Defined daily doses of antimicrobials reflect antimicrobial prescriptions in ambulatory care [PDF]
Data on actual antimicrobial prescriptions are rarely made available and the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends using the number of defined daily doses (DDDs) as a measurement unit for inter-country comparisons of antimicrobial use in outpatients.
Dominique L, Monnet +2 more
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Outpatient Antibiotic Prescriptions in Pregnant Women in Małopolska Province
Background: excessive and incorrect use of antibiotics is a common event that contributes to increased bacterial resistance to antibiotics. Based on the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) European Surveillance of Antimicrobial ...
Anna Różańska +5 more
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Use of new, once-daily 5-aminosalicylic acid preparations in the treatment of ulcerative colitis. Is there anything new under the sun? [PDF]
5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA) agents remain the mainstay treatment in ulcerative colitis (UC). A number of oral 5-ASA agents are commercially available, including azobond pro-drugs, as well as delayed- and controlled-release forms of mesalazine.
Lakatos, Péter László
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Disease severity adversely affects delivery of dialysis in acute renal failure [PDF]
Background/Aims: Methods of intermittent hemodialysis (IHD) dose quantification in acute renal failure (ARF) are not well defined. This observational study was designed to evaluate the impact of disease activity on delivered single pool Kt/V-urea in ARF ...
Schiffl, Helmut
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Antibiotics are therapies used in cases of infection. Inappropriate use of antibiotics will cause the impact of resistance. Antibiotic use studies need to be done as a step to reduce this impact. The purpose of this study was to determine the practice of
Ayunda Putri Hadiningrat +2 more
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Evaluation of Defined Daily Dose, percentage of British National Formulary maximum and chlorpromazine equivalents in antipsychotic drug utilization. [PDF]
ObjectiveThe present study was carried out to investigate and compare the three methods for calculating total antipsychotic dose among outpatients with schizophrenia attending primary psychiatric health care centers. The three methods were: Defined Daily
Sweileh WM +5 more
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Prescribed Daily Dose (PDD), and the PDD to defined daily dose ratio of antipsychotics (n = 1116).
Prescribed Daily Dose (PDD), and the PDD to defined daily dose ratio of antipsychotics (n = 1116).
Enrique Baca-García (3233724) +8 more
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Postoperative irradiation for squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck: Retrospective comparison of accelerated radiochemotherapy and standard radiotherapy [PDF]
Background: Comparison of accelerated radiochemotherapy (aRCT) and standard radiotherapy (sRT) in postoperative treatment after macroscopically complete resection of squamous cell cancers of head and neck.
Kiszel, Z. +8 more
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Unit-wide antibiotic use shown as defined daily dose.
Each number is shown to defined daily dose per 1000 patient days.CFPM, cefepime; MEPM, meropenem; PIPC/TAZ, piperacillin-tazobactam; CPFX, ciprofloxacin.
Koichi Akashi (168078) +7 more
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Objective:To investigate the effect of tadalafil, used for treating erectile dysfunction (ED) at a daily dose of 5 mg for 12 weeks, on penile sensation.Materials and Methods:Our study included 30 male patients who applied to our andrology outpatient ...
Murat Savaş +3 more
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