...McKenzie Foster March 4, 2015 Quantitive Reasoning HW 7 Dosages in Amounts What I found out in the excel worksheet was that there were a few errors made on how much was taken versus how much should have been taken. When it came to a female weighing 87 pounds (39.545455 kgs), the patient received over triple the amount prescribed to her. She was taking 3,837 milligrams per day, when she should have only been taking roughly 790.90 milligrams per day. There were three other discrepancies that I found within the information. A male weighing 63 pounds (28.636364 kgs) received 2,778 milligrams per day when he should have received around 575.72 milligrams. Another male weighing in at 32 pounds (14.545455 kgs) received 1,410 milligrams a day, when he should have received roughly 209.909 milligrams. Lastly, a female weighing in at 47 pounds (21.363636 kgs) was taking 2,073 milligrams, when she should have only received about 427.272 milligrams. My findings were that the patients that were under 100 pounds were getting the incorrect dosage. With some of the patients receiving the incorrect dosage, many find it to be the hospitals fault in most instances. I think that part of it was the hospitals fault for not double checking the correct dosages for their patients, but I also think the manufacturers could have also played a role in the incorrect dosages. However, it is the hospitals responsibility to make sure that their patients are receiving the correct amount because of accidents...
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...The Medicines Company Case Write-Up: Terence Cho, Felipe Duarte, Aleks Loiko, Robert Shaw, and James Wang Section 4, Group 10 Medicines Company’s drug, Angiomax, outperforms Heparin, but incurs significantly higher costs to produce, making the drug difficult to attractively price. This difficulty in pricing stems from a poor positioning strategy for Angiomax which does not maximize the perceived value (PV) that the drug provides to its key customer segments. Therefore, Medicines Co., must develop a positioning strategy that maximizes the perceived value of Angiomax. Medicines Co. must first determine the critical characteristics its key customer segments (doctors, hospital administrators, and pharmacists) value in an anticoagulant (Appendix A). Medicines Co. should then develop a positioning statement that highlights Angiomax’s strengths for its most compatible customer segment – doctors. The positioning statement for doctors would be “Angiomax outperforms Heparin in high-risk patients resulting in significantly fewer complications while performing angioplasty procedures”. The focus should be on doctors because of the high overlap between Angiomax’s benefits and doctors’ values in an anticoagulant. Additionally, by providing doctors with information (Appendix B) that quantifies the cost savings from reduced complications in high-risk patients, Medicines Co. bridges the gap between the true economic value (TEV) and the PV that doctors have for Angiomax. This solution...
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...die from the overdose. It is apparently really easy to accidentally take too much and in the end hurt yourself or others. For parents giving out medicine to kids poses a threat because they could accidentally dish out too much medicine without knowing better. Tylenol has two very different kids medicine that gets easily confused because the two products look very similar. Parents purchase one for kids for their infants and then give them the “proper” dosage which is actually a lot for a newborn. This causes health risks such as liver damage, coma and death. This is not properly labeled on the container of medicine because Johnson and Johnson fear that proper labeling will drive down costs and that they will lose money in the long run. Over 100 law suits have been filed against Johnson and Johnson because of their Tylenol medicine poisoning. For Johnson and Johnson would rather pay settlements than have to lose profits from having a proper labeling system. Therefore consumers do not know the risks involved with the medicine that they are taking and that hurts the consumers. Problems: The biggest problem Johnson and Johnson face according to this article is a lack of labeling. Consumers need a better labeling system that speaks about the side affects and risks of taking too much Tylenol. Consumers not knowing better take too much medicine and taking too much can hurt or kill a person. Overdosing is a big problem. If Johnson and Johnson added the...
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...and the date the prescription is given to you. Below this, your doctor will write the relevant drug information. »» This will include the medicine she is prescribing, the dosage, how many pills to take per dose, and how each dose should be taken. »» There will also be information for the pharmacist about how much of the medicine to give you when your fill it the first time and...
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...------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Search the site Bottom of Form * Home * Clinical Zones * Continence * Infection Control * Mental Health * Diabetes * Wound care * Assessment skills * Medicine management * Leadership * Midwifery and neonatal nursing * More ... * Search the Archive * Browse by clinical topic * Browse by issue date * Awards * Nursing Times Awards * Student Nursing Times Awards * Patient Safety Awards * Care Integration Awards * Write for Us * Nursing events * Courses * Subscribe from overseas * Francis report * Nursing Practice * Nursing Times Learning * Opinion * Student Nursing Times * Jobs * Subscribe * You are here: Home * Clinical Zones * Medicine management How to ensure patient safety in drug dose calculation 12 October, 2012 Medicines management is a core nursing skill. This review gives an introduction to and taster of our newly launched online Nursing Times Learning unit on drug calculations. Keywords: Patient safety/Drug calculation/Medicines management * This article has been double-blind peer reviewed * Figures and tables can be seen in the attached print-friendly PDF file of the complete article in the ‘Files’ section of this page Medication incidents accoun-ted for 11% of all patient...
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...on comparing the positives and negatives of taking 3 OTC painkillers, Motrin, Tylenol, and Bayer, and will determine which of these is the safest, most beneficial, OTC painkiller. Sources include FDA Reports, a research study, manufacturer’s information and other medical documentation. Nikkos Jackson GE117 Composition 1 It’s 3:15a.m., and you just woke up with a pounding headache. You are running a slight fever, and all you want to do is go to bed. You go into your bathroom cabinet to retrieve some medicine, and in front of you sit Motrin, Tylenol, and Bayer. Which do you choose? What will eliminate all of your symptoms? What is the safest OTC pain reliever that you can take? These are just a few of the questions you may have when deciding which OTC pain reliever is the right choice for you. Although, Motrin, Tylenol, and Bayer serve similar purposes, there are many differences in each drug that makes them affect your body differently, including active ingredients, dosages, and side effects. Motrin is a general use pain reliever and fever reducer. This drug is intended to relieve fever, minor aches and pains throughout the body, as well as headache pain. The active ingredient in Motrin is Ibuprofen. This pain reliever is taken orally, and comes in several different forms. The original form is a tablet, but there have been other forms introduced such as the capsule, and gel capsule. It is recommended that this drug not be taken on any empty stomach to avoid the common side...
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...Assignment 2: The Current and Future Applications of Bluetooth Wireless Technology Student Name: Qian Hu Student No.: 300580795 Course Code: NET222 Introduction to Bluetooth People are always seeking for more efficient, more secure, and less expensive communication tools. Bluetooth is one of them, which is developed for years and used in various areas with many interesting functions and applications. Bluetooth is a wireless technology that is a combination of hardware, software, and interoperability requirements. Some characteristics and advantages of Bluetooth technology includes reasonably reliable, high simplicity, allow both data and voice communication, free of charge, has no physical installation required, more mobility and flexibility, and less power consumption. Some limits of Bluetooth technology is the distance and size of transmission. Of course, technologies are rapidly developing; Bluetooth 3 came up two years ago and allows the wireless transfer of large files and as videos. In general, all these characteristics provide it with strong potential in future development. Medical Industry In medical industry, the integration of Bluetooth on PC’s and PDA’s allows staff to access the patient’s detailed records updated in real time, and because less paperwork was needed, it also provides a faster diagnostic. Before, most of the devices in the hospital are fixed in a certain place, which limits the patient’s activities in that certain area. Now, more and more...
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...Marketing Plan: Ralont Pill Bottle by Pills R’ US Keller Graduate School of Management MM522: Marketing Management Bojlur Rahman Alex Garcia Donald Weston Taiwo Adenuga Executive Summary The Ralont Pill Bottle is dedicated to producing newly redesigned pharmaceutical medicine bottles that offer an “at a glance” view of “what medicine” belongs to “what person” in a medicine cabinet. This redesign came about after careful years of market research against the conventional “brown bottle” used for 90% of all medicine dispensed. We believe that our “color coordinated” bottles for Male Adults, Female Adults, Male Children and Female Children are exactly what the public has been asking for, thereby meeting market demand as well as metrics for predictable revenue. In addition, a patented “dosage control” mechanism will allow for “as needed pills” to be properly dispensed. Included you will find a SWOT analysis including redesign Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats. The Ralont Pill Bottle will offer customers a new shift in paradigm in the way medicine is identified, dispensed and maintained in storage. No longer will there be any kind of confusion as to what medicine belongs to what person and most importantly the differences between adult and child medication. Our goal is simple, to change public perception and trust in medication bottles and create a “new standard” which will in and of itself become a product by which other products can offspring. Pricing...
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...love. Viagra is an innocent looking medicine that is sure to lift your spirit and bring passion in your sex life. Millions of men who suffer from impotence have benefited from Viagra. It is pharmacologically known as Sildenafil Citrate. Generic Viagra was the first of the oral phosphodiesterase 5 enzyme inhibitors approved for erectile dysfunction. The safety record of this medicine is quite commendable. Studies have been carried out regarding the cardiovascular effects of...
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...Grant Dr. Theodore Gorczyca MAT 510 – Business Statistics February 5, 2016 The prescription filling process of the health maintenance organization (HMO) consists of the doctor sending the prescription to the pharmacy via paper with the patient, paper to the nurse who calls in the prescription with instructions, or faxing the prescription to the pharmacy. From there, the personnel at the pharmacy fill the prescription by inputting the information given to them into their computer in order to print the instructions and medication labels for the prescriptions. They then pull the requested medications per the instructions, fill the necessary containers to give to the patients, and label them accordingly. Patients then receive their medicines and take them according to the instructions printed on the labels by the pharmacy per the doctor. There are many activities involved in this process that can cause issues. There are various reasons prescriptions can be filled inaccurately from the beginning (which can be considered the supplier portion of the SIPOC model) of the process. Interviews with pharmacy assistants indicate that doctors’ handwritings’ are difficult to decipher, and hence an area of concern when this information is given on paper to read in person or by facsimile copy. The person receiving the information in this format has the task of reading it, and interpreting what the doctor is trying to convey. If the paper is given to a nurse to call into the pharmacy...
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...be taken for more than 7 days, if pregnant or nursing, if you have intestinal bowel problems or blockages, such as inflammatory bowel disease, ulcers or diarrhea. Finally, children under 12 should not use the herb. E. No known personal experience. 2. Dong Quai A. Dong quai is a plant. People use the root to make medicine. B. Dong quai is used for menstrual cramps, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and menopausal symptoms. It is also used orally as a “blood purifier”; to manage hypertension, infertility, joint pain, ulcers, “tired blood” (anemia), and constipation; and in the prevention and treatment of allergic attacks. Dong quai is also used orally for the treatment of loss of skin color (depigmentation) and psoriasis. Some men apply dong quai to the skin of the penis as part of a multi-ingredient preparation for treating premature ejaculation. C. Applied to the glans penis 1 hour before sex and washed off immediately before sex. D. No known personal experience. 3. Acai A. Acai, pronounced AH-sigh-EE, is a palm tree that is widely distributed in the northern area of South America. Its berries are used to make medicine. B. People use acai for osteoarthritis, high cholesterol, erectile dysfunction (ED), weight loss and obesity, “detoxification,” and for improving general...
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...more than 41 percent of prescription medicine expenses" (Wolfe). This means that this low population of people are being prescribed either too many drugs at one time, high dosages of these drugs, or high quantities of each prescription. In America, there is even a recommended limit from the federal government to try and combat these problems with addiction, but it is not a law, it is a recommendation. "American doctors give their patients narcotic painkillers, 99 percent of them hand out prescriptions that exceed the federally recommended three-day dosage" ("Almost"). Not only is it a problem that doctors go over the three day limit that is suggested by the American federal government, but it raises the question of how far these doctors go in their dosages to patients. In a survey done by the NSC, they found that one-fourth of doctors gave out narcotic prescriptions for month-long doses, although using narcotic painkillers for a month has been found to cause brain changes ("Almost"). When prescriptions are used at high dosages for too long, the patients run a seriously high risk of forming a dependence on these...
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...anti-depressant team was formed to find and develop a drug that would be the successor to Prozac. The strategic issues and problems they faced were developing a new drug to replace Prozac, meeting the company budget constraints to perform clinical trials, and finally launch the new drug by mid-2001. The analysis and evaluation revealed that the pharmaceutical industry is changing fast and it usually takes a long time and millions of dollars to develop a new drug. The recommendation for Eli Lilly is to take the lead in developing the new drug Cymbalta, invest a stable share of the company revenue, seek the FDA approval for the development of Cymbalta before going to market, and not change their market plan from the FDA approved Cymbalta dosage of 20 mg twice daily. Introduction Eli Lilly and Company was founded by Colonel Eli Lilly, Lilly’s namesake, in 1876 when he purchased a laboratory on Pearl Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. Eli Lilly was a pharmacist who had served in the Union Army during the Civil War. The company success included creating the process for applying gelatin-coating to pills for easier swallowing and the introduction of Iletin which was the first mass-produced insulin. Iletin and Lilly’s insulin products improved the treatment for diabetes. Lilly’s scientific advancements includes the development of orally administered penicillin products, the discovery of erythromycin (an antibiotic), and the partnership in the mass production of Salk polio vaccine...
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...now the 2nd largest company of the country and recognized as the fastest growing of the top five manufacturing company in the country. Incepta now has one of the largest and competent sales force and large distribution network of its own, operated from 18 different locations throughout the country. A marketing team composed of pharmacists and doctors are at the core of the marketing operation. These professionals play a crucial role in providing the necessary strategic guideline for the promotion of its product. The company has very innovative plan to become a most renowned pharmaceutical company in the world by improving research based dosage form manufacturing within a very short period. Product Profiles Incepta Pharmaceuticals was produced its first product, ranitidine, in December of 1999. The company produces various types of dosage forms which include tablets, capsules, oral liquids, ampoules, dry powder vials, powder for suspension, nasal sprays, eye drops, creams, ointments, lotions, gels, prefilled syringes, liquid filled hard gelatin capsules, lyophilized injections,...
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...RESEARCHING HERBAL PEPPERMINT USAGE HLST 301: Complementary and Alternative Therapies Chelsea Musgrave ID # 3158485 Janete Poloway Athabasca University November 29 2014 Peppermint is one of the oldest herbs used for many medical purposes. However, Peppermint oil was not utilized in formal medicine until the 18th century. There are more than 25 species of true mint grown throughout the world (University Mary Land Medical Center , 2013). Peppermint, a popular plant in Europe that has herbal properties to aid in many health ailments, is widely characterized as a popular flavoring for gum, toothpaste, and tea. It is the oil from the leaves and flowering tops of the peppermint plant that are used in various herbal remedies (Wurges Jennifer, 2005). An herbal remedy is defined as the use of plants for medical purposes (Wurges Jennifer, 2005). Peppermint oil acts as a muscle relaxant and was traditionally used to treat digestive symptoms in Ancient Egypt. The oil continues to be used for various health ailments including nausea, indigestion, cold symptoms, headaches, muscle and nerve pain, stomach problems, and bowel conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (Foster, 2012).The Menthyl is the ingredient that gives peppermints its minty flavoring and aroma while Menthol is the main component in peppermint that provides a cooling sensation. The Peppermint plant grows to about 2 - 3 feet tall and blooms from July through August, sprouting tiny purple...
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