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A non-opioid analgesic drug used in the relief of pain that fails to respond to other non-opioid analgesics.  

A nebuliser makes an aerosol by blowing air or oxygen through a solution of a drug. Many inhaled drugs such as salbutamol, ipratropium and corticosteroids such as beclomethasone can be given in this way. It has the advantage over a metered dose inhaler (MDI) that no special effort is required to coordinate breathing, and a…

National Listening Library is a charity which produces recorded books for handicapped people who cannot read, with the exception of the blind who have their own separate organization, the Royal National Institute for the Blind.  

This NHS initiative aims to provide health professionals with easy and fast access to best current knowledge from medical journals, professional group guidelines, etc. Unbiased data can be accessed by both clinicians and the public online.  

This special health authority in the National Health Service, launched in 1999, prepares formal advice for all managers and health professionals working in the service in England and Wales on the clinical value and cost effectiveness of new and existing technologies.  

In England and Wales, this body manages regional transfusion centres. Among its aims are the maintenance and promotion of blood and blood products based on a system of voluntary donors; implementing a cost effective national strategy to ensure adequate supplies of blood and its products to meet national needs; and ensuring high standards of safety…

Disease may affect the nail fold, nail plate or nail bed. Inflammation of the nail fold is called paronychia: acute paronychia is usually caused by a minor injury allowing in bacteria; chronic paronychia is often an occupational hazard, due to constant exposure of the hands to water for example, in the catering industry, agriculture and…

A congenitally determined tissue abnormality (or birthmark). In the skin, naeyi composed of tiny blood vessels are most common, but a mole is a melanocyte naevus, and warty, streaked and linear naevi of the epidermis occasionally occur. Naevus is a form of skin imperfection. This condition is categorized into two primary groups: pigmented naevi, arising…

A cannabis-related drug given by mouth and licensed for use in treating severe nausea and vomiting, particularly resulting from treatment with anticancer drugs. A medication used to combat nausea and vomiting, which originates from marijuana, is nabilone. It is administered to patients experiencing these symptoms due to anticancer drugs that haven’t shown positive response to…