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Real‐World Trends in Prenatal Antirheumatic Drug Utilization in Ontario, Canada: A Cross‐Sectional Time‐Series Analysis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to describe real‐world trends in preconception and prenatal use of antirheumatic drugs among pregnant individuals with rheumatic diseases in Ontario, Canada. Methods We conducted a time‐series analysis using repeated cross‐sectional data to examine annual patterns of disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) use among ...
Shenthuraan Tharmarajah   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Illegible Prescriptions on Dispensing Practice: A Pilot Study of South African Pharmacy Personnel

open access: yesPharmacy, 2022
Illegible prescriptions are an illegal, frequent, and longstanding problem for pharmacy personnel engaged in dispensing. These contribute to patient safety issues and negatively impact safe dispensing in pharmaceutical delivery.
Tasneem Modi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Care Use Among Patients Presenting to Emergency Department for Gout Flares in Ontario, Canada: A Population‐Based Health Systems Analysis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We characterized emergency department (ED) gout visits and identified patient characteristics and health services patterns contributing to ED presentations. Methods We conducted a population‐based study of ED gout visits in Ontario, Canada, between 2014 and 2023.
Timothy S. H. Kwok   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The road to safer dispensing: Evaluation of dispensary final check of dispensed medicines in a hospital dispensary

open access: yesINNOVATIONS in Pharmacy
Aims: This study aims to evaluate dispensing errors identified in final check of dispensed medications recorded and identify potential trend over a twelve-month period, to compare the common type and prevalence of the near miss involved in the ...
Jamie Alivio   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends in dispensing of individual prescription opioid formulations, Canada 2005–2020

open access: yesJournal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2022
Background Canada has experienced a distinctly bifurcated pattern of (strong) opioid utilization post-2000, with multifold increases rendering it one of the world’s highest opioid consumption rates, followed by subsequent substantive declines since 2011 ...
Wayne Jones   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Extending Service Beyond Active Duty: Generalizability of Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Conducted Among US Veterans

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Biomedical research involving US veterans continues to advance health care beyond the Veterans Health Administration. This is particularly true in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), where veteran‐centric research has uncovered novel insights into pathogenesis, risk factors, and disease manifestations, informing clinical care and research across both veteran ...
Austin M. Wheeler   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

The application of a decision support system for dispensing practices when purchasing medicines [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In England, Dispensing Practices face the difficulty of purchasing drugs based on clinical need but must strike a balance of retaining cost effectiveness, provide value for money whilst simultaneously maximising profits.
Bilbie, Joseph
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Assessment of community pharmacies readiness to dispense antiretroviral medicines in Rwanda

open access: yesJournal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
Background: Since the introduction of the ‘Test and treat’ approach in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) management, various strategies have been devised and implemented by countries to relieve public health facilities of the large numbers of people
Cyprien Musafiri   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICINE PRESCRIPTIONS IN A PRIMARY CARE UNIT IN A BIG CITY OF SÃO PAULO STATE [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Gestão & Saúde, 2013
Aiming toknowthe consumptionprofileof psychotropic drugs inpopulation ofperipheral region of abig cityof São Paulo State, 800 prescriptionsfromaPrimary CareUnitareassessedaccordingto344/98-SVS/MS.In that timethecontrolof these drugs were mademanually.The
Tatiana Oliveira da Silva   +1 more
doaj  

Antimicrobial Dispensing Practices during COVID-19 and the Implications for Pakistan

open access: yesAntibiotics, 2023
Antibiotics are one of the most frequently dispensed classes of medicines. However, excessive misuse and abuse enhances antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Previous studies in Pakistan have documented extensive dispensing of ‘Watch’ and ‘Reserve’ antibiotics,
Bushra Gul   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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