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A medication is a licenced drug taken to cure or reduce symptoms of an illness or medical condition. Medications are generally divided into two groups -- over the counter (OTC) medications, which are available in pharmacies and supermarkets without special restrictions, and Prescription only medicines (POM), which must be prescribed by a physician. Most OTC medication is generally considered to be safe enough that most persons will not hurt themselves accidentally by taking it as instructed. Many countries, such as the UK have a third category of pharmacy medicines which can only be sold in registered pharmacies, by or under the supervision of a pharmacist. However, the precise distinction between OTC and prescription depends on the legal jurisdiction. Medications are typically produced by pharmaceutical companies and are often patented. Those that are not patented are called generic drugs.
Classification
Medication can be usually classified in various ways, e.g. by its chemical properties, mode of administration, or biological system affected. An elaborate and widely used classification system is the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System.
Types of medication
For the gastrointestinal tract or digestive system
- Upper digestive tract: antacids, reflux suppressants, antiflatulents, antidopaminergics, proton pump inhibitors, H2-receptor antagonists, cytoprotectants, prostaglandin analogues
- Lower digestive tract: laxatives, antispasmodics, antidiarrhoeals, bile acid sequestrants, opioids
Psychopharmacology
Advice for Parents :: Child and Adolescent
ADD and ADHD :: Child and Adolescent
ADD and ADHD :: Neurodevelopmental
Attention Deficit Disorder :: Learning Disabilities
ADD and ADHD :: Mental Health
ADD and ADHD :: Anti Psychiatry Organizations
Ritalin :: Medication
Stressed Out Men Turn to High Risk Behavior as Medication: http://bit.ly/LFCuG
stressdoc (Dr. Jim at MESICS) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:18:28 -0000
Stressed Out Men Turn to High Risk Behavior as Medication: http://bit.ly/LFCuG
Study shows effectiveness of medication + behavior modification in treating anxiety disorders in dogs. Go to http://is.gd/4Ldmm-
laRetriever (Bill Stavers) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:26:33 -0000
Study shows effectiveness of medication + behavior modification in treating anxiety disorders in dogs. Go to http://is.gd/4Ldmm-
Sudden addiction behavior emerged with in 30 days of starting a new medication...It may be the new medication and effect on dopamine
HeckmanMedical (Vanessa Heckman ) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:58:09 -0000
Sudden addiction behavior emerged with in 30 days of starting a new medication...It may be the new medication and effect on dopamine
Changing Behavior Helps Patients Take Medication as Prescribed - http://bit.ly/39gCyb
gmpharma (gmpharmacy) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:59:35 -0000
Changing Behavior Helps Patients Take Medication as Prescribed - http://bit.ly/39gCyb
Medication With Behavior Therapy Works Best For ADHD http://bit.ly/4aI1NQ
DaveMSW (David Earl Johnson) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:02:11 -0000
Medication With Behavior Therapy Works Best For ADHD http://bit.ly/4aI1NQ
Changing Behavior Helps Patients Take Medication as Prescribed (http://cli.gs/y88Md)
dfcvBlogsNew (John Doe) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:00:54 -0000
Changing Behavior Helps Patients Take Medication as Prescribed (http://cli.gs/y88Md)
AbleChild - An organization that works against the labeling and medicating of children. Provides information regarding the subjective labels and the risks associated with drug treatment.
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Drugged Obedience in the School - Summarizes how various narcotics increase and decrease sensory attention and motor activity, and argues that medicating children to get satisfactory behavior is the wrong approach for a number of reasons.
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Frontline: Medicating Kids - A one hour documentary which examines the dramatic increase in the prescription of behavior-modifying drugs for children.
Meta Description: [ In the one hour documentary Medicating Kids, FRONTLINE examines the dramatic increase in the prescription of behavior-modifying drugs for children. Are these medications really necessaryãand safeãfor young children, or merely a harried nation's quick fix for annoying, yet age-appropriate, behavior? ]
NYTimes.com - Schools' Backing of Behavior Drugs Comes Under Fire - State legislatures are moving to prevent schools from recommending or requiring that parents put their children on behavior medication. This comes at a time when many drug manufacturers are encouraging parents to consider their products as possible solutions to school problems. [Requires free NYTimes.com registration to view.]
Psychiatric News: Charges of Overdiagnsis, Overmedication of ADHD Are Exaggerated, Study Shows - Summarizes an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Salon News: P is for Prozac - How a government corrupted by special interests is spawning a generation of medicated preschoolers.
Meta Description: [ How a government corrupted by special interests is spawning a generation of medicated preschoolers. ]
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The Great A.D.D. Hoax - Attention deficit disorder is a hoax in that there is no such mental disorder to diagnose and treat. Children labled as ADD are normal. They differ from what is expected of them in that they are of the Artisan (SP) temperament, and ADD reflects a medical bias against this personality type.
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