Evaluation of affective domain elements in a new pharmacy practice course.

Introduction: In 2016, new Accreditation Standards were implemented that required integration of affective domain elements (ADEs) into the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum and admissions interview process. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between admissions variables and performance in a new course, and to analyze the relationship between student self-assessment and faculty evaluation of their development and performance in ADEs.

Methods: Pre-pharmacy admission variables were evaluated for correlations with student performance in ADEs.

[Smoking associated with alcoholism: introduction to the major human dependencies].

Objective: To establish the existence of an association between smoking and alcoholism in a general population sample and to compare two samples of alcoholics and non alcoholics matched by age and sex.

Material And Method: Health Teaching Unit Murialdo-State Health Department-RS-Brazil in a limited area of 65,000 predicted population a cross-sectional study was undertaken in which adults of 35 y.o.

Maximum achievable bronchodilatation in asthma.

We have examined the effects of combinations of three bronchodilator drugs in 37 patients with poorly reversible asthma. In each case FEV1 was less than 90% predicted before administration of the third drug. Nineteen patients took increasing doses of salbutamol by inhalation followed by 160 micrograms ipratropium bromide and intravenous aminophylline, 5.

A multicentre double-blind group comparative trial of two dose levels of nedocromil sodium and placebo in the management of perennial extrinsic asthma.

The efficacy of nedocromil sodium 4 mg or 2 mg q.i.d.