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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 92, Issue 8, Page 2549-2560, August 2026.Aims The aim of this study was to introduce a new assessment method for pharmacy students' real‐life competence in reviewing medications after obligatory advanced‐level practical internship in Finland. Methods The new medication review (MR) competence assessment method consisted of (1) a self‐assessment by pharmacy students and (2) a performance ...
Katja Leiman +5 more
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 92, Issue 8, Page 2657-2671, August 2026.Aim This modified Delphi study aimed to achieve expert agreement on quality indicators (QIs) suitable for application at the population level, to evaluate quality use of medications and pharmacist services in long‐term care facilities (LTCFs). Methods We conducted a two‐round modified online Delphi study with a multidisciplinary panel of Australian ...
Daria S. Gutteridge +10 more
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Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social PharmacyBackground: Deprescribing (i.e., the process of discontinuing an inappropriate medication) requires time, knowledge, and care, but there is a lack of education, support, and guidelines for this important clinical task. A clinical decision support system (
Aryoutha Asmar Talani +2 more
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European Journal of General PracticeBackground Recent studies indicate that the synthetic thyroid hormone levothyroxine (LTX) in many cases has no beneficial effects on patients with subclinical hypothyroidism. Still, prescriptions are increasing worldwide.
M. Rennert +9 more
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 92, Issue 8, Page 2701-2710, August 2026.Abstract Aims We studied the prevalence of psychotropic use and psychotropic polypharmacy in persons with Parkinson's disease (PD) during a 10‐year follow‐up, because longitudinal studies on this topic are scarce although non‐motor symptoms of PD are often treated with psychotropics.
Noora Nieminen +4 more
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PharmacyAs the US population ages, the number of prescriptions managed by patients and healthcare teams is increasing. Thus, discontinuing or reducing medications that are considered to pose more risks than benefits can be achieved through deprescribing. Despite
Devin Scott +7 more
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 92, Issue 8, Page 2924-2936, August 2026.Aim A prior non‐randomized study suggests that potassium supplementation may improve survival among furosemide initiators, and a randomized trial suggests that salt substitutes containing potassium might lower stroke risk. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using health‐care data to confirm or refute these associations among new users of ...
Thanh Phuong Pham Nguyen +8 more
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BMJ OpenObjective To map instruments for assessing healthcare professionals’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding deprescribing.Introduction Deprescribing is essential for improving patient outcomes by managing polypharmacy, reducing fall risks and ...
Luciane Cruz Lopes +5 more
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A scoping review of quality prescribing indicators, rules and criteria for primary care
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 92, Issue 8, Page 2594-2606, August 2026.Medication‐related problems (MRPs) place a substantial burden on the healthcare system, contributing to hospital admissions and significant healthcare costs. Quality prescribing indicators (QPIs), rules and criteria serve to educate prescribers about high risk MRPs and to monitor prescribing behaviours. This study aims to summarize existing indicators,
James Nind +6 more
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Polypharmacy burden and incident epilepsy among older adults in the United States
Epilepsia Open, Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 1370-1381, August 2026.Abstract Objectives To estimate the prevalence of polypharmacy among older adults with incident epilepsy and to describe the most common combinations of drug classes filled prior to epilepsy diagnosis. Polypharmacy—the concurrent use of multiple medications—is common in older adults with epilepsy, but little is known about its burden and specific ...
Galen Shearn‐Nance +9 more
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