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PATIENT DOSAGE [5 records]

Record 1 2009-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

Short-term substitution therapy is used for opioid detoxification. Methadone, a long-acting opioid agonist... is approved by the FDA [Food and Drug Administration] for... short-term [narcotic] detoxification lasting up to 30 days... Protocol for methadone detoxification.... Start with methadone 10 mg as needed for withdrawal for the first 24 hours, with maximum daily dose of 40 mg.... assess the patient and start on once-a-day dosing, usually 30-40 mg... Dosage may be decreased by 5-10 mg/day...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
CONT

La désintoxication à la méthadone (sevrage à court terme) est abandonnée par la plupart des praticiens [...] au profit d'une substitution à moyen ou long terme (plusieurs mois), temps estimé nécessaire pour que le patient puisse tirer profit du traitement, en particulier temps nécessaire à la mise en place de stratégies de soins ou de prise en charge sociale, d'insertion, etc.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
CONT

If the patient continues to report persistent and increasing pain, the potency and dosage of the opioid is increased or a stronger opioid is given. The appropriate dose is the opioid that controls pain with the fewest side effects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
CONT

Quant à la douleur, elle pourrait, avec des doses adaptées, être correctement prise en charge dans 80 à 90 % des cas.

Spanish

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Record 3 1987-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacy
OBS

Label on the container of a pharmaceutical destined for a particular patient, giving drug name, dosage instructions, and other prescription information.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacie

Spanish

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Record 4 1981-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiobiology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiobiologie

Spanish

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Record 5 1980-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
CONT

Official precautions inform physicians what they must not do under certain circumstances, e. g., high dosage, intensive therapy, prolonged use, or some special condition of the patient. If ignored, there may be serious implications.

CONT

The warning (for aminocaproic acid) originally required that it be used only in life-threatening situations where hemorrhage results from an overactivity of the fibrinolytic system, was later discontinued after additional clinical experience with the drug indicated such dramatic precautions were not necessary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
CONT

Il s'ensuit que l'administration des I.M.A.O. requiert un grand nombre de précautions, si l'on veut prévenir ces effets secondaires.

Spanish

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