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Ageism in Rheumatology: The Health Care Professional's Perspective

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ageism (age‐based stereotypes, prejudice, or discrimination) is prevalent and linked to prolonged disability and reduced lifespan in older adults. Little is known about ageism within rheumatology. This study explores the health care professional's (HCP) perception of the care of older adults and how ageist attitudes or perspectives may impact
Aaron P. Smith, Pooja M. Achanta, Jiha Lee, Namrata Singh, Una E. Makris   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drug interactions in female oncologic inpatients: differences among databases

Revista de Ciências Farmacêuticas Básica e Aplicada, 2013
The aim of the present study was to quantify drug interactions in prescriptions for women undergoing supportive therapy in an oncology setting at a women’s hospital in Brazil and compare the information provided by different databases regarding these
Patricia Moriel, Jorge Augusto Siqueira, Renata Cavalcanti Carnevale, Caroline de Godoi Rezende Costa, Aline Aparecida da Cruz, Nice Maria Oliveira da Silva, Adélia Corina Bernardes, Roberta Paro Carvalho, Priscila Gava Mazzola   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Rationality of drug prescriptions in rural health centres in Burkina Faso.

Health Policy and Planning, 1999
The objective of this study is to investigate the quality of drug prescriptions in nine health centres of three districts in rural Burkina Faso. 313 outpatient consultations were studied by methods of guided observation. Additionally interviews were held
Gérard Krause, M. Borchert, J. Benzler, R. Heinmüller, I. Kaba, M. Savadogo, N. Siho, H. Diesfeld   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Automated Detection of Systematic Off-label Drug Use in Free Text of Electronic Medical Records. [PDF]

, 2013
Off-label use of a drug occurs when it is used in a manner that deviates from its FDA label. Studies estimate that 21% of prescriptions are off-label, with only 27% of those uses supported by evidence of safety and efficacy.
Jung, Kenneth, Lependu, Paea, Shah, Nigam   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

How to improve drug dosing for patients with renal impairment in primary care - a cluster-randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at increased risk for inappropriate or potentially harmful prescribing. The aim of this study was to examine whether a multifaceted intervention including the use of a software programme for the ...
Beyer, Martin, Erler, Antje, Gerlach, Ferdinand M., Haefeli, Walter E., Petersen, Juliana, Rath, Thomas, Rochon, Justine, Saal, Kristina   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Agreement of administrative pharmacy dispensing with self‐reported use of oral prednisone in US Veterans with rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Administrative claims are used to evaluate oral glucocorticoid use in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), despite limited evidence to support accuracy. We aimed to evaluate the performance of claims‐based algorithms for glucocorticoid use compared to self‐report in an RA population.
Beth I. Wallace, Bryant R. England, Joshua F. Baker, Michael D. George, Brian C. Sauer, Jorge Rojas, Punyasha Roul, Katherine D. Wysham, Hannah Brubeck, Isaac Smith, Liron Caplan, Paul A. Monach, Gail S. Kerr, Gary Kunkel, Tawnie Braaten, Ted R. Mikuls, Grant W. Cannon   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of the New Cooperative Medical Scheme on village doctor’s prescribing behaviour in Shandong Province [PDF]

Objective: To assess the effects of China’s new community health insurance, the New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS), on village doctors’ prescribing behaviour. NCMS began in 2003.
Adrian C. Sleigh, Gordon Carmichael, Sukhan Jackson, Xiaoyun Sun   +3 more
core  

Opioid Analgesic Prescribing Practices of Dental Professionals in the United States [PDF]

, 2017
The prescription of opioid analgesics by dental professionals is widespread in the United States. Policy makers, government agencies, and professional organizations consider this phenomenon a growing public health concern.
Okunseri, Christopher, Okunseri, Elaye, Steinmetz, C. N., Szabo, Aniko, Zheng, C.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Whole‐Blood RNA Sequencing Profiling of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated With Tofacitinib

ACR Open Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often fail to respond to therapies, including JAK inhibitors (JAKi), and treatment allocation is made via a trial‐and‐error strategy. A comprehensive analysis of responses to JAKi, including tofacitinib, by RNA sequencing (RNAseq) would allow the discovery of transcriptomic markers with a two‐fold ...
Chiara Bellocchi, Ennio Giulio Favalli, Gabriella Maioli, Elena Agape, Marzia Rossato, Matteo Paini, Adriana Severino, Barbara Vigone, Martina Biggioggero, Elena Trombetta, Roberto Caporali, Lorenzo Beretta   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of errors in prescriptions on the security of medicine

SHS Web of Conferences, 2016
All types of medication errors including missed doses, incorrect dosage forms, time intervals, and routes are essential encumbrances for qualitative pharmaceutical care and security of medicine [1].
Puke K., Spalva K., Urtane I.
doaj   +1 more source