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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 ...
Dhaval Dave, Henry Saffer, Anca M. Grecu
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PLoS ONE, 2016 Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem nationally. In an effort to curb this problem, emergency physicians might rely on subjective cues such as race-ethnicity, often unknowingly, when prescribing opioids for pain-related complaints, especially for
A. Singhal, Yu-Yu Tien, R. Hsia
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Repeat prescribing of medications: a system-centred risk management model for primary care organisations [PDF]
, 2017 Rationale, aims and objectives: Reducing preventable harm from repeat medication prescriptions is a patient safety priority worldwide. In the United Kingdom, repeat prescriptions items issued has doubled in the last 20 years from 5.8 to 13.3 items ...
Bartlett, Stephen +5 more
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose To generate high‐quality stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) plans for single cranial lesions using 4Pi planning technique and compare these to our clinical “status quo” plans. Methods Eighteen vestibular schwannoma (VS) patients previously planned with Varian Eclipse RapidArc and treated on a Varian TrueBeam using 6FFF MV photon beams ...
Ganesh Narayanasamy +4 more
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Prescription Drug Monitoring and Dispensing of Prescription Opioids [PDF]
Public Health Reports®, 2014 Objective. In the United States, per-capita opioid dispensing has increased concurrently with analgesic-related mortality and morbidity since the 1990s. To deter diversion and abuse of controlled substances, most states have implemented electronic prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs). We evaluated the impact of state PDMPs on opioid dispensing.
Joanne E. Brady +5 more
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International cooperative study on drug use in pregnancy : results from Malta [PDF]
, 1990 The risks of teratogenesis and other adverse effects on the neonate have created a cautious attitude towards the use of drugs during pregnancy. It is generally believed that drug intake in pregnancy is high and variable in different countries, but the ...
Grech, E.S., Savona-Ventura, Charles
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose This study aims to evaluate how different gantry angles, breathing rates (BPM), cine image speeds, and tracking algorithms affect beam on/off latency and the subsequent impact on target dose for a 0.35T MR‐Linac with a 6 MV FFF beam.
Mateb Al Khalifa +4 more
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Drug prescriptions in Danish out-of-hours primary care: a 1-yearpopulation-based study
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2016 Objective: General practitioners are the first point of contact in Danish out-of-hours (OOH) primary care. The large number of contacts implies that prescribing behaviour may have considerable impact on health-care expenditures and quality of care.
Morten Bondo Christensen +4 more
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Borneo Journal of Pharmacy, 2020 Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) is defined as the alteration of efficacy and toxicity of some drugs in the presence of other drugs. In the treatments of bronchopneumonia in outpatient settings, there is a lack of documentation of DDIs. This study was aimed
Ilil Maidatuz Zulfa +2 more
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Switching patients from other inhaled corticosteroid devices to the Easyhaler(®) : historical, matched-cohort study of real-life asthma patients [PDF]
, 2014 Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Gould, Shuna +5 more
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