Book Summary: The Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care contains the most authoritative information on nonprescription drug pharmacotherapy, nutritional supplements, medical foods, nondrug and preventive measures, and complementary therapies. The 18th edition shows students and practitioners how to assess and triage a patient's medical complaints. And it provides FDA-approved dosing information for nonprescription medications along with evidence-based research on the efficacy and safety of over-the-counter, herbal, and homeopathic medications.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Ball State University, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Apr. 16, 2010). Includes bibliographical references.

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Bibliography :leaves 149-172. / vii, 172,[60] leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / The investigations centre on the use of [beta]-aminothiols (cysteine, cysteamine and penicillamine) to decrease endogenous oxalate production by forming adducts with glyoxylate, the immediate precursor of oxalate. They indicate that cysteine delivery drugs like OTC have the potential to aid in management of calcium oxalate stone disease, thereby reducing endogenous oxalate production and urinary oxalate excretion. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Physiology, 1995?

Thesis (doctoral)--Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-223).

Background: The central Appalachian region is at an elevated risk for HIV/HCV outbreaks, primarily due to injection drug use. Regional risk assessments highlight gaps in the evidence-based continuum of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies to minimize HIV/HCV transmission. One potential strategy for increasing the reach of HIV/HCV prevention efforts in rural areas is through provision of services at community pharmacies. Objective: To qualitatively describe community pharmacists' HIV/HCV-related prevention behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs in a 3-state central Appalachian region. Methods: Key informant interviews were conducted with 15 practicing community pharmacists. Theory of Planned Behavior-based questions probed for perceptions about the role of pharmacies in preventing and reducing HIV/HCV outbreaks in rural areas through activities such as syringe services, screening for HIV/HCV, and linking people to treatment when appropriate. Investigators applied thematic analysis to deductively and inductively generate themes from the interview transcripts. Results: Two overarching themes regarding pharmacist engagement in HIV/HCV-related prevention services were generated: 1) current approaches to primary prevention through nonprescription syringe sales (e.g., gatekeeping behaviors) and 2) potential for uptake of the continuum of HIV/HCV-related prevention services in community pharmacies. Future engagement of community pharmacists in the continuum of HIV/HCV-related prevention services comprised 2 subthemes as possible underlying factors: general and specific willingness to provide services and perceived fit within the pharmacy profession. Conclusions: Central Appalachian community pharmacists express a general willingness to help patients who may benefit from HIV/HCV-related prevention services, but current engagement, willingness, and perceived fit for offering specific prevention services in the community pharmacy setting is variable. This has potential immediate implications, such as prioritizing the introduction of more widely accepted services (e.g., provision of HIV/HCV-related prevention education) to community pharmacy practice, and longer-term implications, such as the integration and framing of HIV/HCV-related prevention services as helping behavior within the pharmacist professional identity.

Submitted by Rosangela Silva (rosangela.silva3@unioeste.br) on 2018-06-25T17:26:39Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Giulia Rechia Vasconcelos da Rosa.pdf: 1665574 bytes, checksum: d99a127a8e7bd4287f3110e3ca19d9fd (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-25T17:26:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Giulia Rechia Vasconcelos da Rosa.pdf: 1665574 bytes, checksum: d99a127a8e7bd4287f3110e3ca19d9fd (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-04-15 / Objetivo: Esta revisão sistemática e meta-análise foi realizada para avaliar a mudança de cor, risco e intensidade da sensibilidade dentária (SD) e irritação gengival (IG) e satisfação do paciente comparando tiras de clareamento dental em relação ao clareamento caseiro ou de consultório em pacientes adultos de qualquer idade. Fontes: Em 10 de agosto de 2017, efetuou-se uma pesquisa abrangente no MEDLINE via PubMed, Cochrane Library, Biblioteca Brasileira de Odontologia, banco de dados de Literatura em Ciências da Saúde da América Latina e Caribe (LILACS) e bancos de dados de citações, Scopus e Web of Science. Os resumos do International Association for Dental Research (IADR) (1990-2017), registros de ensaios inéditos e em curso, dissertações e teses também foram pesquisados. Seleção do estudo: Foram selecionados artigos relevantes que avaliaram Ensaios Clínicos Randomizados (ECR’s) paralelos e boca-dividida que compararam fitas clareadoras com clareamento caseiro ou de consultório em pacientes adultos de qualquer idade. Todos os artigos foram publicados antes de 10 de agosto de 2017. Foram identificados 4586 estudos e dois revisores realizaram a remoção de duplicatas, seleção de título e rastreamento de resumo, restando 14 estudos a serem incluídos na análise. A meta-análise foi realizada para a mudança de cor (ΔE*, ΔSGU), risco e intensidade de SD, risco de IG e satisfação do paciente, a partir de Escala Analógica Visual (EAV) usando modelo de efeitos aleatórios. Não houve diferença significativa na escala subjetiva com escala de cores (ΔSGU), risco e intensidade de SD, risco de IG e satisfação do paciente (p > 0,05). Porém, na escala objetiva com espectrofotômetro (ΔE), a mudança de cor foi maior no grupo de clareamento caseiro com peróxido de carbamida em comparação ao uso de fitas. Conclusão: Apesar de não ter sido identificada diferença nos tratamentos, deve-se interpretar esse resultado com cautela em vista escassez de ECR’s comparando tratamentos clareadores supervisionados com fitas clareadoras com baixo risco de viés. Relevância Clínica: Apesar da efetividade equivalente entre os tratamentos clareadores avaliados, na avaliação de ΔE*, o clareamento caseiro com peróxido de carbamida demonstrou melhor resultado em mudança de cor quando comparado com as fitas. Porém, este estudo não pode afirmar este resultado devido a alta varibialidade dos protocolos e presença de poucos estudos com baixo risco de viés. / Objective: A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to evaluate the color change, risk and intensity of tooth sensitivity (TS), risk of gingival irritation (GI) and patient’s satisfaction comparing whitening strips versus dental bleaching in adult patients of any age made at home or in office. Methods: On August 2017 the literature was elletronically searched in MEDLINE via PubMed, Cochrane Library, Brazilian Library in Dentistry, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature database (LILACS) and citation databases, Scopus and Web of Science. Abstracts from International Association for Dental Research (IADR) (1990–2017) unpublished and ongoing trials registries, dissertations and thesis were also searched. Study selection: It was selected relevant articles that evaluated parallel and split-mouth Randomized Clinical Trials (RCTs) that compared whitening strips versus dental bleaching made at home or in office in adult patients of any age group. All articles were published only before August 10th, 2017. 4586 studies were identified and two reviewers removed the duplicates, title and abstract screening, remaining 14 studies to be included on analysis. As Meta-analysis was conducted for color change in objective scale (ΔE*) and subjective scale (ΔSGU), risk and intensity of TS and risk of GI with Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and patient’s satisfaction using random effects model. No significant difference in ΔSGU, risk and intensity of TS, risk of GI and paient’s satisfaction was observed (p > 0.05). However in ΔE* evaluation, color change was higher on the tray group with carbamide peroxide when compared to strips group. Conclusion: Although no difference was identified in the comparative treatments, this result should be interpreted with caution in view of the existence of few ECRs comparing supervised bleaching treatments with whitening tapes with low risk of bias. Clinical Relevance: Despite the equivalent effectiveness among the bleaching treatments evaluated, on ΔE* evaluation, there was higher color change for at-home with carbamide peroxide group. However, this study cannot confirm this result due to the high varibiality of the protocols and the presence of few studies with low risk of bias.

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Access to abstract permanently restricted to Ball State community only / Indirect effects of human population growth on stream ecosystem function : sediment respiration and nutrient uptake response to nonprescription pharmaceuticals -- Frequency and distribution of nonprescription pharmaceuticals in central Indiana streams. / Access to thesis permanently restricted to Ball State community only / Department of Biology