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Physician Referral Patterns to Physical Therapists for Managing Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Analysis of Electronic Health Records From an Integrated Health System

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aims to describe the frequency and timing of physician referrals to physical therapists (PTs) and other treatments prescribed over 12 months in patients with recent onset of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The study also aims to identify determinants of early PT referrals.
Samannaaz S. Khoja, Joel M. Stevans, Gustavo J. Almeida, Clair Smith, Janet K. Freburger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paediatric off-label use of drugs in Gansu, China: a multicentre cross-sectional study

BMJ Open
Objective To examine the current prevalence and cost of paediatric off-label drug prescriptions in Gansu, China, and the potential influencing factors.Design The prevalence of off-label prescriptions in paediatrics was evaluated according to the National
Xufei Luo, Yaolong Chen, Yang Gao, Qiu Li, Yan Yang, Min Tian, Min Meng, Bin Ge, Wenjuan Lei, Yuqiong Wu, Yali Lu, Tingji Shao, Jiawei Luo   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prescribing pattern and Drug indicators in Patients Visited by General Practitioners and Specialists in Ardabil City of Iran [PDF]

Drug is an important and strategic commodity and a basic need of the people in all countries. The aim of this study is to determine the drug use patterns and descriptive analysis of prescriptions of doctors in Ardabil city of Iran.
امانی, فیروز, سلطان محمدزاده, محمد صادق, شاکر, افشین   +2 more
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Individual and county-level factors associated with use of multiple prescribers and multiple pharmacies to obtain opioid prescriptions in California. [PDF]

, 2012
Use of multiple prescribers and pharmacies is a means by which some individuals misuse opioids. Community characteristics may be important determinants of the likelihood of this phenomenon independent of individual-level factors. This was a retrospective
Han, Huijun, Kass, Philip, Li, Chin-Shang, Wilsey, Barth   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Analysis of clinical records of dental patients attending Jordan University Hospital: Documentation of drug prescriptions and local anesthetic injections

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2008
Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze clinical records of dental patients attending the Dental Department at the University of Jordan Hospital: a teaching hospital in Jordan.
N. Dar-Odeh, S. Ryalat, Mohammad H Shayyab, O. Abu-Hammad   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Preferences for post‐traumatic osteoarthritis prevention strategies in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament injury

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives There is growing interest in evaluating new strategies to delay or prevent post‐traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) in individuals who have sustained anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. This study sought to determine characteristics of potential treatments that are acceptable to patients with ACL injury.
Kevin Kennedy, Lily Waddell, Adam Easterbrook, Jeffrey N. Katz, Cale Jacobs, Morgan Jones, Faith Selzer, Elena Losina, Liana Fraenkel, Nick Bansback   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drug utilization in neonatal setting of Pakistan: focus on unlicensed and off label drug prescribing

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
Background Unlicensed and off label drug use is an issue recognized worldwide in pediatric pharmacotherapy. The study was designed to assess the prevalence and predictors of unlicensed and off label drug use in neonatal population of Pakistan.
Muhammad Aamir, Jamshaid Ali Khan, Faisal Shakeel, Rabeea Shareef, Nazia Shah   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Limited effect of patient and disease characteristics on compliance with hospital antimicrobial guidelines [PDF]

, 2005
Objective: Physicians frequently deviate from guidelines that promote prudent use of antimicrobials. We explored to what extent patient and disease characteristics were associated with compliance with guideline recommendations for three common infections.
A Alvarez, DJ McCaig, DT Bearden, EH Ibrahim, EM Brown, European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System, Flora M. Haaijer-Ruskamp, GL Mandell, IC Gyssens, IM Gould, J Avorn, J Cobo, J Gans de, J Hatton, JG Bartlett, John E. Degener, JW Warren, Marian Laseur, ME Kasteren van, ME Kasteren van, Peter G. M. Mol, Petra Denig, PGM Mol, PGM Mol, PGM Mol, PP Cook, Prashant V. NannanPanday, R Grol, Rijk O. B. Gans, RJ Meyer, RP Wenzel, SE Buijk, SJ Atlas, SL Bronzwaer, W Kasje, WA Knaus, WE Stamm   +36 more
core   +3 more sources

Clinical Outcomes of Patients Within the Rheumatoid Arthritis Care Pathway Cohort at a Tertiary Care Integrated Delivery Network: A Comparison to Usual Care

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to compare clinical outcomes between patients in the Allegheny Health Network rheumatoid arthritis (RA) care pathway and patients receiving usual care. Methods The care pathway initiative implements guideline‐based best practice alongside multidisciplinary team‐based care.
Tarun Sharma, Tyson S. Barrett, Teigan Dwyer, Nancy Campbell, Jessica Heintzinger, Ellen Kraemer, Adam Dore, Susan Manzi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of Pharmacist in Reducing the Rate of Drug Interactions; An Experience from North of Iran

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2020
Background and purpose: Drug interactions are one of the serious subsets of medication errors and occur when the effects or toxicity of one drug are affected by another.
Shahram Ala, Ebrahim Salehifar, Sara Kiadaliri   +2 more
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