American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
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Am J Health Syst Pharm · Jan 2015
Pharmacist input into statewide treatment protocols for emergency medical services.
A pharmacist's role in helping Vermont health officials standardize pharmacotherapy-related protocols used by emergency medical services (EMS) personnel across the state is described. ⋯ An EM pharmacist participated in the review and development of statewide EMS treatment protocols that focused on choice of medication therapy, dosage, administration, and identification and minimization of potential risks of medication errors.
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The results of a study of Twitter use by attendees of the 2013 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting (MCM) and other interested parties are presented. ⋯ The majority of MCM-related tweets by onsite and remote Twitter users were social in nature or pertained to educational sessions held over the course of the conference.
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Am J Health Syst Pharm · Dec 2014
ReviewIntranasal naloxone administration for treatment of opioid overdose.
The pharmacology, pharmaco-kinetic properties, and clinical efficacy of naloxone injection administered intranasally for the reversal of opioid overdose are reviewed. ⋯ Intranasal administration of naloxone appears to be effective in treatment of opioid overdose when i.v. administration is impossible or undesirable.