctors hope to boost the medication's efficacy.

One review found that the price of digoxin (a commonly prescribed heart medication) increased by 2,800 percent in a single year.

Each hospital's OSI «champion» could easily see how opioids and related medications were being prescribed at their hospital, and by each doctor who prescribed them.

A practicing community pharmacist, her other research and policy interests include health literacy, parents» use of children's medicines, direct - to - consumer advertising of medications, and improving access to medicines by extending prescribing rights.

«At a time in history when an unprecedented number of people are getting hooked on narcotic opiates by way of prescribed medications — as is the case with migraine sufferers as well — we owe it to ourselves as physicians to try medications that could work without the risk of addiction,» says Klein.

«A similar benefit comes as clinicians prescribe medications more efficiently by identifying precisely who needs them.»

Research being presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics 2017 National Conference and Exhibition shows that post-surgical opioid pain medications prescribed after common surgeries may become a pathway to continued, nonmedical opioid use by teens and young adults.

A multi-institutional study led by a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigator finds significant racial disparities in the risk that patients being treated for gout will develop a serious, sometimes life - threatening adverse reaction to the most commonly prescribed medication.

After being treated by health care teams at National Jewish Health, children who underwent in - patient therapy saw an average reduction in symptoms of 71 percent, they maintained healthy skin a month after returning home, and, perhaps most important, did so without relying solely on medications typically prescribed to these patients.

A study of patients in the United Kingdom suggests widespread prescribing of the medication levothyroxine sodium to boost thyroid function among patients with borderline high levels of the thyroid - stimulating hormone thyrotropin (a sign of low thyroid function), raising the possibility of overtreatment, according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

Dr Lobo continues: «By using the medications we already have available and taking a personalised approach to prescribing these drugs — avoiding an «off the shelf» regime — it allowed patients to tolerate increased numbers of medications and ultimately resulted in significant and long lasting lowering of blood pressure.

Compounding pharmacies, like the one implicated in the outbreak, traditionally mix up customized medications prescribed by doctors for patients with allergies or other special needs.

«It is estimated that at least ten per cent of blindness from glaucoma is directly caused by poor patient adherence to their prescribed medications,» says Dr Wong, an Adjunct Associate Professor with NTU's School of Materials Science and Engineering.

There have been anecdotal reports of babies dying after being breastfed by mothers who were prescribed codeine as a pain medication after delivery.