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Development and use of a computer program to detect potentially inappropriate prescribing in older adults residing in Canadian long-term care facilities

BMC Geriatrics, 2002
Background Inappropriate prescribing has been estimated to be as high as 40% in long-term care. The purpose of this study was to develop a computer program that identifies potentially inappropriate drug prescriptions and to test its reliability.
Ferko Nicole, Dubois Sacha, Campbell Glenda, Bedard Michel, Papaioannou Alexandra, Heckman George, Flett Norman   +6 more
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Optimizing Hydroxychloroquine Blood Levels and Long‐Term Hydroxychloroquine Intake Could Lower Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Prevent Polypharmacy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is the cornerstone of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) management with benefits extending beyond SLE control, including protection against atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Although HCQ blood levels reflect recent exposure and long‐term intake reflects medication adherence, the impact of longitudinal ...
Shivani Garg, Murray Urowitz, Charlie Dentz, Niriti Adhikari, Fauzia Hollnagel, Nathalie Costedoat‐Chalumeau   +5 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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From prescriptions to drug use periods - things to notice

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Electronic prescription registers provide a vast data source for pharmacoepidemiological research. Prescriptions as such are not suitable for all research purposes; e.g., studying concurrent use of different drugs or adverse drug events ...
Taipale, H,, Tiihonen, J,, Tanskanen, A,, Tolppanen, A-M, Ahonen, R, Koponen, M, Hartikainen, S   +6 more
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Clinical Characteristics and Concordance of Anti‐MDA5 Antibodies: A Multicenter Australian Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective In Australia, anti‐MDA5 antibodies are exclusively tested by a line immunoblot assay (LIA). The clinical concordance of an LIA‐positive anti‐MDA5 result is unclear. We aimed to describe the clinical features and determine the clinical concordance of patients with anti‐MDA5 antibodies. Methods Electronic records of a multisite cohort (patients
Syed B. Ali, Thomas Khoo, Keeran Shivakumar, Adam Caroll, Lauren Hender, Dimitra Beroukas, Kim Griggs, Celina Jin, Theo De Malmanche, Jessica Day, Gabor Major, Vidya Limaye   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

A pharmacovigilance study on patients of bronchial asthma in a teaching hospital

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2010
Objective : The present study was conducted to monitor adverse drug reactions in patients of bronchial asthma in outpatient department and inpatient department of a university teaching hospital in South Delhi.
A N Jamali, M Aqil, M S Alam, K K Pillai, P Kapur   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Classification of drug-related problems with new prescriptions using a modified PCNE classification system

, 2010
To explore and classify drug-related problems (DRPs) with new prescriptions detected in community pharmacies using a modified PCNE (Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe) classification system.; Sixty-four Swiss community pharmacies offering internships for
Lampert, Markus L., Hersberger, Kurt E., Eichenberger, Patrick M., Kahmann, Irene Vogel, van Mil, J. W. Foppe, van Mil JW, Eichenberger PM, Lampert ML, Hersberger KE, Kahmann IV, Kurt E. Hersberger, J. W. Foppe Mil, Patrick M. Eichenberger, Irene Vogel Kahmann, Markus L. Lampert   +14 more
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Extending Service Beyond Active Duty: Generalizability of Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Conducted Among US Veterans

Arthritis 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, Joshua F. Baker, Jennifer L. Barton, Maria I. Danila, Tate M. Johnson, Kamini Kuchinad, Kaleb Michaud, Amir A. Razmjou, J. Steuart Richards, Namrata Singh, Isaac D. Smith, Katherine D. Wysham, Grant W. Cannon, Bryant R. England, Amy Joseph, Deana Lazaro, Katherine P. Liao, Courtney Loecker, Andreas Reimold, Beth I. Wallace, Ted R. Mikuls   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Abdollahi M. Study of drug-drug interactions in prescriptions of general practitioners and specialists

, 2020
Prescriptions written by general practitioners and medical specialists were studied and compared to determine the type, time of onset and clinical importance of drug-drug interactions (DDIs) in an attempt to reduce further complications. In 2007, 28, 956,
Fatemeh Soleymani, Fariba Ahmadizar, Mohammad Abdollahi   +2 more
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Microvascular Damage Is Associated With Carotid Wall Structural Changes in Systemic Sclerosis: A Capillaroscopy and Ultrasound‐Based Observational Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by cardiovascular risk excess not fully explained by traditional factors. Whether the severity of microvascular damage correlates with structural subclinical atherosclerosis remains unclear. We investigated the relationship between nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) abnormalities and carotid ...
Eugenio Capparelli, Luca Clerici, Francesco Lapia, Giusy C. Moltisanti, Eleonora Zaccara, Greta Pellegrino, Daniela Bompane, Francesca Capelli, Letizia Ferrami, Laura Castelnovo, Antonio Tamburello, Maria Sole Chimenti, Paola Faggioli, Antonino Mazzone   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source