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Drug-drug interactions in repeat prescriptions at village dispensaries (bereg) in Malta [PDF]

, 2013
Inappropriate treatments and drug-drug interactions (DDIs) are known to occur in settings where repeat prescriptions are issued. In view of this, a study was carried out to document any such problematic drug prescribing and propose changes that would
Bugeja, Anton
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Generic Medications and Blood Pressure Control in Diabetic Hypertensive Subjects [PDF]

, 2013
OBJECTIVE To investigate temporal improvements in blood pressure (BP) control in subjects with diabetes and policy changes regarding generic antihypertensives.
Cummings, Doyle M., Howard, George, Howard, Virginia J., Letter, Abraham J., Muntner, Paul, NC DOCKS at East Carolina University, Prince, Valerie, Safford, Monika M.   +7 more
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Prevalence and impact of prescribing cascades in community‐dwelling adults: Longitudinal analysis of the Irish longitudinal study on ageing (TILDA)

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Prescribing cascades occur when medication is prescribed to prevent/treat the adverse effects of another medication and may be intentional/unintentional. This study examines the prevalence of nine prescribing cascades (ThinkCascades) in The Irish Longitudinal StuDy on Ageing (TILDA).
Ann Sinéad Doherty, Rose Anne Kenny, Frank Moriarty, Fiona Boland, Barbara Clyne, Tom Fahey, Denis O' Mahony, Emma Wallace   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

SECONDARY PREVENTION OF ISCHEMIC STROKE AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT

Медицинский совет, 2016
Prevention of ischemic stroke (IS) and cognitive impairment (CI) in patients after IS or transient ischemic attack is discussed. The efficacy of non-pharmacological methods for the prevention of IS and CI (cessation of smoking and alcohol abuse, balanced
V. A. PARFYONOV, S. V. VERBITSKAYA
doaj   +1 more source

Orthostatic hypotension in older adults: the role of medications

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2020
Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is defined as an abnormal blood pressure reduction when standing and is frequently diagnosed in older adults. Pharmacological therapy is one of the main causes of orthostatic blood pressure impairment, leading to iatrogenic ...
Giulia Rivasi, Andrea Ungar
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Possible therapeutic repositioning of valproic acid: From epileptic seizures to acute kidney injury

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Valproic acid, an anticonvulsant, may be repositioned to prevent acute kidney injury due to ischemia followed by reperfusion. It preserves renal functions, electrolyte homeostasis and active sodium transport in kidney tubules, and blocks the onset of hypertension.
Danilo Alves‐Bezerra, Luiza B. Negreiros, Amaury Pereira‐Acácio, Isadora G. Almeida, João P. M. Veloso‐Santos, Jarlene A. Lopes, Glória Costa‐Sarmento, Humberto Muzi‐Filho, Adalberto Vieyra   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consumption of antihypertensives in Slovenia and comparison with Norway

Zdravniški Vestnik, 2011
Background: Prescribing antihypertensives is increasing in Slovenia and worldwide. This article is aimed to analyze changes in prescribing antihypertensives in Slovenia in the years 2002–2008, as well as to find out to what extent the prescribing ...
Marjetka Pal, Brane L. Leskošek, Polonca Ferk   +2 more
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Beta Blockers as Primary and Secondary Prevention for Aortic Dissections in Nonsyndromic Patients With Hypertension

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Recommendations for beta blockers in preventing aortic dissection (AD) and improving postdissection survival in nonsyndromic patients with hypertension are based on limited evidence.
Mads Liisberg, Jes S. Lindholt, Katrine L. Larsen, Axel C. P. Diederichsen, Jesper Hallas, Oke Gerke, Anne N. Lasota, Henrik K. Jensen, Leila L. Benhassen, Amalie L. Mørkved, Reshaabi Srinanthalogen, Joachim S. Skovbo, Lasse M. Obel   +12 more
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Clinician's attitudes & perspective on chemical adherence testing in hypertension (CATCH): A qualitative interview study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims Chemical Adherence Testing (CAT) is gaining prominence as a reliable and valid clinical method to detect whether antihypertensive agents are being taken as prescribed. This study aimed to explore clinicians' attitudes and perspectives on the clinical use of CAT.
Roshan Shahab, Louise Rabbitt, Gerard J. Molloy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differences in antihypertensive drug blood levels in patients with hypertension (DECISION): a prospective study comparing pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of perindopril in younger and older patients

Blood Pressure
AIM To investigate age-related differences in the pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of perindopril.Methods We compared the PK/PD of perindopril between younger (70 years) participants in a prospective study.
Dimokrat Hassan, Laura E. J. Peeters, Wim J.R. Rietdijk, Bart van Domburg, Soma Bahmany, Sebastiaan D.T. Sassen, Dennis A. Hesselink, Arend F.L. Schinkel, Olivier C. Manintveld, Tjebbe W. Galema, Jeroen B. van der Net, Melvin Lafeber, Talip Tumkaya, Birgit C. P. Koch, Jorie Versmissen   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source