The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) stands alone among the core UN human rights treaties in setting out a human right to protection from drugs. Article 33 provides that “States Parties shall take all appropriate measures, including legislative, administrative, social and educational measures, to protect children from the illicit use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances a...

The legislation to make stringent provision for the control and regulation of operations relating to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, has been enforced since September 1985. Since mental health professionals have to deal with the prescription 0 f psychotropic medications and also deal with the rising number of cases of drug dependence and abuse, it is important for all psychiatrists ...

OBJECTIVE To check compliance of anaesthetist to current policies set for the use of medication within operation room and for induction room floor stock. METHODS The initial audit was conducted from 1st October to 31st November 2006 and reaudit after dissemination and sharing of results within the department repeated in July-August 2007. In each audit four operating rooms were visited twice a...

A retrospective chart review was conducted of patients with acute renal colic for the years 1993 and 1997, in order to compare analgesia ordering and administration practices before and after implementation of a nurse-managed, titrated intravenous (i.v.) narcotic policy. The study demonstrated a significant and sustained change in analgesia administration practices away from the intramuscular (...

INTRODUCTION: Post-operative pain control in pediatric patients has become a priority for all institutions. There is a paucity of literature on pain control following orthopedic procedures in the pediatric population. The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of acetaminophen to narcotic analgesics, specifically, acetaminophen/codeine and morphine, for pain management after closed re...

OBJECTIVES In light of current FDA guidelines on opioid use in children, we sought to determine the risk of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage (PTH) in children who received ibuprofen with acetaminophen versus those who received narcotic with acetaminophen for postoperative pain control. METHODS This was an IRB-approved retrospective chart review of patients at a tertiary-care pediatric center. Th...