South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2022 Background: Substance use disorders (SUDs) continue to be a public health problem. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is seen as a risk factor for SUD.
Corné Coetzee +2 more
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The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2022 Introduction: Numerous studies show the benefits of vitamin D: in the prevention of bone disease, supporting the immune system and the prevention and mitigation of cancer. Until recently, supplementation has been deemed unnecessary.
Angela Ann Morris-Paxton, Ilse Truter
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Constructing a Real-Time Prescription Drug Monitoring System [PDF]
Healthcare Informatics Research, 2016 ObjectivesThe objective of this investigation was to demonstrate the possibility of the construction of a real-time prescription drug monitoring system (PDMOS) using data from the nationwide Drug Utilization Review (DUR) system in Korea.MethodsThe DUR ...
Young-Taek Park +2 more
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Did a reform strategy in drug management improve doctors’ prescribing habits in Montenegro: The example for the cardiovascular drugs [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2006 Background/Aim. A comprehensive reform strategy in drug management has been applying for a few years in Montenegro in order to promote a rational use of drugs.
Duborija-Kovačević Nataša +1 more
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BMJ Open, 2020 Objectives Prophylactic drugs currently used for migraine treatment are not specific. Furthermore, few studies in existing literature describe drugs utilisation patterns and adherence to migraine prophylactic treatment.
Valentina Orlando +4 more
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Pharmacovigilance as an imperative of modern medicine - experience from Montenegro [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2017 nema
Mugoša Snežana +5 more
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Systemic isotretinoin in the management of acne – a patient questionnaire survey
South African Family Practice, 2009 Background: The primary aim was to investigate the appropriateness (as outlined in the South African Acne Treatment Guideline 1) for the prescription of systemic isotretinoin in the management and counselling of acne in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropole.
Solé Burger +3 more
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An Observation Study to Evaluate the Drug Utilization Pattern for Oral Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy Treatment at a Private and Government Tertiary Care Hospital in Jaipur City [PDF]
Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care, 2023 Background: As oral cavity and oropharynx cancers are the second most common type of tobacco-related cancer reported in Jaipur city so it is imperative to study the drug utilization pattern in these cancers.
Kopal Sharma +4 more
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Web-based education of the elderly improves drug utilization literacy: A randomized controlled trial
Health Informatics Journal, 2021 The aim of this study was to explore the effects of web-based education in the field of drug utilization on elderly individuals’ knowledge of, concerns about and self-assessed understanding of drug utilization.
Maria Qvarfordt +4 more
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Potentially inappropriate medication prescribing among elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2022 Background/Aim. The growing number of older adults means higher medicine utilization. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency and identify risk factors of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) in the elderly population with ...
Stojanović Goran +6 more
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