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Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission [website]

, 2021
Website of the Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission (WHDPC), charged to "evaluate a range of US counternarcotics programs in the Americas and then make recommendations to improve them" -- including a recording and transcript of the group's hearing ...
United States. Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission.
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Real‐World Trends in Prenatal Antirheumatic Drug Utilization in Ontario, Canada: A Cross‐Sectional Time‐Series Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to describe real‐world trends in preconception and prenatal use of antirheumatic drugs among pregnant individuals with rheumatic diseases in Ontario, Canada. Methods We conducted a time‐series analysis using repeated cross‐sectional data to examine annual patterns of disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) use among ...
Shenthuraan Tharmarajah, Swaleh Hussain, Sara J. T. Guilcher, Lisa M. McCarthy, Dharini Mahendira, Howard Berger, Mina Tadrous   +6 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
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Health Care Use Among Patients Presenting to Emergency Department for Gout Flares in Ontario, Canada: A Population‐Based Health Systems Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We characterized emergency department (ED) gout visits and identified patient characteristics and health services patterns contributing to ED presentations. Methods We conducted a population‐based study of ED gout visits in Ontario, Canada, between 2014 and 2023.
Timothy S. H. Kwok, Samantha Morais, William K. Silverstein, Clare L. Atzema, Gregory Choy, Priyanka Chandratre, Ping Li, Jessica Widdifield   +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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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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Stagnation in the Drug Development Process: Are Patents the Problem? [PDF]

The rate of new drug development has stagnated, in spite of large increases in both private and public sector spending on biomedical research. The flip side of slower progress is higher drug costs.
Dean Baker
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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 ...
Gerlach, Ferdinand M., Beyer, Martin, Justine Rochon, Kristina Saal, Haefeli, Walter E., Ferdinand M Gerlach, Erler, Antje, Thomas Rath, Walter E Haefeli, Petersen, Juliana, Rochon, Justine, Rath, Thomas, Saal, Kristina, Martin Beyer, Antje Erler, Juliana J Petersen   +15 more
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Immunosuppressive Drug Use in Limited Systemic Sclerosis: An International Survey

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Current guidelines recommend immunosuppressive treatment for diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis but are less clear on their use in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) in the absence of internal organ complications. We conducted an international survey to understand current immunosuppressive drug prescribing patterns in lcSSc ...
Sabrina Hoa, Yicheng Mu, Marie Hudson, Janet Pope   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preventable adverse drug events in critically ill HIV patients: Is the detection of potential drug-drug interactions a useful tool?

Clinics, 2018
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to develop a strategy to identify adverse drug events associated with drug-drug interactions by analyzing the prescriptions of critically ill patients.
Grazielle Viana Ramos, André Miguel Japiassú, Fernando Augusto Bozza, Lusiele Guaraldo   +3 more
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