donodion:
Please pay attention to the following
-Patient mobilized on his own and not wheeled in.
-yet a medication with side effect (or could cause) HAEMATURIA was prescribed
- who prescribed the medication?
- Less than 2 days of taking medication as directed

What does hematuria have to do with anything? obviously you don't even know what uric acid and hematuria means. I suggest you research.

As a healthcare provider, a self mobilizing client (or patient) on routine check up,however with abnormalties found in diagnostic test of say urine sample, what category of medication would you prescribe to treat or reverse abnormal findings?, step doses (such as effective, inexpensive, well-tolerated drugs that physicians regularly prescribe to treat common problems.) or High risk component medication with severe side effects such as Allopurinol?

Do you still assume no one should still blame having highlighted the scenario as above?

CC Ehie, DrObum, Prothelly, bjrgtrolde, Ishilove, d33types, onatisi

No offense but you are talking absolute rubbish here. Medical practice doesn't take guidelines based on your own "common sense and reasoning". Obviously you haven't been anywhere close to medical school.

what are "step doses (such as effective, inexpensive , well-tolerated drug, regularly prescribed etc etc)" kinda drugs will be used to treat hyperuricemia? Apart from allopurinol (Zyloric ) we have Probenacid and febuxostat which are not readily available, not as cheap, and have their own potential side effects such as liver damage and necrosis even heart block and many more. Every drug has side effects and adverse effects.

And oh the fact that a patient's walks to you with his two legs doesn't mean all is well and he is not at great risk. you have no idea how high the uric acid level was and what risks it posed to his organs like kidneys and his health in general.

Samgreguc:

The Pharmacist(who is also a pharmacologist) is a drug expert so, he is expected to have pointed that out.

Nope, you will end up telling everybody to avoid the drug which is not right. What makes you vulnerable is your genetic makeup and not the drug.

pls how will I join a bead or craft forum here

Dokitadotun:

Nope, you will end up telling everybody to avoid the drug which is not right. What makes you vulnerable is your genetic makeup and not the drug.

Seriously? Then you really don't know the intimacy between the Rxist and drug.
Just a tip : Pharmacology is the study of the drug interactions with the living system.

Samgreguc:

Seriously? Then you really don't know the intimacy between the Rxist and drug.
Just a tip : Pharmacology is the study of the drug interactions with the living system.

Both you and dokintadotun have a point. In pharmacology, there is pharmacokinetics-what d body does it d drug, and pharmacodynamics-what d drug does to the body. The.bad effect if drugs is an interplay between ,the intrinsic property of a drug and d genetic makeup of individual. For example, phenytoin over a long time causes gingival hypertrophy. Sulphur drugs like Sulphadiazine causes black discoloration and rashes to some people.

ElPhoche:

Both you and dokintadotun have a point. In pharmacology, there is pharmacokinetics-what d body does it d drug, and pharmacodynamics-what d drug does to the body. The.bad effect if drugs is an interplay between ,the intrinsic property of a drug and d genetic makeup of individual. For example, phenytoin over a long time causes gingival hypertrophy. Sulphur drugs like Sulphadiazine causes black discoloration and rashes to some people.

That field sounds like toxicology.

Samgreguc:

That field sounds like toxicology.

Yeah.....Some people don't understand that EVERYTHING is/can be a poison and have adverse effect, even blood.

Samgreguc:

That field sounds like toxicology.

Yeah. Really ,toxicology is a part of pharmacology......Some people don't understand that EVERYTHING is/can be a poison and have adverse effect, even blood.

TCD:
what test should the doctor carry out to know if the patient has allergies?

which one did you invent that is widely available and we can use? pls name the test.

Body reactions to drugs are very normal. Most people are allergic to different kinds of drugs. It may be even be genetic. Me I'm allergic to ciprofloxacin I know that because a doctor wanted to give me but later made some test and found out.
Find your allergies before its too late.
Hope this helps you

ElPhoche:

Where is this one coming from? We are trying to have an intelligent discussion here...

Go & engage drug fackers in intelligent discussion not on nairaland.

billyG:

Go & engage drug fackers in intelligent discussion not on nairaland.

If you choose to become a tribal bigot and take Nairaland as your battle ground, your pick. I ain't coming down to your level.

d33types:


Drugs. The usual sulphonamides...sulpa'pyrimeth, septrin..

I myself suffer a milder form (maculopapular rashes) in response to cotrimoxazole (septrin) and I still take it.even last week here.....stubborn me
It works for URTI cough for me that's why I am that stubborn

Am sure you're a doc too

That kind of stubbornness is suicidal, there are other drugs available that can take care of your infection with less risk. Subsequent allergic reactions tends to be more grievous!!!

Strong work you have here.