PharmaGuide

The description of PharmaGuide

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PharmaGuide is a comprehensive pharmaceutical reference application designed to provide healthcare professionals and informed individuals with crucial information about medications. The default version of the application contains data on CEPHALOSPORINS only. Users can unlock complete data through yearly subscriptions. Users with complementary scratch cards can access the full dataset for one month.

**Key Features:**

* **Instant and Predictive Search:** Quickly find the information you need using various search criteria:
* Brand Name
* Generic Name (e.g., Cefoperazone)
* Contents (e.g., Cefoperazone and Sulbactam)
* Therapeutic Category (e.g., Cephalosporins)

* **Interaction Checker:** Identify potential drug interactions between prescribed medications. Select generics and brands available in your country to ensure accurate interaction checks.

* **Risk Factors:** Access critical safety information, including:
* Contraindications
* Precautions
* Risks during Pregnancy and Lactation

**Example Risk Factor Information:**

* Pregnancy: Risk cannot be ruled out.
* Lactation: Contraindicated.
* Contraindications: Severe respiratory depression, severe obstructive lung conditions.
* Precautions: COPD, raised intracranial pressure, impaired consciousness, head injury, bradyarrhythmia, renal or hepatic impairment. Monitor for signs of respiratory depression. Brain tumour. Risk of tolerance and dependence. Elderly or debilitated patients.

* **Dosage Information (with Indications):** Get fast and accurate dosage guidelines for specific indications.

**Example Dosage Information:**

* Adults: Usually 1 gm daily by deep IM, slow IV injection over at least 2-4 min, or IV infusion. Severe infections, 2-4 gm as a single dose every 24 hrs.
* Children: Usually 20-50 mg/kg once daily by IM injection, slow IV injection over at least 2-4 min, or IV infusion. Severe infections, up to maximum 80 mg/kg daily. Doses over 50 mg/kg to be given by slow IV infusion over at least 30 minutes.
* Neonates: IM/IV: Postnatal age ≤ 7 days or > 7 days (body wt ≤ 2 Kg): 50 mg/kg/day given every 24 hrs. Postnatal age > 7 days, body wt > 2 Kg: 50-75 mg/kg/day given every 24 hrs.

* **Administration Guidelines:** Learn how to properly prepare and administer medications, such as injectables.

**Example Administration Information:**

* The drug may be administered by IV intermittent infusion over 10-30 min; final concentration for IV administration should not exceed 40 mg/mL. The drug has also been administered by direct IV push over 2-4 min. Inject deep IM into large muscle mass.
* IM Injection: 250 mg/500 mg/1000 mg VIAL: To make concentration of 250 mg/mL add Water for Injection 0.9 mL in 250 mg vial; 1.8 mL in 500 mg vial; 3.6 mL in 1000 mg vial.
* IV: 250 mg/500 mg/1000 mg VIAL: To make concentration of 100 mg/mL add Water for Injection 2.4 mL in 250 mg vial; 4.8 mL in 500 mg vial; 9.6 mL in 1000 mg vial.
* Compatibility: Stable in D5W, D10W, NS, Sodium bicarbonate 5%, bacteriostatic water, SWFI.
* Stability: For IV infusion in NS or D5W, solution is stable for 3 days at room temperature or 10 days when refrigerated.

* **Drug Interactions:** Quickly access a list of drugs that may interact with the selected medication. Includes information about Amikacin, Aminoglycosides, Anticoagulants, Gentamicin, Kanamycin, Neomycin, Netilmicin, Streptomycin, Tobramycin, Warfarin.

* **Adverse Effects:** Be aware of potential side effects associated with the medication. Common adverse effects include GI upset, skin reactions, and blood dyscrasias. Rare adverse effects include pseudomembranous colitis, raised liver enzymes, glycosuria, oliguria, haematuria, bronchospasm, phlebitis at inj site, urinary and biliary precipitates, and pancreatitis.

* **Alternate Products:** Easily find alternative medications with a simple click.