* Discontinue their campaigns in tubal ligations and vasectomies.

For instance, in one of the two investigations in which a substantial number of patients were treated without injection ( splints and anti-inflammatory medication alone were used ), a remarkable 45 of 93 ( 48 %) of patients in all non-operative treatment groups had surgery.

Out of the subjects, 53 were receiving medication, 33 were receiving psychotherapy, and 48 were receiving both medication and psychotherapy.

Tocolysis has not fulfilled its promise as it is rarely successful beyond 24 – 48 hours because current medication do not alter the fundamentals of labor activation.

Looking at various studies involving treatment for dysthymia, 75 % of people responded positively to a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy ( CBT ) and pharmacotherapy, whereas only 48 % of people responded positively to just CBT or medication alone.

* Benzodiazepines are effective as medication given a couple of hours before surgery to relieve anxiety.

The medication bromocriptine can reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms within 24 hours.

This and other reports note that akathisia begins soon after the initiation of treatment or a dose increase ; often, several hours after taking the medication.

* PACT: Program of Assertive Community Treatment on the other hand is a team of medical experts that are available 24 hours a day for medication and other needs of the mentally disabled individuals.

Parenteral antimalarials should be administered for a minimum of 24 hours in the treatment of severe malaria, irrespective of the patient's ability to tolerate oral medication earlier.

One study has shown a reduction in labor times by an average of three hours, less reported pain, and less medication as a result of massage.

Common human variable factors include susceptibility, flight hours, fitness, and medication / drugs.

Episodes of substance-induced mood disorder due to the direct effects of a medication, or other somatic treatments for depression, drug abuse, or toxin exposure, or of mood disorder due to a general medical condition need to be excluded before a diagnosis of bipolar I disorder can be made.

Unlike retrograde amnesia ( which is popularly referred to simply as " amnesia ", the state where someone forgets events before brain damage ), dissociative amnesia is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance ( e. g., a drug of abuse, a medication, DSM-IV Codes 291. 1 & 292. 83 ) or a neurological or other general medical condition ( e. g., Amnestic Disorder due to a head trauma, DSM-IV Codes 294. 0 ).

Many hypnotic drugs are habit-forming and, due to a large number of factors known to disturb the human sleep pattern, a physician may instead recommend alternative sleeping patterns, sleep hygiene, and exercise, before prescribing medication for sleep.

Vomiting in some patients is so severe that hospitalization is required, although this can be due to alcohol consumption before taking the medication.

People with prominent negative symptoms often have a history of poor adjustment before the onset of illness, and response to medication is often limited.

After adjusting for potentially confounding factors ( i. e., age, sex, and military training ), there was a robust association between individuals with MCS-type symptoms and psychiatric treatment ( either therapy or medication ) before deployment and, therefore, before any possible deployment-connected chemical exposures.

The disease is generally self-limiting, running its course before receding, with no specific treatment apart from controlling the symptoms with pain medication.

In February 2006, a bill went before the Utah legislature to allow prosecutors to apply for forcible medication on defendants to restore their competence to face trial.

In 1973, after failing to take medication to protect his heart before a dental visit, Darin developed an overwhelming systemic infection ( sepsis ).

Individual differences, such as bone-growth disorders, sometimes can be treated through surgery, some hormone disorders can be treated through medication, and by hormone replacement therapy ; this treatment must be done before the child ’ s ' growth plates fuse.

However, Harris had started to plan the shooting before he was prescribed the medication.

Nigot took an overdose of medication that she had bought in the United States and died, just before her 80th birthday.

The tourniquet should be removed before injecting to prevent extravasation of the medication.

During investigation, it was revealed that Nishizawa had taken a large dose of SSRI medication ( SSRI ( Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors ) are antidepressants used in the treatment of depression ) before the episode, and he said that he hijacked the plane because he wanted to fly it under the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo.

Brown confirmed that Haim had obtained prescriptions for pain medication pertaining to multiple injuries and depression, using his pharmacy visits to solicit additional medication or ask for refills before due dates had expired.

* Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome ( PCOS ): condition needs to be normalised with medication before treatment

* Hyperthyroidism: condition needs to be normalised with medication before treatment

A prescription drug ( also prescription medication or prescription medicine ) is a licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a medical prescription before it can be obtained.

Nor is it easily known how long a medication must be continued before an off-medication trial should be conducted to determine whether the individual has outgrown the absence seizures, as is often the case in children.

One can mitigate these symptoms by using a dose that is injected less frequently and by taking the medication before bedtime.

Hence, in the United States, it is advised that the opinion of a doctor or pharmacist should be obtained before anyone under 19 years of age is given any medication containing aspirin ( also known on some medicine labels as acetylsalicylate, salicylate, acetylsalicylic acid, ASA, or salicylic acid ).

Opponents of this bill want the term to apply only to dying animals who are assisted by medication to die and not to be used for the humane slaughter of animals in shelters.

This medication was continued until February, 1958.

During the Middle Ages, Europeans used ambergris as a medication for headaches, colds, epilepsy, and other ailments.

:" It is sensible to avoid drinking alcohol when taking medication.

In choosing analgesics, the severity and response to other medication determines the choice of agent ; the WHO pain ladder, originally developed in cancer-related pain, is widely applied to find suitable drugs in a stepwise manner.

An antidepressant is a psychiatric medication used to alleviate mood disorders, such as major depression and dysthymia and anxiety disorders such as social anxiety disorder.

As there are potentially fatal interactions between this class of medication and certain foods ( particularly those containing tyramine ), as well as certain drugs, classic MAOIs are rarely prescribed any more.

An anti-diarrhoeal drug ( or anti-diarrheal drug ( American English )) is any medication which provides symptomatic relief for diarrhoea.

Psychotherapeutic treatment can be an effective alternative to medication.

Sometimes medication is combined with psychotherapy but research has found that there is no benefit of combined pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy versus monotherapy.

Both generations of medication tend to block receptors in the brain's dopamine pathways, but antipsychotic drugs encompass a wide range of receptor targets.

Most of these side-effects disappear rapidly once the medication is discontinued or reduced, but others, particularly tardive dyskinesia, may be irreversible.

However, not all symptoms require heavy medication and hallucinations and delusions should only be treated if they distress the patient or produce dangerous behaviors.

They have multiple off-label uses as an augmentation agent ( i. e. in addition to another medication ), for example in " treatment-resistant " depression or OCD.

This may involve various methods to persuade a person to take the medication, or actual physical force.

Some people suffer few apparent side effects from taking antipsychotic medication, whereas others may have serious adverse effects.

Withdrawal-related psychosis from antipsychotics is called " supersensitivity psychosis ", and is attributed to increased number and sensitivity of brain dopamine receptors, due to blockade of dopaminergic receptors by the antipsychotics, which often leads to exacerbated symptoms in the absence of neuroleptic medication.

This phase consisted of a second randomization of the patients that discontinued taking medication in the first phase.

Olanzapine was again the only medication to stand out in the outcome measures, although the results did not always reach statistical significance ( which means they were not reliable findings ) due in part to the decrease of power.

A subsequent phase was conducted that allowed clinicians to offer clozapine which was more effective at reducing medication drop-outs than other neuroleptic agents.

It had been hoped that patient adherence to antipsychotics would be higher with the atypicals, but a 2008 review found that the data have failed to substantiate the notion that novel antipsychotic drug use leads to improved medication compliance and favorable clinical outcomes.

In an official review commissioned by UK government ministers it was reported that the needless use of anti-psychotic medication in dementia care was widespread and was linked to 1800 deaths per year.

A review of major longitudinal studies in North America found that a moderate number of patients with schizophrenia were seen to recover over time from their symptoms, raising the possibility that some patients may not require maintenance medication.