Five drug categories, including shortages of controlled substances, have affected hospitals the most in terms of cost and reallocation of resources, according to a new survey from Vizient. For its ...

The Drug Recognition Expert is trained to recognize signs of impairment in seven different categories of illegal drugs, based upon their observations. The program was developed in the early 1970s ...

In 1999, as the result of growing recognition of the potential for noncardiac drugs such as terfenadine or cisapride to cause QT prolongation and torsades de pointes ventricular arrhythmias, the ...

Begin the lesson with an introductory discussion on drug use: How widespread do they feel the drug problem is in their country. What about their state, city, neighborhood, and school? How does today's ...

NEW YORK STATE (NEWS10) – The Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) announced the newest class of Drug Recognition Experts (DRE) on Wednesday. DREs are extensively trained to see signs of ...

Credit: Getty Images In an unexpected finding, phosphodiesterase inhibitors and sympathomimetics with α- and β-effect were strongly associated with higher AKI risk in this analysis. High AKI risk was ...

This study investigates the impact of state prescription drug monitoring programs on drug overdose mortality rates for all drug categories. Objectives: To examine the impact of prescription drug ...

Social media posts related to drug promotions often lack risk-related information, with many posts featuring undisclosed ...

Among 19 drug categories known to be associated with AKI, 8 (42%) were confirmed as being nephrotoxic, Izak A.R. Yasrebi-de Kom, MSc, PhD, of the University of Amsterdam, in The Netherlands, and ...