The 10-year trend in drug prescriptions for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Germany. [PDF]
Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 2021 Purpose The aim of this study was to analyse whether the global trend in drug prescriptions for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD), as observed during the last years and often criticized as medicalization, have remained stable or shifted ...
Grimmsmann T, Himmel W.
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Analysis of the regional difference in the number of multi-drug prescriptions and its predictors in Japan, 2015–2018 [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2021 Objective Polypharmacy and multi-drug prescription are major public health problems in Japan, but only a few studies have investigated the regional differences.
Tasuku Okui, Jinsang Park
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Trends in acid suppressant drug prescriptions in primary care in the UK: a population-based cross-sectional study. [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2020 Objective To examine proton pump inhibitor (PPI) and histamine-2 receptor antagonist (H2RA) prescribing patterns over a 29-year period by quantifying annual prevalence and prescribing intensity over time.
Abrahami D +3 more
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Drug prescription in Iceland. [PDF]
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 1977 Two ad hoc surveys on drugs prescribed in Reykjavik during November 1972 and November 1974 were made. After the first survey a publicity campaign was launched and doctors were encouraged to change their prescribing habits; only minor changes in docotors' prescribing habits were noticed, although it is realised that this type of programme will require a
Almar Grímsson, O Olafsson
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Modified-Chronic Disease Score (M-CDS): Predicting the individual risk of death using drug prescriptions. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2020 Background Estimating the morbidity of a population is strategic for health systems to improve healthcare. In recent years administrative databases have been increasingly used to predict health outcomes.
Iommi M +5 more
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Prevalence of Drug Prescriptions and Potential Safety in Patients with Cirrhosis: A Retrospective Real-World Study. [PDF]
Drug Saf, 2019 IntroductionPatients with cirrhosis are at risk for adverse drug reactions (ADRs) due to altered pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. We aimed to determine the prevalence of drug prescriptions and the potential safety of these prescriptions in a real ...
Weersink RA +5 more
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The Role of E-Prescription in Reducing Medication Error in The Prescribing Stage at The Puskesmas Mojoanyar, East Java [PDF]
BIO Web of Conferences, 2023 Electronic prescription or e-prescription has been considered as a solution to overcome errors in the early stage of medicines use. However, the electronic prescribing is still not widely implemented in Indonesia.
Firas Widianto Izhhar +2 more
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Potential drug-drug interactions and prescription errors in COVID-19 infected patients
Public Health and Toxicology, 2023 Introduction Prescription errors can cause havoc during the pandemic, especially for comorbid patients with diabetes and hypertension identified as a risky population group for COVID-19.
Syeda R. Tasfia +6 more
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SSP Modern Pharmacy and Medicine, 2022 An integrated ABC/VEN analysis of drug prescriptions in pharmacotherapeutic schemes for the relief of alcoholic dependence was performed. A retrospective analysis of seventy-five anonymized case histories of patients who sought medical help with drunken ...
Yurii Chuiev, V. Shapovalova
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