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 ...
Dronacharya Lamichhane +4 more
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Treating Homeless Opioid Dependent Patients with Buprenorphine in an Office-Based Setting [PDF]
, 2007 CONTEXT Although office-based opioid treatment with buprenorphine (OBOT-B) has been successfully implemented in primary care settings in the US, its use has not been reported in homeless patients.
Alford, Daniel P. +6 more
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Review of Drug Utilization Studies in Neonatal Units: A Global Perspective
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020 Rational prescribing is challenging in neonatology. Drug utilization studies help identify and define the problem. We performed a review of the literature on drug use in neonatal units and describe global variations. We searched databases (EMBASE, CINAHL
Asma Al-Turkait +3 more
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What is the role of informal healthcare providers in developing countries? A systematic review. [PDF]
, 2013 Informal health care providers (IPs) comprise a significant component of health systems in developing nations. Yet little is known about the most basic characteristics of performance, cost, quality, utilization, and size of this sector.
Ingram, Matthew +3 more
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A 10-year Study of Factors Associated with Alcohol Treatment Use and Non-use in a U.S. Population Sample [PDF]
, 2016 Background This study seeks to identify changes in perceived barriers to alcohol treatment and predictors of treatment use between 1991–92 and 2001–02, to potentially help understand reported reductions in treatment use at this time.
Caetano, Raul +3 more
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"You Know You Are Sick, Why Do You Carry A Pregnancy Again?" Applying the Socio-Ecological Model to Understand Barriers to PMTCT Service Utilization in Western Kenya. [PDF]
, 2015 ObjectiveThroughout most of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services are readily available. However, PMTCT programs in SSA have had suboptimal performance compared to other regions of the world.
Bukusi, Elizabeth A +5 more
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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
Sun Ah Kim +15 more
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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.
Elia María Fernández-Villalba +5 more
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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).
Elisangela da Costa Lima +6 more
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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.
Tomas Ana +6 more
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