The teaching and practice of pharmacy

In article <BK.BW.767304690.16838.dulm…@skypoint.skypoint.com>,
Doug Dulmage  <dulm…@skypoint.skypoint.com> wrote:

>Hello, I have a prescription for buscopan and omepral that I was given
>in Japan for ulcer problems, can anyone translate these into drugs
>available in the states, or at least let me know what they are? Thanks!

Buscopan is a tradename for N-butylscopolammonium bromide, a derivative
of the anticholinergic drug scopolamine with a quaternary nitrogen
(this makes the drug unable to cross the blood-brain barrier, thereby
avoiding any effects on the central nervous system.)  Anticholinergics
used to be a mainstay of anti-ulcer therapy before the introduction
of H2 blockers, because of their weak effect in lowering the secretion
of stomach acid.  For this purpose, at least, they’re obsolete.

Omepral is a tradename for omeprazole, a powerful inhibitor of the
ATP-ase-powered "proton pump" which generates H+ ions in the stomach.
In the US, its tradename is Prilosec.  Omeprazole essentially abolishes
acid secretion, and might well be used to treat ulcers, though this is
not currently a FDA-approved indication in the US (it’s reserved for the
treatment of severe reflux esophagitis and a few disease states associated
with gastric acid hypersecretion.)

–
Steve Dyer
d…@ursa-major.spdcc.com

Looking for a source of information on investigational/not yet approved
for use in the US drugs. Medline and Psychinfo, while good references,
don’t seem to index the non-medical journals which often discuss these
psychiatric medications.

As a thank-you in advance, if anyone is interested, the FDA has a BBS
which includes Pink Sheets which can be telnetted to at fdabbs.fda.gov.

Best to respond to e-mail. K…@itsa.ucsf.edu

Thank you.

Hello. I’ve had a (suspected) skin fungal infection problem in the groin area
for some time. I think this is most probably a skin fungal infection, but I’m
not completely sure. However, anti-fungal ointments do seem to work, so that
seems to be some kind of evidence. Also, my doctor says that given the area
(groin) and the symptoms (itching and redness) it is probably a fungal problem.
In any case, it is extremely persistent. I’ve been putting ointment on it for a
long time now. The brand name of the ointment is STATUM PLUS and the composition
is CLOTRIMAZOLE, BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE, and NEOMYCIN SULPHATE CREAM.
It must be nearly a year, and frankly I’m getting a bit fed up.
It keeps going away and then coming back.
I live in Bombay, where the climate is rather hot and humid, and this may be
aggravating the problem. My doctor says that there is nothing to be done.
However, does anybody have any suggestions? I would be willing to try fairly
drastic treatments if necesssary. I will be moving to a colder climate soon
(Chicago) so that might help, but I would like to try and do something now.
I may consult a skin specialist later, but I thought I would first see what
people thought.
Please e-mail me at fah…@tifrvax.tifr.res.in if you think that you can help.
I don’t read this news-group regularly.
Thanks in advance.                                   Sincerely, Faheem Mitha.

does anyone know when merck will get fda approval for the chickpox vaccine
that they had been working on?
elite

HAS ANYONE HAD EXPERIANCE WITH TREATING CHRONIC PAIN USING KLONOPIN AND
NORPRAMIN????
PLEASE REPLY

Can anyone give me the email address of the University of Mississippi School
of Pharmacy if they have one ?
thanks in advance.
Brian
b…@ra.msstate.edu

Since there are so many drug information questions on this newsgroup, I
am currently preparing a Post detailing reliable sources of drug
information for nonprofessionals.

Please be patient. It may take me a few weeks to find the time to
complete it.

I was searching through our library and came across some articles in the JAMA
about anthracyclines used for chemotherapy.  However, a few studies have
shown that anthracyclines also exhibit cardiac toxicity within 4-20 years
after therapy.  Any other information about this would be much appreciated.
Thank you

From the desk of the imfamous Mr. G.

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Since in other threads several individuals have made comments of the form
I’ve thought that this newsgroup was for …  I thought that it would be
useful to review the original proposed purpose of this newsgroup.

As I remember the original call for votes for sci.med.pharmacy called
for the formation of an unmoderated newsgroup for the

‘discussion of topics of general interest in the areas of pharmacy
practice, the pharmaceutical sciences, and pharmacy education.’

For anyone who wants to debate me on this, I will not respond. I am only
providing this as a background to newer readers of this newsgroup. I
don’t want to debate the merits of the above, or what is pharmacy
practice, the pharmaceutical sciences, or pharmacy education. I am also
aware that a newsgroup is defined by it’s readership. As I said I’m only
trying to provide background for those individuals who may not be
familiar with the original stated purpose.

I design a newsletter for the Vermont Pharmacists Association. I am looking for
any clip art that may be helpful in sprucing things up a bit. Anyone know of
any sources for such material? It seems to me to be quite hard to find.

If anyone has any ideas, please post here or e-mail to: MIRRORR…@AOL.COM.

Thanks!