–Medications in Emergency Medicine–
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EMDRUGS is an ongoing project aimed at providing a unique tool about drugs used in the emergency department that delivers answers in their indications, dosages, preparations, literature evidence reviews and more.
All the content is written and edited by emergency physicians specialists, with the cooperation of other related health care professionals.
This venture is intended to be a point of care tool for emergency physicians and residents, clinical pharmacologists, general practitioners, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, among other personnel that provide emergency healthcare.
Content included (but not limited to):
Induction and neuromuscular blocking agents
Pain pharmacotherapy / Procedural sedation
Corticosteroids in the ED
Anticoagulation reversal
Fibrinolytic therapy
Biological products and immunization in the ED
Toxicology principles, decontamination and antidotes
A mobile app for Android and iPhone users is currently under development, with an expected release date in 2024.
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EMDrugs Team
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Links of interest:
ISMP - Institute for Safe Medication Practices
https://www.ismp.org/WHO - World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines 2021
https://www.who.int/(...)US FDA - Approved Drugs Orange Book 2023
https://www.fda.gov/(...)EMA - European Medicines Agency - Medicines Information
https://www.ema.europa.eu/(...)ACEP - American College of Emergency Physicians - Clinical Policies
https://www.acep.org/(...)AAEM - American Academy of Emergency Medicine - Clinical Practice Statements
https://www.aaem.org/(...)CAEP - Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians - Clinical Practice Guidelines
https://caep.ca/(...)EUSEM - European Society for Emergency Medicine - Guidelines for the management of acute pain in emergency situations 2020
https://eusem.org/(...)RCEM - The Royal College of Emergency Medicine - Clinical Guidance
https://www.rcem.ac.uk/(...)ASHP - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists - Guidelines on Emergency Medicine Pharmacist Services
https://www.ashp.org/(...)
DISCLAIMER
⚠ This website provides general information and discussion about medications, health, and related subjects. The words and other content provided in this website, and in any linked materials, are not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. If the reader or any other person has a medical concern, he or she should consult with an appropriately-licensed physician or other legally accredited health care worker in the country that resides or is visiting.
Please do not delay your medical concerns and potential health emergencies by searching information in this website, instead look out for medical opinion in the services that exist with that specific purpose and work under the respective local health-care regulations.
The views expressed on this blog and website have no relation to those of any academic, hospital, practice or other institution with which the authors are affiliated.
For other instances, the authors of this website do not have any conflict of interest with any institution or pharmaceutical company in particular, and do not receive any compensation about any licenced drug mentioned in the website. In the same matter, the website is not intended to recommend any specific patented medication.
EMDrugs Team