Pharmaceutical Preparations - Administration & dosage
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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Challenges in developing evidence-based drug dosing guidelines for adults and children receiving renal replacement therapy.

30 Oct 2009 The challenges of appropriate drug dosing in patients with renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) have been exacerbated by recent trends in both RRT technology and practices. Nearly all these changes have resulted in augmented drug ... Read more...

Policy statement--guidance for the administration of medication in school.

26 Sep 2009 Many children who take medications require them during the school day. This policy statement is designed to guide prescribing health care professionals, school physicians, and school health councils on the administration of medications to children ... Read more...

An analysis of the association between parental acculturation and children's medication use.

26 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: We examined how Hispanic children, with stratification according to language to approximate acculturation, differed with respect to sociodemographic characteristics and medication use. We also examined how different factors were ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Pharmaceutical Preparations - Administration & dosage'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Patent watch. Drug metabolite claims are patentable. 30 Oct 2009
• Challenges in developing evidence-based drug dosing guidelines for adults and children receiving renal replacement therapy. 30 Oct 2009
• Continuing the use of the Cockcroft-Gault equation for drug dosing in patients with impaired renal function. 30 Oct 2009
• Use of the MDRD study equation to estimate kidney function for drug dosing. 30 Oct 2009
• Nephropharmacology: drugs and the kidney. 30 Oct 2009
• Policy statement--guidance for the administration of medication in school. 26 Sep 2009
• An analysis of the association between parental acculturation and children's medication use. 26 Sep 2009
• Drug development perspective on pharmacokinetic studies of new drugs in patients with renal impairment. 21 Sep 2009
• A novel model and experimental analysis of hydrophilic and hydrophobic agent release from biodegradable polymers. 13 Sep 2009
• [Clinical pharmacist in a multidisciplinary team in a paediatric department] 8 Sep 2009
• [Pharmacotherapy in nursing homes] 8 Sep 2009
• [Drug management in children and the elderly] 8 Sep 2009
• The impact of continuous renal replacement therapy on drug therapy. 31 Aug 2009
• Impact of intestinal metabolism on drug development. 30 Aug 2009
• On how to improve drug use to minimise risks to patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Intravenous medications in long-term care: a wake-up call for pharmacists. 30 Aug 2009
• Guest editorial: special issue for Prof. Dr. Peter Paul Speiser. 30 Aug 2009
• Assessment methods of inhaled aerosols: technical aspects and applications. 30 Aug 2009
• Model-based evaluation of QTc interval risk: an increasing emphasis on early decision making. 30 Aug 2009
• Adverse drug events in the elderly: an ongoing problem. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Pharmaceutical Preparations'

Definition: Drugs intended for human or veterinary use, presented in their finished dosage form. Included here are materials used in the preparation and/or formulation of the finished dosage form.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D004364

Alternative terms: Pharmaceutical Preparations; Preparations, Pharmaceutical; Drugs; Pharmaceutic Preparations; Preparations, Pharmaceutic;

Related Mesh Headings: Pharmacology; Plants, Medicinal; Receptors, Drug;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; isolation & purification; metabolism; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; chemistry; contraindications; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; urine;

Tree Number: D26;

History Note: 98(63)

Technical Notes: GEN & unspecified only; /adv eff permitted but consider DRUG THERAPY /adv eff; drug names: use NOMENCLATURE; policy: Manual section 25; metab detoxication of drugs = METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG;