Retrospective drug utilization review: impact of pharmacist interventions on physician prescribing
ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, 2011 Mallik Angalakuditi1, Joseph Gomes21Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA; 2Baxter Health Care, Deerfield, IL, USAObjectives: To evaluate the impact of retrospective drug utilization review (RDUR), pharmacist’s interventions on physician ...
Angalakuditi M, Gomes J
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Morbidity profile and prescribing patterns among outpatients in a teaching hospital in Western Nepal
McGill Journal of Medicine, 2020 Background: Recent studies on prescribing among outpatients in hospitals in Western Nepal are lacking. The main objectives of the study were to obtain information on the morbidity pattern among outpatients and to analyze prescribing using drug use ...
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New Alert Override Codes for the Drug Utilization Review System Derived from Outpatient Prescription Data from a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Korea [PDF]
Healthcare Informatics Research, 2016 ObjectivesThis paper proposes new alert override reason codes that are improvements on existing Drug Utilization Review (DUR) codes based on an analysis of DUR alert override cases in a tertiary medical institution.MethodsData were obtained from a ...
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 Children are exposed to drug-drug interactions (DDI) risks due to their organism’s complexity and the need for several medicines prescriptions in pediatric intensive care units (PICU).
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The Development of a Korean Drug Dosing Database [PDF]
Healthcare Informatics Research, 2011 ObjectivesThis report describes the development process of a drug dosing database for ethical drugs approved by the Korea Food & Drug Administration (KFDA). The goal of this study was to develop a computerized system that supports physicians' prescribing
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Patterns of prescription antihypertensive drug utilization and adherence to treatment guidelines in the city of Novi Sad [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2016 Background/Aim. Hypertension is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and more than a half of all health insurance expenditures for reimbursed medicines are allocated to antihypertensive drugs in Serbia.
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Antibiotic consumption monitoring at the Institute of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery - Clinical Center of Serbia in 2001-2003 [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2005 Background. At the Clinical Center of Serbia (CCS), which includes 21 Institutes and 6 Centers, approximately 10% of the total annual budgetary funds is spent on the drugs.
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Pharmaceutical services in nursing homes in Spain [PDF]
Farmacia Hospitalaria, 2020 Objective: To describe the current situation regarding the specialized pharmaceutical service provision in nursing homes in Spain, from a healthcare perspective reflecting activity, care and services provided.
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Perspectives in Clinical Research, 2021 Aim: Prescribing drugs during pregnancy needs careful consideration of benefit to the mother and risk to the fetus. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the appropriateness of medications among pregnant women with coexisting illness in a ...
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New indications for dabigatran: A suggestion from a drug use evaluation study
Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 2017 Objective: Dabigatran etexilate is a novel oral anticoagulant with several advantages over warfarin such as no need for routine monitoring and fewer drug interactions. This drug was added to our hospital's formulary in 2012.
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