What, who and when? Incorporating a discrete choice experiment into an economic evaluation [PDF]
Acknowledgements The Medman study was funded by the Department of Health for England and Wales and managed by a collaboration of the National Pharmaceutical Association, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, the Company Chemist Association ...
Bond, Christine +2 more
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An observational study of the discrediting of COX-2 NSAIDs in Australia: Vioxx or class effect?
Background When a medicine such as rofecoxib (Vioxx) is withdrawn, or a whole class of medicines discredited such as the selective COX-2 inhibitors (COX-2s), follow-up of impacts at consumer level can be difficult and costly.
Parkinson Lynne +7 more
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Use of medicines by patients of the primary health care of the Brazilian Unified Health System
OBJECTIVE To characterize the use of medicines by patients of the primary health care of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). METHODS This is a cross-sectional, exploratory, and descriptive study, part of the Pesquisa Nacional sobre Acesso ...
Clarisse Melo Franco Neves Costa +12 more
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BackgroundMedicine use is the most common intervention in health care. The frequency with which medicines are used means medication-related problems are very common.
Renly Lim +4 more
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“It is the medicines that keep us alive”: lived experiences of diabetes medication use and continuity among adults in Southeastern Tanzania [PDF]
Diabetes is a chronic condition which requires many patients to use medications for the remainder of their lives. While this regimen is demanding, little research has been done on the experiences individuals have with diabetes medication use and the continuity of use, especially patients from rural areas of Tanzania.
Metta, Emmy +5 more
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Self-efficacy and medicine use for headache among adolescents in Italy: results from the Italian HBSC 2010 study [PDF]
This article aims first to investigate gender patterns in medicine use, and corresponding headache complaints, in Italian adolescents; second, to examine the association between self-efficacy and medicine use for headache.
Cavallo, Franco +3 more
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Issues potentially affecting quality of life arising from long-term medicines use: a qualitative study [PDF]
Background Polypharmacy is increasing and managing large number of medicines may create a burden for patients. Many patients have negative views of medicines and their use can adversely affect quality of life.
A Alic +40 more
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Objective: The principal aim of this study was to explore the self-perception of community pharmacists of their professional identity and roles and how they think patients and doctors perceive them.
Anas Mustafa Salim, Bashir Elgizoli
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Family Medicine Patients Who Use Retail Clinics Have Lower Continuity of Care
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare continuity of care for family medicine patients using retail medicine clinics to continuity for patients not using retail clinics. Retail medicine clinics have become popular in some markets. However, their impact on continuity of care has not been studied.
James E. Rohrer +4 more
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The continuing use of complementary and alternative medicine in South Australia: costs and beliefs in 2004 [PDF]
To survey the use, cost, beliefs and quality of life of users of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).A representative population survey conducted in 2004 with longitudinal comparison to similar 1993 and 2000 surveys.3015 South Australian respondents over the age of 15 years (71.7% participation).In 2004, CAMs were used by 52.2% of the ...
MacLennan, A. H. +2 more
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