Medscape6d
Avoid Preparing Infusions Using the Rule of 6 or Broselow Tape
A calculation error related to the Rule of 6 may have contributed to an infant's death recently when it led to a misplaced decimal point and the preparation of a ...
ep.bmj23d
Prescribing in paediatric obesity: methods to improve dosing safety in weight-based dose calculations
1–3 Potentially serious toxic effects include opioid-induced respiratory depression ... This is an important potential barrier to safe dose calculation and may explain why confusion and a ‘best guess’ ...
BMJ27d
Adherence of paediatric nurses to double checking process steps during medication administration in a children's hospital: an observational study
Non-opioid analgesic drugs were the most frequent group of medications ... adherence to double checking steps during the medication administration process. Drug dose calculation was only double ...
NYC BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SAFETY FUND ANNOUNCES MAJOR CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT FENTANYL-OPIOID CRISIS
This morning, at the annual Education & Training Awards breakfast, the NYC Building & Construction Industry Safety Fund ...
Fox News9d
FDA approves opioid-free pain medication with 'no sign of addiction'
A new opioid-free pain medication was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday, marking a non-addictive alternative for patients. Journavx (suzetrigine), made by Vertex ...
The Stockton Record on MSN12d
University of the Pacific team develops single-dose antidote to combat fentanyl overdoses
A professor and his team at University of the Pacific have developed a single-dose treatment that provides extended ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine6d
New Report Finds Co-Prescribing Opioids and Benzodiazepines to Veterans at VHA from 2007 to 2019 Increased Their Risk of Death
There was an increased risk of death among veterans who started opioid treatment at a higher dosage, compared to those who started at a lower dosage. There was an increased risk of death among ...
The Associated Press on MSN12d
FDA approves new painkiller that shows promise and challenges of opioid alternatives
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Journavx for short-term pain that often ...
FDA approves new pain medicine as opioid alternative. What to know about Journavx
The FDA has approved Journavx, a pain medication, offering a safer alternative to opioids. Learn about its benefits and side ...
Palm Beach Post11d
FDA approves new pain medicine as opioid alternative. What to know about Journavx
For the first time in two decades, the FDA has approved a new class of non-opioid pain medication, offering an alternative to addictive opioids for patients seeking pain relief. The drug ...
Healio7d
Mindfulness treatment program reduces cravings in those with opioid addiction
An online-based mindfulness treatment program significantly reduced opioid craving among participants with opioid use disorder results from a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open ...
Investing6d
Vistagen secures patent for non-opioid pain treatment
Moreover, clinical data from Phase 1 studies suggested that AV-101 is well-tolerated, with no significant adverse events reported at any dose level compared to a placebo. While the company ...