Assessing the relationship between syringe exchange, pharmacy, and street sources of accessing syringes and injection drug use behavior in a pooled nationally representative sample of people who inject drugs in the United States from 2002 to 2019 [PDF]
Provision of sterile syringes is an evidence-based strategy of reducing syringe sharing and reusing and yet, access to sterile syringes through pharmacies and syringe exchange programs (SEPs) in the United States remains inadequate.
Phillip L. Marotta +8 more
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A protocol for microbiologically safe preparation, storage, and use of autologous serum eye-drops in low-income countries [PDF]
Introduction: The study aimed to investigate whether the preparation, storage, and use of autologous serum in insulin syringes is microbiologically safe. Methodology: Blood samples (10 mL) were obtained from 10 volunteers.
Francesco Blasetti +5 more
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Sterile syringe availability in Georgia pharmacies remained rare, despite policy change permitting sales [PDF]
Background Numerous states, including Georgia in April 2019, have advanced policies designed to increase availability of sterile syringes in pharmacies for people who inject drugs (PWID); however, the extent to which pharmacies are willing to sell ...
Courtney R. Yarbrough +7 more
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Analysis of a Targeted Intervention Programme on the Risk Behaviours of Injecting Drug Users in India: Evidence From the National Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance Survey [PDF]
Objectives This study provides insights on the impact of a targeted intervention (TI) programme on behaviour change among injecting drug users (IDUs) in India.
Damodar Sahu +6 more
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There are concerns about the potency of epinephrine (EPI), norepinephrine (NE), and phenylephrine (PE) stored in syringes for later infusions in clinical care.
Cohen Alejandro M. +5 more
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Background and Aims: The piston-pump method is a simple method for rapid administration of fluids but some problems are unsolved. We compared the effectiveness of using the piston-pump method with that of the pressure-infusor method.
Wataru Hashimoto +4 more
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Effects of post-sampling analysis time, type of blood samples and collection tubes on values of blood gas testing [PDF]
Aim To investigate effects of post-sampling analysis time, a type of blood samples and collection tubes on blood gas testing. Methods This study included 100 patients at the Clinic for Pulmonary Diseases, Clinical Centre Sarajevo.
Jasmina Smajić +3 more
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Stability of levetiracetam oral solution repackaged in oral plastic syringes [PDF]
Purpose The long-term stability of levetiracetam solution in oral syringes was investigated in order to define a suitable beyond-use date and demonstrate the feasibility of storing prepared syringes for extended periods as an alternative to commercial ...
Hughes, Susan +2 more
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AbstractIn this article I consider the impact of social epistemologies for understanding the object of the syringe. My aim is to examine the process through which the syringe transforms from an injecting device to a tool of social and political inquiry.
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Computer simulation of syringomyelia in dogs [PDF]
Syringomyelia is a pathological condition in which fluid-filled cavities (syringes) form and expand in the spinal cord. Syringomyelia is often linked with obstruction of the craniocervical junction and a Chiari malformation, which is similar in both ...
AC Freeman +64 more
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