Search Results for "Cancer Subcutaneous Prescribing Information"
Original Source: Subcutaneous Olanzapine for Hyperactive or Mixed Delirium in Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Preliminary Study.
CONTEXT: Oral olanzapine is effective in controlling agitation in patients with delirium, but often, parenteral administration is necessary. Intramuscular (IM) olanzapine is approved for managing agitation in schizophrenia, but this route is inappropriate for terminally ill patients. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this pilot study was to determine the safety and tolerability of subcutaneous (SC) olanzapine in the management of hyperactive or mixed delirium in patients with advanced cancer. METHODS: We conducted...
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Necrotizing Subcutaneous Infection
Health IT Information Technology
Why Health IT? Health information technology (Health IT) makes it possible for health care providers to better manage patient care through secure use and sharing of health information - e...
The most common system to evaluate and describe prostate cancer currently in use is the Gleason grading system. After a biopsy, the pathologist assigns a primary grade from 1 to 5, with 5 being the...
According to the American Brain Tumor Association, just over 24,000 patients will be diagnosed with a primary malignant brain tumour during 2012 in the US alone. Some 80% of primary malignant brain...
Cervical cancer is a malignant neoplasm of the cervix uteri or cervical area. Symptoms include vaginal bleeding, but may not present until later stages of the cancer. Cervical cancer can be treated...
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Subcutaneous administration of Herceptin preferred by HER2-positive breast cancer patients over IV
Results from the PrefHer (Patient Preference for Subcutaneous (SC) versus Intravenous (IV) Herceptin) trial show that 92% of early HER2-positive breast cancer patients favoured quicker SC administrati...
New Report Finds E-Prescribing Is on the Rise
One giant leap forward in the transformation of health care is the use of electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) to reduce mistakes, control costs, and better coordinate care. E-prescribing has been f...
HER2-positive breast cancer patients prefer faster subcutaneous administration of Herceptin to IV
Results from the PrefHer (Patient Preference for Subcutaneous (SC) versus Intravenous (IV) Herceptin) trial show that 92% of early HER2-positive breast cancer patients favored quicker SC administratio...
Subcutaneous VELCADE® Approved In The EU For The Treatment Of Multiple Myeloma
Janssen-Cilag International NV (Janssen) has announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for the subcutaneous (under the skin) administration of VELCADE® (bortezomib) i...
Learn more about complications arising with subcutaneous ICD's. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
Be Warned: e-Prescribing's 6 Big Challenges for Doctors
e-Prescribing is gaining traction, but there are some difficult issues that haven't been resolved and aren't going away. Here's what doctors need to know to be successful at e-prescribing. Medscape...
E-prescribing increases among EHR users
E-prescribing has increased dramatically since 2008, according to a data brief recently released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Dabigatran prescribing information is updated
Label prescribing information for dabigatran (Pradaxa, Boehringer Ingelheim) capsules has been updated to affirm that the 150-mg twice-daily dose is superior to warfarin in reducing ischemic and h...
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Repeat prescribing - reducing errors.
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: Prescribing errors account for a significant proportion of overall error in general practice. Repeat prescribing occurs commonly in New Zealand and is a likely cause of error i...
BACKGROUND: Coeliac disease is an autoimmune disorder that is considered to affect approximately one in 100 people. In the UK, gluten-free (GF) foods can be prescribed by general practitioners (GPs) t...
Implementing an E-Prescribing System in Outpatient Mental Health Programs.
This study describes the implementation and evaluation of an electronic prescription ordering system and feedback report in three community-based mental health outpatient agencies and the usefulness o...
INTRODUCTION: Cancer survivors may experience long-term depression or anxiety, however, there is little previous research on the use of services in this area. We explored consultation and prescribing...
General practitioners' prescribing patterns for the elderly in a province of Iran.
To determine prescribing patterns by general physicians working in primary care (GPs) in Iran for the elderly and the prevalence of inappropriate prescribing.
