Sentences with phrase «prescribed drug use»

We knew that Bethesda's Fallout 3 was facing a possible ban down under, because of the apparently healthy effects from prescribed drug use in the game.

Sometimes, doctors that prescribe drugs used to control atrial fibrillation (a type of irregular heart beat) result in profound bradycardia, requiring a pacemaker.

Not exact matches

While it's not approved specifically for anti-aging treatments, like other drugs, it can be prescribed for so - called off - label uses as long as there is no advertising or efficacy claims involved.

But federal prosecutors allege that Babich and his co-conspirators doled out kickbacks to doctors who prescribed the drug even to non-cancer patients, and even set up a special «reimbursement unit» to sway insurance companies and pharmacy benefits managers to provide coverage for these non-authorized uses.

When inflammation strikes, we are conditioned into reaching for a quick fix in the way of pharmaceutical or prescribed drugs such as aspirin and ibuprofen, temporary panacea's that come with their own adverse side effects and with long term use have the potential to create a host of health problems independently.

Then Scoville gets down to the real nitty - gritty: «Moreover, the pharmacist should remember that such conditions as are found in opium or cocaine habitues (not to say drunkards), often originate in the use of a prescription containing one of these drugs in some form, originally prescribed for a legitimate purpose, but renewed from time to time until the habit is established.»

This drug has historically been used for controlling indigestion, nausea and reflux but recent changes recommend it only to be prescribed for nausea in future.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opposes home fetal doppler use, even when prescribed by an online physician.

I stuck to my prescribed dose of methadone, stopped using street drugs, ate a healthy diet, stopped smoking, lived a healthy lifestyle and fortunately, my son was absolutely fine — no signs of withdrawal.

These include the infant with galactosemia, 53,54 the infant whose mother uses illegal drugs, 55 the infant whose mother has untreated active tuberculosis, and the infant in the United States whose mother has been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.56, 57 In countries with populations at increased risk for other infectious diseases and nutritional deficiencies resulting in infant death, the mortality risks associated with not breastfeeding may outweigh the possible risks of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus infection.58 Although most prescribed and over-the-counter medications are safe for the breastfed infant, there are a few medications that mothers may need to take that may make it necessary to interrupt breastfeeding temporarily.

Excessive and unnecessary use of the drugs, which are similar to what doctors prescribe for people's ear infections, strep throats and other illnesses, can lead to super-resistant strains of bacteria that can cause serious human diseases that have no cure.

Use of any drugs or medications should be discriminate and prescribed especially for lactating and breastfeeding mothers.

This drug has historically been used for controlling indigestion, nausea and reflux, but recent changes recommend it only be prescribed for nausea in future.

«Physicians» opioid prescribing patterns linked to patients» risk for long - term drug use.»

The drug metformin is the most common treatment prescribed by health care providers for PCOS and is used to help women who experience difficulty both getting pregnant and maintaining a pregnancy.

The most commonly used anti-androgen drugs are those prescribed to treat prostate enlargement, prostate cancer, and male pattern baldness.

The prescribing information (drug label) and LactMed (a drugs and lactation database, also available in a mobile app) will have the information to help a provider decide whether to use a drug in a lactating patient.

It would allow more doctors, as well as physician assistants and nurse practitioners, to prescribe buprenorphine, a drug used to treat opioid and heroin addicts.

WHEREAS, opioid addiction often starts in individuals who are prescribed opioid pain medications or who take opioid medication prescribed for other people and may progress to using illegally manufactured drugs, such as heroin; and

Even though Obama said in 2008 that he considered the «basic concept of using medical marijuana for the same purposes and with the same controls as other drugs prescribed by doctors... entirely appropriate» and did not plan on using the DOJ's resources to circumvent state laws, the department has continued to raid, and in some cases shut down, dispensaries and cultivation facilities in at least nine state since he took office.

To be effective and reduce recurrence of cancer in the prostate, researchers found that prescribing PARP inhibitors, a drug commonly used in breast cancer, alongside anti-hormone therapy treatment may benefit men with prostate cancer.

There are also other reasons to use caution when prescribing the drug, including resistance and efficacy in children.»

Jarlenski and her colleagues analyzed National Survey of Drug Use and Health data from 2005 to 2014, finding that approximately one in every 50 women age 18 to 44 reported using an opioid pain reliever that was not prescribed or used only for the experience or feeling it caused, or heroin, in the prior 30 days.

NEW ORLEANS — A long - awaited study on painkillers called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, the most widely prescribed class of drugs in the world, has concluded that the three most commonly used carry a similar risk of cardiovascular complications.

U.S. Health & Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell last year proposed a response, calling for a program to change doctors» opioid prescribing practices, to expand the use of naloxone, a drug used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdoses, and increase patient access to medication assisted treatments for opioid use disorders.

Sertraline, prescribed under the names Zoloft and Lustral, is an antidepressant manufactured by Pfizer, Inc., which supplied the drug for use in the study.

Through the FDA's iPLEDGE program, woman who are prescribed the drug must pledge to use two forms of contraception, in addition to taking regular pregnancy tests while on the drug and online tests to make sure they understand the dangers of getting pregnant while taking the drug.

A chemical originally used to clean pipes, and now widely prescribed as a drug for osteoporosis, could also be breast cancer's nemesis

The report, requested by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), says it is possible to stem the still - escalating prevalence of opioid use disorder and other opioid - related harms without foreclosing access to opioids for patients suffering from pain whose providers have prescribed these drugs responsibly.

A chemical originally used to clean pipes, and widely prescribed as a drug for osteoporosis, could also be breast cancer's nemesis.

The most common restrictions fall into three categories: 1) The level of fibrosis (i.e., scarring of the liver); 2) substance use and abstinence from alcohol / drug use together with toxicology screening; and 3) provider limitations, which limit the physicians allowed to prescribe sofosbuvir.

If 40 percent of MSM who are good candidates for PrEP based on CDC's guidelines were actually prescribed the drug and used it consistently, 33 percent of new HIV infections in this population in the U.S. would be avoided over the next 10 years, the researchers found.

«A significant amount of work remains in the development of teixobactin as a therapeutic antibiotic for human use — we are probably around six to ten years off a drug that doctors can prescribe to patients — but this is a real step in the right direction and now opens the door for improving our in vivo analogues.»

«We are using CYP2C19 genetic testing on a daily basis at our institution to help decide in a timely manner which drug to prescribe,» said George «Rick» Stouffer, III, M.D., F.A.H.A., chief of cardiology and co-director of the McAllister Heart Institute at UNC.

In those using prescription drugs without a prescription or using more than prescribed, 81 percent identified self - medication of pain as the reason for misuse.

Substance use was defined as use of illegal drugs (heroin, marijuana, cocaine, etc.), use of prescription drugs in ways other than prescribed or high risk alcohol use.

The good news is we can prevent this problem by stopping the source and treating the troubled,» said co-author and CDC director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. «It is critical that states use effective prescription drug tracking programs so we can improve prescribing practices and help get those who are abusing drugs into treatment.»

In states allowing the use of medical cannabis, the drugs may be prescribed as an alternative to opioids.

But in addition to prescribed usage, there's a thriving black market for these drugs, which young people use to improve attention, mood, and work and school performance.

Plus, they were more likely to be using beta blockers, a drug frequently prescribed to lower blood pressure, and statins that reduce cholesterol levels.

In some countries, including the United Kingdom, it is legal to prescribe any drug for off - label use, and so patients have already started using it to treat MS, he says.

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.

The authors and editorialist express grave concerns that there will be many needless premature deaths as well as preventable heart attacks and strokes if patients who would clearly benefit from statins are not prescribed the drug, refuse to take the drug, or stop using the drug because of ill - advised adverse publicity about benefits and risks, which may include misplaced concerns about the possible but unproven small risk of diabetes.

The lack of information about the long - term safety of drugs prescribed for children is a special worry, both for drugs that may be used for decades for chronic conditions and for drugs for which short - term use may be found to harm children's growth and development months or years later.

«Despite strong evidence against the use of codeine in children, the drug continues to be prescribed to large numbers of them each year,» said Sunitha Kaiser, MD, UCSF assistant clinical professor of pediatrics at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco and lead author.

Moreover, health - policy experts must script guidelines on how to prescribe it, and how to monitor side effects and HIV infections in people using the drug.

Prescribing both a stimulant and an antipsychotic drug to children with physical aggression and attention - deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), along with teaching parents to use behavior management techniques, reduces aggressive and serious behavioral problems in the children, according to a study conducted by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

In the Web - based, 53 - question survey of 324 American Academy of HIV Medicine members — most of whom are HIV - specializing practitioners — fewer than half reported being «very likely» to prescribe PrEP to their patients who are high - risk heterosexuals or people who use intravenous drugs.

Antipsychotics were originally developed for use in patients with schizophrenia or psychosis, but the study shows that «off - label» prescribing of these drugs to treat the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia is a common practice in care homes.

Poor neonatal outcomes were observed with all antimicrobials prescribed, and the use of azithromycin, the currently recommended anti-rickettsial drug, was not significantly associated with improved neonatal outcomes (p = 0.610).