{"title":"The prevention of poisoning in childhood.","authors":"H H Woolfson","doi":"10.1111/j.1365-2710.1981.tb00980.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2710.1981.tb00980.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This review of the literature sets out to identify the problem of accidental poisoning in childhood and evaluate available preventive measures. A poisoning accident results from the association of three factors: an inexperienced child, a dangerous agent and an unsafe environment. Preventive measures are considered in the light of these factors. Prevention by education appears to be of limited value, although education serves to heighten professional and public awareness of the problem of childhood poisoning. Child-resistant containers (CRCs) have been shown to be effective in prevention and form the main focus for research and legislative action. It is suggested that future work is directed towards identifying those areas of risk where CRCs could be most usefully employed and towards reducing the technical difficulties which at present detract from the effectiveness of these devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":77862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of clinical and hospital pharmacy","volume":"6 2","pages":"93-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1365-2710.1981.tb00980.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18357621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A mathematical model of drug absorption.","authors":"B C Goodacre, P J Murray","doi":"10.1111/j.1365-2710.1981.tb00983.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2710.1981.tb00983.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A model is presented which attempts to take into account the physical factors involved in intestinal drug absorption. The absorption rate is expressed in terms of the mass transfer resistance in the aqueous phase surrounding the drug particles and in the lipid phase of the membrane. The model provides a framework within which the effect of the various physical parameters of a drug on bioavailability may be considered. The experimental values of the constants in the model are shown to be of the same order of magnitude as those estimated from physiological and physical data.</p>","PeriodicalId":77862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of clinical and hospital pharmacy","volume":"6 2","pages":"117-33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1365-2710.1981.tb00983.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18357617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Awareness of potential drug interactions with anticoagulants.","authors":"J R Williams, J P Griffin, P F D'Arcy, W C Bowman","doi":"10.1111/j.1365-2710.1981.tb00985.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2710.1981.tb00985.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A survey by questionnaire returned by 180 individuals determined the awareness of doctors and medical students and pharmacists and undergraduate pharmacy students to the potential of drug interactions occurring in patients receiving anticoagulant drugs. Pharmacy students and hospital pharmacists were particularly well informed of the hazards of drug interactions; community pharmacists were less well informed. Hospital medical consultants, registrars and general practitioners were more aware of the hazards of interactions than medical students. The survey clearly shows the need for more education of doctors and pharmacists on drug interactions, especially those involving anticoagulant drugs.</p>","PeriodicalId":77862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of clinical and hospital pharmacy","volume":"6 2","pages":"145-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1365-2710.1981.tb00985.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18357619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Disposition of pethidine in man under acidic urinary PH. I. Plasma level and urinary elimination of pethidine and norpethidine.","authors":"K Chan","doi":"10.1111/j.1365-2710.1981.tb00982.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2710.1981.tb00982.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A detailed study on the plasma and urine levels of pethidine and its major basic metabolite, norpethidine, was carried out after intravenous and oral administration of pethidine, under conditions of controlled acidic urinary pH, to two healthy subjects who had previously shown significant difference in the urinary recovery of pethidine after the intramuscular administration of a standard dose. Utilizing the data of area under plasma concentration-time curve and cumulative urinary excretion of pethidine, similar values of renal clearance of the drug were obtained after separate intravenous and oral administration to the same subject. There is an overall difference in the renal clearance and metabolic pattern of the drug between these two subjects under conditions of controlled acidic urinary pH. It is postulated that variation in the overall elimination of pethidine and other weakly basic drugs can only be elucidated under conditions and may be interpreted in terms of differences in the renal clearance and hepatic biotransformation of the drug.</p>","PeriodicalId":77862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of clinical and hospital pharmacy","volume":"6 2","pages":"107-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1365-2710.1981.tb00982.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18357616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The solid state stability of oral rehydration salts.","authors":"E Izgü, T Baykara","doi":"10.1111/j.1365-2710.1981.tb00984.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2710.1981.tb00984.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The stability of rehydration salts (Electrolyte Powder B.P.C.) used in the treatment of infantile diarrhoea and cholera, was investigated by examining the discolouration of the salts under different conditions. Colourimetric measurements were obtained with a reflectometer. Browning reactions in the electrolyte solutions were followed by absorption at 284 nm and by the thiobarbituric acid reaction at 443 nm. The original white colour of the mixture began to turn yellow during the second week of exposure at 50 +/- 1 degree C under human conditions. Storage at room temperature caused discolouration only after four weeks. Of the three Hunter's values L, a, b the degree of b increased significantly. Discolouration of the mixture was accompanied by spectral changes. The peaks of the spectra shifted uniformly but did not reach 284 nm. The plot of Hunter's L, a, b against time indicated that decomposition of glucose in the powder into early intermediates followed apparent zero order kinetics. Polymerisation of these intermediates after prolonged storage under adverse conditions is a possibility. It is therefore justifiable to conclude that the rehydration salts should be prepared extemporaneously when required unless strict storage conditions are adhered to.</p>","PeriodicalId":77862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of clinical and hospital pharmacy","volume":"6 2","pages":"135-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1365-2710.1981.tb00984.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18357618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adverse drug reactions.","authors":"L. Beeley, F. Beadle, N. Ballantine","doi":"10.1007/978-3-642-00663-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00663-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77862,"journal":{"name":"Journal of clinical and hospital pharmacy","volume":"8 3 1","pages":"305-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/978-3-642-00663-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"51068026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}