AIS Healthcare was founded by its president Charles R. Bell Jr. The company has 11 executive members who interlink between the various departments. This ensures quality care is given to everyone that comes into contact with the brand. AIS Healthcare is categorized into drug delivery and advanced infusion care.
Targeted drug therapy(TDD) has been revolutionary in curtailing medication abuse and misuse. AIS provides pain medication via a pump, also called intrathecal delivery medication. The following are some of the advantages of TDDs.
Safety
In terms of pain medication misuse, pumps are impenetrable instead of pills. Pills are easily accessible from drug store shelves or sold illegally. Transferring the medication or dose to any other person for pump medication is impossible. Patients on TDD therapy for cancer report fewer hospital visits for pain management, thus reducing overall treatment costs.
Increased Effectiveness
Targeted drug delivery systems are more effective since the dose is delivered directly to the targeted receptors. TDDs provide a more significant response by the body and therefore require a smaller dose. Oral medication may undergo first-pass metabolism, thus requiring a higher dose of the medication to achieve the desired effect.
They are Fast Acting and Reduce the Side Effect Profile
Drugs delivered via the targeted drug delivery system are directed to the affected area or nerves; thus, a faster therapeutic effect is witnessed. Oral medications must go through breakdown, metabolism, and absorption into the system to feel the effects. The side effect profile of pumps or TDDS is minimal since the drug does not go through the whole body system. No comorbid conditions are initiated due to taking pump medications instead of oral medications.
Reduced Risk of Overdose or Abuse
Only healthcare professionals, such as qualified nurses, under the instructions of a physician, can change the dosage programmed in a pump. This ensures that patients only take what is required and prescribed because its carefully programmed, managed, and monitored.
Programming reduces instances of overdoses that may lead to death or abuse by a patient. With all these positive interventions, TDD therapy has reduced medication and, more precisely, opioid abuse, thus a positive on the war on addiction.