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Mandatory Access Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Prescription Drug Abuse [PDF]

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2018
AbstractDespite the significant cost of prescription (Rx) drug abuse and calls from policymakers for effective interventions, there is limited research on the effects of policies intended to limit such abuse. This study estimates the effects of prescription drug monitoring (PDMP) programs, which constitute a key policy targeting access to non‐medical ...
Anca M, Grecu, Dhaval M, Dave, Henry, Saffer   +2 more
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Vascular Disease, Non‐Steroidal Anti‐Inflammatory Drugs and Risk of Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives A history of vascular disease has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, but this may be due to reverse causation. In addition, non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs are thought to reduce Parkinson's disease risk, but evidence is inconsistent and confounding by prior vascular disease is possible ...
Clare Wotton, Carol Hermon, Sarah Floud, Gillian Reeves, Isobel Barnes   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of potential drug–drug interactions and its determinants among outpatient prescriptions in six community chain pharmacies in Asmara, Eritrea: a cross-sectional study

Scientific Reports
Inappropriate prescribing of medicines could result in adverse drug reactions and interactions thereby leading to morbidity and mortality. Potential drug-drug interactions are preventable drug-related problems with the risks of hospitalization, adverse ...
Nuru Abdu, Tomas Tewelde, Nerjis Jabir, Saleh Idrisnur, Eyasu H. Tesfamariam   +4 more
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Effects of Pharmacotherapy Training Course on Improving the Drug Prescription Skills of Medical Students: A Pharmacy-based Intervention [PDF]

Future of Medical Education Journal
Background: Due to the growing issue of medical errors, ensuring safer, and evidence-based prescribing practices, a training course on rational drug prescription for medical students is mandatory.
Fatemeh Taheri Asl, Mohammadhossein Taherynejad, Maryam Emadzadeh, Mina Akbari Rad, Mohammad Ali Yaghoubi, Amirreza Rostami, Sepideh Hejazi, Mitra Ahadi, Samaneh Sajjadi, Amirali Moodi Ghalibaf, Ali Moradi, Sahar Ravanshad   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prescriptions errors: a comparison of handwritten and computerized prescriptions at Royal Medical Services, Jordan

Zagazig Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2014
Prescription errors are the most common errors of medical errors that may harm patients, so to decrease this problem computerized prescriptions are useful to be used instead of hand written, in this study we determine and compare the prevalence of ...
Ra’eda A.W al- Madadha , Mohammad A. Al-farajat , Amjad A. Alyazjeen , Hanan Masarweh , Tahani Alshqairat , Salah S. Haddadin , Yara Abu Taleb   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety and Efficacy of GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists in Adults With Epilepsy, Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Managing obesity in patients with epilepsy is complicated by the weight‐gaining properties of essential antiseizure medications (ASMs) such as valproate and pregabalin. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of initiating glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs) in this population.
Hyoshin Son, Inyoung Hwang, Sang Won Lee, Yun Kim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Off-label and unlicensed drug use in a Spanish Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Farmacia Hospitalaria, 2017
Objetive: To describe off-label and unlicensed drugs in clinical practice in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).Method: The design of the study was a descriptive and retrospective three months research in a NICU of a Spanish University Hospital.
Belén Cabezuelo Escribano, Vicente Arocas Casañ, Beatriz Garrido-Corro, Pablo de la Cruz Murie, Pablo de la Cruz Murie, Mª José Blázquez Álvarez, M.ª Amelia de la Rubia Nieto   +6 more
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Impact of Age on the Diagnostic Yield of Routine EEG in People With Childhood or Juvenile Absence Epilepsy: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We aimed to identify the proportion of individuals with a confirmed diagnosis of childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) or juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE) who show a negative routine EEG (rEEG), and to determine the main factors associated with this finding.
Francesco Fortunato, Alessia Giugno, Miriam Sturniolo, Enrico Fratto, Pio Zoleo, Francesca Felicia Operto, Ilaria Sammarra, Antonio Gambardella   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Undispensed Prescriptions due to Drug Unavailability at a Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia [PDF]

, 2011
Purpose: To describe the extent of undispensed prescriptions as a result of drug unavailability in a tertiary health facility in Saudi Arabia Methods: This study was conducted prospectively in a large teaching hospital over a 6 months period from May to ...
NO Abanmy, HF AL-Salloum, Abanmy, NO, Al-Shamrani, AA, SA AL-Aqeel, AA Al-Shamrani, AL-Aqeel, SA, AL-Salloum, HF   +7 more
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Longitudinal Analysis of Obesity Drug Use and Public Awareness

JAMA Network Open
Key Points Question What are the trends in obesity management drug (OMD) dispensed prescriptions and their correlation with public online search interest?
P. Berning, Rishav Adhikari, A. Schroer, Y. Jelwan, Alexander C. Razavi, M. J. Blaha, O. Dzaye   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source