Pharmaco-Economical Projection of HIV/AIDS Therapy

The Pharmaceutical aspects of the medications are very much essential for proper drug scheduling. But the economical prospect is also essential for the proper patient compliance. These two parameters act in symbiotic relationship. Therefore, there is always the prerequisite for combining these parameters as Pharmaco-economical. This present work tries to present the Pharmaceutical medications of HIV/AIDS from economical view point/scenario.

Drug scheduling by nurses and drug interactions in patients with cardiovascular diseases

ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify and characterize the potential serious drug interactions in patients hospitalized with cardiovascular diseases, relating them to the schedules established for drug administration by nurses. Methods: a documentary, quantitative and sectional research. Ninety-nine prescriptions from patients admitted to the cardiology ward of a hospital in Rio de Janeiro for more than 48 hours were analyzed. Drug interaction was assessed using the Micromedex® software. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: serious interactions were evidenced in 22 drug pairs, most frequently at 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., times with higher dose scheduling performed by nurses. The most recurrent drug pairs involved in serious interactions were simvastatin + amlodipine and enoxaparin + clopidogrel. Conclusions: drug scheduling by nurses requires a review of the criteria for proposing schedules for drugs in order to ensure patient safety.