INTRODUCTION Status epilepticus (SE) is a medical emergency requiring prompt treatment to try to limit mortality and improve outcome. So far, newer antiepileptic drugs (AED) have not assumed a noticeable role in the treatment of SE. This may be in part due to the lack of IV forms for the newer AEDs. The IV form of Levetiracetam (IV-LEV) has recently become available and has a potential role in ...

BACKGROUND In recent years, intravenously (IV) administered acetaminophen has become one of the most common perioperative analgesics. Despite its now-routine use, IV acetaminophen's analgesic comparative efficacy has never been compared with that of ketamine, a decades-old analgesic familiar to obstetricians, gynecologists, and anesthesiologists alike. This doubleblind clinical trial aimed to e...

INTRODUCTION Guidelines endorse intravenous (IV) and intraosseous (IO) medication administration for cardiac arrest treatment. Limited clinical evidence supports this recommendation. A multiagency, retrospective study was performed to determine the association between parenteral access type and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in out of hospital cardiac arrest. METHODS This was a stru...

OBJECTIVES Few studies have assessed the effectiveness of different drugs for osteoporosis (OP). We aimed to determine if fracture and mortality rates vary among patients initiating different OP medications. METHODS We used the Medicare 5% sample to identify new users of intravenous (IV) zoledronic acid (n=1.674), oral bisphosphonates (n=32.626), IV ibandronate (n=492), calcitonin (n=2.606), ...

statement of the problem replacement of missing or lost teeth with dental prostheses supported by dental implants has been accepted and received positive evaluations from patients who have undergone implant treatment. purpose the aim of this study was to evaluate the level of patient knowledge about dental implants among a selected sample of dental patients in tabriz, iran materials and methods...

introduction & objective: patients with major depressive are difficult to treat, and the relative efficacy of medications and cognitive therapy in the treatment of depression is still a matter of deabath. the purpose of this study was to compare the efficacies of antidepressant medication, cognitive therapy and combination of cognitive therapy and antidepressant medication. materials & methods:...

background: self-medication has increased in the last decade in iran; can be followed several complications. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors influencing self-medication based on health belief model. methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted among 1400 hamadan province pharmacies visitors, during spring and summer 2012 which was randomly selected with the p...

background: the health of elderly population in the world has been an important issue in recent century and the use of appropriate or inappropriate medications is challenging among them. the purpose of this study was to assess the pattern of medication in elderly population in amirkola, northern of iran. methods: this study was conducted on 1534 elderly subjects who participated in amirkola hea...

Background: Preemptive analgesia is a method to provide effective pain relief after the surgery. This study was designed compare effects of single analgesic Ketamine intravenous (IV) versus combination low dose and Parecoxib IV as preemptive multimodal in patients undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Methods: prospective, randomized, double blind 48 laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The populat...

BACKGROUND An accurate medication list at hospital admission is essential for the evaluation and further treatment of patients. The objective of this study was to describe the frequency, type and predictors of errors in medication history, and to evaluate the extent to which standard care corrects these errors. METHODS A descriptive study was carried out in two medical wards in a Swedish hosp...