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Accidental Medication Poisonings in Kids on the Rise
Posted 16 Sep 2011 by Drugs.com
FRIDAY, Sept. 16 – Despite ongoing prevention efforts, a growing number of young children are being accidentally poisoned with medications, according to new research. The study, which was based on data reported to the American Association of Poison Control Centers between 2001 and 2008, found that medication poisoning among children aged 5 and under increased by 22 percent, although the number of children in the United States in this age group rose by only 8 percent during the study period. "The problem of pediatric poisoning in the U.S. is getting worse, not better," Dr. Randall Bond, of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, said in a hospital news release. In conducting the study, which is scheduled for publication in the Journal of Pediatrics, the researchers reviewed information on over 544,000 children who landed in the emergency department due to medication poisoning ... Read more
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Generic, Brand-Name Heart Drugs Seem to Have Same Effect on Thyroid
Posted 13 Jul 2011 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, July 13 – For patients taking the heart rhythm drug amiodarone (Cordarone), generic versions of the drug do not cause more incidents of thyroid dysfunction than the brand-name medication, researchers report. When it comes to thyroid disease, there is no difference between the two drugs, according to the report released online July 11 in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Amiodarone, a drug used to control arrhythmia – a type of irregular heartbeat – is known to cause hypothroidism and hyperthyroidism. These conditions affect the body's metabolism by altering the amount of hormone produced by the thyroid gland. Not enough thyroid hormone causes the body to slow down, resulting in weight gain, thinning hair and muscle pain. On the flip side, too much thyroid hormone results in nervousness, weight loss, rapid heart rate and diarrhea. In conducting the study, ... Read more
Related support groups: Amiodarone, Pacerone, Cordarone, Nexterone, Cordarone IV
FDA Medwatch Alert: Needleless Pre-filled Glass Syringes: Stakeholder Advisory - Compatibility Problems with Needleless Intravenous Access Systems
Posted 7 May 2011 by Drugs.com
Reports Received on Adenosine and Amiodarone Products [UPDATED 05/06/2011] FDA recommends that, to reduce the potential risks to patients, healthcare professionals and risk managers stock crash carts, ambulances, and emergency rooms with adenosine and amiodarone supplied in vials or pre-filled plastic syringes, if possible. The use of needleless pre-filled glass syringes in emergency situations should be avoided. Refer to the May 2011 FDA Drug Safety Communication, featuring photos, a list of affected adenosine and amiodarone products, and IV access systems known to be incompatible with adenosine and amiodarone pre-filled glass syringes. [Posted 11/17/2010] ISSUE: FDA is notifying healthcare professionals, especially those working in emergency and critical care settings, of reports of compatibility problems when certain needleless pre-filled glass syringes are used with some ne ... Read more
Related support groups: Amiodarone, Adenosine, Pacerone, Cordarone, My-O-Den, Adeno-jec, Nexterone, Adenoscan, Cordarone IV, Adenocard
Prism Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Approval of Ready-to-Use Nexterone (Amiodarone HCl) Premixed Injection
Posted 22 Nov 2010 by Drugs.com
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Nov. 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ – Prism Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental new drug application for Nexterone (amiodarone HCl) Premixed Injection, the first and only premixed intravenous (IV) bag formulation of the antiarrhythmic agent amiodarone IV. Nexterone Premixed Injection is indicated for initiation of treatment and prophylaxis of frequently recurring ventricular fibrillation (VF) and hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachycardia (VT) in patients refractory to other therapy. Nexterone Premixed Injection is approved in two ready-to-use dosage forms with strengths of 1.5 mg/mL (150 mg/100 mL) for rapid loading infusion and 1.8 mg/mL (360 mg/200 mL) for subsequent infusion. "Until now, amiodarone IV required admixture at time of use. Nexterone Premixed Injection overcomes the need to ... Read more
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Arrhythmia, Ventricular Tachycardia, Supraventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Fibrillation
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Pacerone, Cordarone, Cordarone IV, Nexterone