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A Jini-Based Solution for Electronic Prescriptions [PDF]

, 2006
In most countries today, handwritten, paper-based medical prescriptions are the norm.While efforts have been made in the past and are being made at present to migrate toward electronic dispensation of prescriptions, these have generally omitted to ...
Asgari, S, Ghinea, G, Moradi, A, Serif, T   +3 more
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Evaluation of potential interactions of oral medications prescribed in a kidney and liver transplant unit

Revista Brasileira de Farmácia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saúde, 2023
Objective: To identify, quantify and classify, according to the degree of severity, potential drug interactions (PDI) present in prescriptions for oral medications for patients admitted to a transplant unit.
Glaydiane Alves SOUSA, Beatriz Ferreira RODRIGUES, Deise Talyse MELO, João Antonio SOUSA, Lizandra Máximo OLIVEIRA, Ricardo Fernandes MESQUITA, Alene Barros OLIVEIRA   +6 more
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Correction for potentially inappropriate prescribing can increase specificity when using drug prescriptions as an adjunct to diagnostic codes to assess comorbidities in older patients

Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health, 2019
Background: Comorbidities are a growing problem in older patients in many clinical settings, but electronic records may give an unsatisfactory picture of this complexity.
Gianfrancesco Fiorini, Alberto Castagna, Cesare Cerri, Vincenzo Rega, Antonello E Rigamonti, Silvano G. Cella   +5 more
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Evaluation of the Prescription Pattern of Drugs Used in Treatment of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pune: A Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) is an inflammation of female upper genital tract which includes inflammation of uterine endometrium, fallopian tubes, ovaries and peritoneum.
Abhijit V Tilak, Megha S Mamulwar, Zohra Neda Shaikh, Shantanu Chitale, Aadil Shah, Shraddha Bapat   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Discrepancies in Written Versus Calculated Durations in Opioid Prescriptions: Pre-Post Study. [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: The United States is in the midst of an opioid epidemic. Long-term use of opioid medications is associated with an increased risk of dependence. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention makes specific recommendations regarding opioid
Babula, Bracken, Girondo, Melanie, Kairys, John, Martino, Cara, Riggio, Jeffrey, Roke, Lindsey M., Slovis, Benjamin H.   +6 more
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Evidence and Extrapolation: Mechanisms for Regulating Off-Label Uses of Drugs and Devices [PDF]

, 2014
A recurring, foundational issue for evidence-based regulation is deciding whether to extend governmental approval from an existing use with sufficient current evidence of safety and efficacy to a novel use for which such evidence is currently lacking ...
Abbott, Ryan, Ayres, Ian
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Preferences of Pediatric Patients and Their Caregivers for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Control Endpoints: A Mixed Methods Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman, Tadi Hondonga, Alison Berry, Caitlin Elgarten, Jason Freedman, Katelyn Oranges, Sara McDonough, Caroline Diorio, L. Lee Dupuis   +8 more
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Prescription Drugs Online [PDF]

, 2004
Presents findings from a survey conducted in May and June 2004. Looks at issues of convenience and trust in purchasing prescriptions online, drug-related spam, and future ...
Susannah Fox
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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
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Outcomes of Live Virus Vaccination in Patients With Vascular Anomalies Being Treated With Sirolimus

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Live vaccination in patients with vascular anomalies (VA) receiving sirolimus remains controversial due to immunosuppressive effects and theoretical risks. Procedure This single‐center retrospective study included patients with VA less than 4 years old at the start of sirolimus therapy who were incompletely vaccinated.
Svatava Merkle, Kiersten Ricci, Kelly Blache, Rebecca A. Marsh, Adrienne M. Hammill, Elissa Engel   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source