Sökning: "drug poisoning"

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  1. 1. Suicide and drugs. Drug related suicide mortality and physicians' prescription patterns

    Författare :Anders Carlsten; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Suicide; drug use; drug poisoning; antidepressants; benzodiazepines; prevention.;

    Sammanfattning : Aim: The aims of the study were to 1) analyse a possible association between changes in drug sales and the occurrence of drug poisoning suicides 2) assess the role of benzodiazepines in elderly suicides 3) analyse changes in suicide mortality after the introduction of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, SSRIs 4) examine physicians' inclination to prescribe benzodiazepines in low and high prescribing areas. Method: Information on suicide mortality and death certificates were obtained from Statistics Sweden. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Exploring non-covalent interactions between drug-like molecules and the protein acetylcholinesterase

    Författare :Lotta Berg; Anna Linusson; Fredrik Ekström; Joel L. Sussman; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; acetylcholinesterase; drug discovery; density functional theory; hydrogen bond; nerve-agent antidote; non-covalent interaction; protein-ligand complex; structure-based design; thermodynamics; X-ray crystallography; datorlingvistik; computational linguistics;

    Sammanfattning : The majority of drugs are small organic molecules, so-called ligands, that influence biochemical processes by interacting with proteins. The understanding of how and why they interact and form complexes is therefore a key component for elucidating the mechanism of action of drugs. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Suicide in late life

    Författare :Margda Waern; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; elderly; suicide; depression; physical illness; family discord; suicidal communication; antidepressants; self-poisoning; bensodiazepines;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Elderly persons have the highest suicide rates in most industrialized countries. A number of antecedents to suicide late in life have been identified, but the risk associated with these factors is unclear because controlled studies are lacking. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Drug-related deaths in Stockholm during the period 1985-1994 : causes and manners of death in relation to type of drug abuse, HIV-infection and methadone treatment

    Författare :Anna Fugelstad; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : During the period from 1984 to 1994 great changes occurred in the situation for drug addicts In Stockholm. The HIV-infection among intravenous drug addicts was detected in 1984 and a general HIV-screening started in 1985. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Cisplatin : a platinum-containing antineoplastic drug : perspectives on analytical chemistry and prevention of ototoxicity

    Författare :Pernilla Videhult Pierre; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :cisplatin;

    Sammanfattning : The platinum-containing drug cisplatin plays a key role in the curative and palliative treatment of many solid malignancies. Unfortunately, the treatment can lead to sensorineural hearing loss, which limits the use of the drug. LÄS MER