This is partly driven by health-care providers, who increasingly see drug maintenance therapy as a cheaper option than doctor care or hospital treatment, particularly for long-term conditions such as cardiovascular disease or central nervous system disorders.
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In people who have decreased lung reserve and a weak cough, use of an insufflator-exsufflator ( cough-assist ) device may be useful as a maintenance therapy or during acute respiratory illnesses to help remove bronchial secretions from the upper airways.
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Maintenance therapy is with Mesalazine 1g QHS or Q3HS . Those with anal irritation or discomfort from the suppositories may switch to oral medications, such as sulfasalazine, Mesalazine, or Colazol, although they are not as effective as suppositories for proctitis.
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Applications of antipsychotic drugs in the treatment of schizophrenia include prophylaxis in those showing symptoms that suggest that they are at high risk of developing psychosis, treatment of first episode psychosis, maintenance therapy, and treatment of recurrent episodes of acute psychosis.
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Both groups of scientists said that despite the failure of maintenance therapy in their studies, researchers should keep trying to find alternatives to the current regimen, perhaps involving longer periods on the full cocktail or different drug combinations in the second phase.
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The nicotine gum is generally used for three or four months, although 10 percent to 20 percent of former smokers continue to use it for more than a year, more or less as maintenance therapy when they feel they might relapse to smoking.
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Optimisation of enzyme supplementation, diet and adequate hydration and laxatives are essential for treatment and prevention of DIOS . Individuals prone to DIOS tend to be at risk for repeated episodes and often require maintenance therapy with pancreatic enzyme replacement, hydration and laxatives.
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LR is not suitable for maintenance therapy ( i . e ., maintenance fluids ) because the sodium content ( 130 mEq / L ) is considered too low, particularly for children, and the potassium content ( 4 mEq / L ) is too low, in view of electrolyte daily requirement.
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The American Psychiatric Association includes antidepressant therapy among its first-line options for the treatment of depression, particularly when " a history of prior positive response to antidepressant medications, the presence of moderate to severe symptoms, significant sleep or appetite disturbances, agitation, patient preference, and anticipation of the need for maintenance therapy " exist.
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Preventive maintenance therapy for the oral effects of TDO involve frequent dental cleanings, professional application of desensitizing medication, diet counseling, and oral hygiene instructions in proper home care and maintenance; medicated dental rinses and toothpastes are also prescribed as people suffering from TDO are more prone to oral hard tissue disease and early tooth loss.
