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An Assessment of the Use of Expired Prescription Medication in the Elderly Population
Class of 2008 AbstractObjectives: Use of expired and unused prescription medication in the elderly population is not clearly defined. Improper use of medication can lead to serious adverse drug events and poor health outcomes. More information on the actual use of expired and unused medications in the elderly population may help in determining the need for future education of this population on this subject. Methods: A total of 72 people 65 years or older completed an anonymous survey about use of expired and unused medication. The completed survey was returned by mail. The data was extracted into a database and analyzed using chi-squared, averages, and percentages. Results: The data showed that there was no significant difference between the age groups with respect to willingness to share medications with family or friends. The population was predominantly white, and most respondents had completed some level of college education. The results showed 69.4% of respondents would share at least one category of medication with a friend or family member. 56.9% of respondents would share at least one category of medication with a friend, and 66.7% would share at least one with a family member (p=0.23). Respondents indicated they would take 23.4% of the medications listed as being in their possession if they were expired and would only share only 6.9% of the listed medications with a friend or family member. Conclusions: This data demonstrated that this population was reluctant to share medications they actually possessed, but were theoretically willing to share some categories of medications. More research needs to be done to assess use of expired medications and medication sharing in all populations, and especially in the elderly population.This item is part of the Pharmacy Student Research Projects collection, made available by the College of Pharmacy and the University Libraries at the University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please contact Jennifer Martin, Librarian and Clinical Instructor, Pharmacy Practice and Science, [email protected]
Radioimmunoprecipitation Assay for Quantitation of Serum Antibody to the Hemagglutinin of Type A Influenza Virus
Los espacios eróticos en Prosas profanas de Rubén Darío
Esta ponencia se propone estudiar algunos de los espacios presentes en Prosas profanas de Rubén Darío. A partir de las apreciaciones propuestas por Claude Calame en Eros en la Antigua Grecia quien distingue los espacios de la pólis desde lo femenino y desde lo masculino. Estos últimos, están integrados en la ciudad y son propios de Eros y los primeros están en los prados, confundidos con jardines, llenos de flores, ámbitos donde comienzan los juegos eróticos para pasar a los jardines de Afrodita en los que se da la transición de la adolescencia a la madurez sexual (Calame, 2002, p. 160). Así también, en la poesía del nicaragüense los espacios, como los jardines versallescos, palacios o salones, son los que albergan al erotismo y a las figuras femeninas que analizamos detenidamente en consonancia con la tradición clásica. La Belleza sobrenatural de las diosas grecorromanas y la belleza femenina en general van a conducir y traducir a la poesía misma y a eso apunta nuestro trabajo. Veremos así, cómo la elección de Eros en vez de Venus o al revés nos marcan el camino para una lectura de la concepción erótica del poeta, un itinerario hacia la consumación del amor o hacia la conquista y los juegos del deseo